Category: Environment

A Satellite Lets Scientists See Antarctica’s Melting Like Never Before

5/4/2020 - By Kendra Pierre-Louis, Henry Fountain and Denise Lu. New data from space is providing the most precise picture yet of Antarctica’s ice, where it is accumulating most quickly and disappearing at the fastest rate, and how the changes could contribute to rising sea levels. The information, in a paper published on… SEE MORE

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Help Your Harbor Win “Best Harbor 2020”

5/4/2020 - Is there a ‘best harbor’ in the U.S.? We're using crowd-sourcing to find the winners. Vote online for your harbor at https://www.usharbors.com/best-harbor/. Last year over 100,000 people, from all over the country, participated in the 2019 Best Harbor contest, with the winning harbor – Padanaram, MA – sweeping the results with… SEE MORE

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/arctic-ozone-hole-largest-closed/

The Largest Arctic Ozone Hole Ever Recorded is Now Closed

5/1/2020 - By Sophie Lewis. Just as suddenly as it first formed, a record-breaking ozone hole has healed. The largest ozone hole to ever open up over the Arctic is now closed, after first opening up earlier this spring. Scientists monitoring the "unprecedented" hole at the Copernicus Atmospheric Monitoring Service (CAMS) announced the closure last… SEE MORE

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/bioluminescent-waves-crash-onto-encinitas-shoreline/2313955/

Natural Phenomenon Turns San Diego’s Waves Electric Blue

4/29/2020 - By Christina Bravo. As waves crashed against the shoreline in Encinitas on Monday, a bright blue hue overtook the ocean thanks to the return of an unpredictable natural phenomenon. The bright blue light, created by phytoplankton through a process called bioluminescence, can only be spotted from the shoreline on rare occasions… SEE MORE

US Harbors Premieres Video with Josie Iselin, Artist/Author/Seaweed Activist

4/28/2020 - The first episode in US Harbors' new video series - "Women on the Water" - debuts on Wednesday, April 29th at 11am ET with Josie Iselin, renowned visual artist who works with seaweed, talking about her work, books, the history of seaweed documentation, and the vital role seaweed plays in… SEE MORE

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Museums, Historic Societies and Aquariums Offering Digital Learning

4/22/2020 - Although museums, aquariums and historic societies are currently closed to the public, many offer hours worth of online educational resources that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. Check out some of the links below and let us know your favorite digital educational activity! Boston Children's Museum provides resources… SEE MORE

All-Female Sailing Voyage to Study Ocean Microplastics

4/22/2020 - By Kelly Vaughan. An estimated eight million metric tons of plastic enter the ocean each year. Scientists believe that by the year 2050, there will be more plastic particles in the ocean than fish by weight. Needless to say, the plastic problem is catastrophic to our environment and is one that won't go away… SEE MORE

How To Watch April’s Lyrid Meteor Shower From Home

4/21/2020 - By Katherine J. Wu. Even when our planet finds itself in trouble, Earthlings can count on the rest of the solar system to serve up solace. This month, that cosmic care package comes in the form of the Lyrid meteor shower—a dazzling display of debris left behind by a comet… SEE MORE

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/california/articles/2020-03-27/coronavirus-restrictions-rain-improve-la-area-air-quality

Photos of Clear-skied Los Angeles are Stunning: Is the Air Really Cleaner?

4/16/2020 - By Amy Graff. Gorgeous photos of clean-air views across Los Angeles have been popping up all over social media in recent weeks amid the coronavirus crisis. The city known for its gridlock traffic and choking smog that gives the air a brownish hue has been getting a lot of attention… SEE MORE

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/coronavirus/article242004936.html

Collectible Seashells Piling Up During Tourism Ban

4/16/2020 - Banning tourists from the Outer Banks during the coronavirus pandemic has resulted in treasured seashells piling up on the beaches, a National Park Service video shows. Cape Lookout National Seashore posted the “postcard from the beach” video Monday on Facebook, and it reveals wind and waves have spread shells thick across the… SEE MORE