Gray whales starving to death in the Pacific, and scientists want to know why
From Baja California to Puget Sound, scientists are seeing signs that gray whales are in distress. And they have no idea why.
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May 6, 2019
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Scientists measure extent of recovery for critically endangered black abalone
One critically endangered species of smooth-shelled abalone is making a comeback in certain parts of its range along the California coast. To better understand the extent of black abalone recovery, a collaborative team led ...
Ecology
Apr 2, 2019
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Once-abundant sea stars imperiled by disease along West Coast
The combination of ocean warming and an infectious wasting disease has devastated populations of large sunflower sea stars once abundant along the West Coast of North America in just a few years, according to research co-led ...
Ecology
Jan 30, 2019
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Government shutdown delays, disrupts environmental studies
The rainwater collection system is broken at the environmental research station on a remote, rocky Pacific island off the California coast. So is a crane used to hoist small boats in and out of the water. A two-year supply ...
Ecology
Jan 24, 2019
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Algae testbed experiment yields data useful for future projects
A unique experiment that explored how well algae grows in specific regions of the United States yielded data that could prove useful as the industry moves forward, according to research from the U.S. Department of Energy's ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 28, 2018
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What a sinking island can tell us about sea-level change and earthquakes
One of the most striking features of Santa Catalina Island, southwest of Los Angeles, is an absence. Unlike much of the California coast and its closest islands, Catalina lacks cliffs stepping up and back from the sea – ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 21, 2018
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SpaceX satellite launch lights up night sky, social media
When SpaceX launched a rocket carrying an Argentine Earth-observation satellite from California's Central Coast, both the night sky and social media lit up.
Space Exploration
Oct 8, 2018
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Rocket carrying Argentinian satellite takes off successfully
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carried an Argentinian Earth-observation satellite into space Sunday and for the first time landed a first-stage booster back at its California launch site.
Space Exploration
Oct 8, 2018
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New wildfire rips through northern California
A new wildfire was raging in northern California on Friday, having already devastated almost 25,000 acres (10,000 hectares) in just two days and continuing to spread.
Environment
Sep 7, 2018
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Magnitude 5.3 quake strikes off Southern California coast
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Thursday under the ocean off Southern California and was felt widely along the mainland coast, but there were no reports of damage except to a chimney on one of the Channel Islands.
Environment
Apr 5, 2018
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