Study: Salt marshes will vanish if seas keep rising and California keeps building
On one side, there's the rising ocean. On the other, rising buildings.
Environment
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Snapping shrimp may act as 'dinner bell' for gray whales off Oregon coast
Scientists have for the first time captured the sounds of snapping shrimp off the Oregon coast and think the loud crackling from the snapping of their claws may serve as a dinner bell for eastern Pacific gray whales, according ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 13, 2018
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5.8 magnitude quake strikes 100 miles off California coast
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck 100 miles (164 kilometers) off the coast of Northern California.
Environment
Jan 25, 2018
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Hundreds of dead sea turtles found floating off El Salvador
Hundreds of dead sea turtles have been found floating off El Salvador's Pacific coast, leaving officials scratching their heads as to what caused the massacre.
Ecology
Nov 3, 2017
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Mexico's alert system plays its part as quake strikes
Sirens wailed across Mexico City late Thursday warning its estimated 20 million population of a rapidly approaching quake from the Pacific, the latest use of its effective early warning system.
Earth Sciences
Sep 8, 2017
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Tropical Storm Lidia leaves four dead in Mexico
Tropical Storm Lidia has left at least four people dead in its sweep across Mexico's Baja California peninsula, wrecking infrastructure and homes along the way, authorities said Friday.
Environment
Sep 2, 2017
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Isotope fingerprints in feathers reveal songbirds' secret breeding grounds
Using isotope fingerprints in feathers, researchers have pinpointed the northern breeding grounds of a small, colourful songbird.
Plants & Animals
Aug 3, 2017
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NASA gives eastern Pacific Ocean's Hurricane Eugene 'eye exam'
NASA satellites gave the Eastern Pacific Ocean's Hurricane Eugene an "eye exam" as it studied the storm in infrared and visible light. NASA satellite imagery taken at different times showed Eugene's eye open and closed.
Earth Sciences
Jul 10, 2017
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SpaceX craft returns to Earth after second space station trip
A SpaceX Dragon capsule that brought supplies to the International Space Station has splashed down as planned in the Pacific Ocean.
Space Exploration
Jul 3, 2017
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New tool may assist U.S. regional sea level planning
Thanks in large part to satellite measurements, scientists' skill in measuring how much sea levels are rising on a global scale - currently 0.13 inch (3.4 millimeters) per year - has improved dramatically over the past quarter ...
Earth Sciences
May 5, 2017
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