BP Oil Spill May Have Contributed to Dolphin Deaths, Study Finds
The 2010 BP oil spill contributed to an unusually high death rate for dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico, a new study suggests.
Why the 2012 Sumatra Earthquake Was a Weird One
Already a curiosity for its sheer size, the 8.6-magnitude earthquake that shook the seafloor west of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on April 11 appears to have been even weirder than scientists thought.
Brazil To Build First Algae-Based Biofuel Plant
The world’s first industrial plant producing biofuels from seaweed will be built in the northeastern Brazilian state of Pernambuco in late 2013…
Leaders say climate is changing Native way of life
Native American and Alaska Native leaders told of their villages being under water because of coastal erosion, droughts and more on Thursday during a Senate hearing intended to draw attention to how climate change is affecting tribal communities.
Steelhead Spawning In The Elwha
The gray ghosts of the Elwha are back: wild steelhead, already spotted beyond the free flowing stretch of river that used to be Elwha Dam, for the first time in a century.
NOAA Collects 50 metric Tons of Marine Debris From Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
The crew of a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ship pulled 50 metric tons of marine debris out of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument off the northwestern Hawaiian Islands last month, part of an ongoing mission since 1996 to clean up the shallow coral reef environment.
More Ice Breaks off of Petermann Glacier
An iceberg twice the size of Manhattan tore off one of Greenland’s largest glaciers, illustrating another dramatic change to the warming island.
Fukushima beach reopens to the public
As locals enjoy the beach near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station, and splashing in the sea for the first time since the tsunami and nuclear disaster, thousands protest in Tokyo.
NOAA makes $250,000 in grants available to states impacted by tsunami debris
NOAA announced that $250,000 in grants has been made available through its marine debris program to five states impacted by debris from the March 2011 Japanese tsunami.