By Andrew Darby, Hobart THE first evidence suggests that a predicted rise of atmospheric carbon dioxide will wreak havoc on krill, the tiny crustacean at the heart of the Antarctic food web. Although public sympathy for the crustacean is undetectable, polar life such as penguins, seals and whales would wither without it. Captive-bred krill at […]
Fall air temperatures have climbed to record levels in the Arctic due to major losses of sea ice as the region suffers more effects from a warming trend dating back decades, a report released on Thursday showed. The annual report issued by researchers at the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other experts is […]
The acidification of the world’s oceans, caused by the absorption of huge volumes of carbon dioxide, is accelerating at an unprecedented rate, threatening marine ecosystems and the livelihoods of tens of millions of people, concluded scientists attending the Second International Symposium on the Ocean in a High CO2 World held in Monaco from 6-9 […]
By Craig Pittman, Times staff writer A rising demand in China for turtles for food and medicine has led to the round-up of thousands of turtles from Florida’s lakes, ponds and canals. Exporters are shipping up to 3,000 pounds of softshell turtles a week out of Tampa International Airport, according to the Florida Fish and […]
New research has determined that due to climate change, seabird populations on the Great Barrier Reef and surrounding waters is facing dramatic declines. The research has been compiled by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. It addresses the impact of climate change on seabirds, and obtained by The Australian under freedom of information laws. […]
By Robert Santos SEATTLE — It’s been a rough summer for Orcas in Puget Sound. Seven killer whales have disappeared from their pods over the last few months and haven’t been found. Biologists believe the whales died of starvation. Telling one whale from another is almost impossible for the common man but for Ken Balcomb, […]
Frogs and salamanders, those amphibious bellwethers of environmental danger, are being killed in Yellowstone National Park. The predator, Stanford researchers say, is global warming. Biology graduate student Sarah McMenamin spent three summers in a remote area of the park searching for frogs and salamanders in ponds that had been surveyed 15 years ago. Almost everywhere […]
Adam Morton, November 3, 2008 ATMOSPHERIC concentrations of methane, "a greenhouse gas more than 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide", have risen for the first time in eight years, prompting concern about the pace of climate change. A global study in Geophysical Research Letters found the first increase in methane levels this century — […]
By GARY CHITTIM / KING 5 News TULALIP, Wash. – On Friday, the federal government recognized what Puget Sound fisherman have known for years. The sockeye salmon are gone. The U.S. Secretary of Commerce declared a disaster for Frasier River sockeye. The announcement clears the way for federal aid to fishing tribes and communities […]
The glaciers in the Himalayas are receding faster than in any other part of the world and, if the present rate continues, a large number of them may disappear by 2035 because of climate change, warn Indian and foreign environmentalists and geologists. … New data collected by scientists at the Jawaharlal Nehru University has […]
