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fromSFGATE
16 hours ago

California's super warm water is driving unusual shark behavior

"Every year about this time, females are coming back from their open ocean migrations to give birth somewhere in Southern California, and then those baby white sharks show up at our beaches. What made this year unusual is that we started seeing newborns in February, which is really early. Normally, it starts in April and peaks in July."
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Environment
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

The ocean off California keeps breaking heat records

An extreme marine heat wave off California is breaking records and could impact coastal weather and ecosystems for months.
Environment
fromArs Technica
5 months ago

Corals survived past climate changes by retreating to the deeps

The 2023 marine heat wave caused functional extinction of two Acropora reef-building coral species in the Florida Reef, making natural recovery highly unlikely.
Environment
fromABC7 San Francisco
5 months ago

Oceanic heat wave caused by climate change could endanger marine life, Bay Area scientists say

A North Pacific marine heat wave is warming ocean waters, reducing krill, shifting whales closer to shore, and increasing risks of ship strikes and entanglement.
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