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Gulf of Mexico ‘dead zone’ larger than average, scientists find

  2024-08-02 (or before) in National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NOAA-supported scientists announced today that this year’s Gulf of Mexico “dead zone” — an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and marine life — is approximately 6,705 square miles, the 12th largest zone on record in 38 years of measurement. This figure equates to more than 4 million acres of habitat potentially unavai

  Tagged under: Marine Life | Fish | Mexico | Oceans


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  2023-06-05 (or before) in National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


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  2023-05-13 (or before) in National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


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  2023-04-06 (or before) in National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Carbon dioxide now more than 50% higher than pre-industrial levels

  2022-06-03 in National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Carbon dioxide measured at NOAA’s Mauna Loa Atmospheric Baseline Observatory peaked for 2022 at 421 parts per million in May, pushing the atmosphere further into territory not seen for millions of years, scientists from NOAA and Scripps Institution of Oceanography offsite link at the University of California San Diego announced

  Tagged under: Oceans | California


It’s official: July was Earth’s hottest month on record | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  2021-08-14 (or before) in National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

July 2021 has earned the unenviable distinction as the world’s hottest month ever recorded, according to new global data released today by NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information.  “In this case, first place is the worst place to be,” said NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad, Ph.D. “Ju

  Tagged under: Oceans | Climate Change


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