Category: Salt water
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Fiberglass – An Overlooked Aquatic Pollutant
From garbage gyres that choke aquatic life to microplastics that accumulate in the human body, plastic pollution in the ocean is a huge problem. People are starting to pay attention to ocean plastic. Another type of ocean pollution still doesn’t get much notice – fiberglass. On the coasts as well as along lakes and rivers, abandoned and derelict vessels (ADVs) break…
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Ecosystems in Hot Water After Marine Heatwave Surges Across the Pacific
Photo: A research diver conducts periodic monitoring of a kelp forest marine protected area. Chris Honeyman Rising ocean temperatures are sweeping the seas, breaking records and creating problematic conditions for marine life. Unlike heatwaves on land, periods of abrupt ocean warming can surge for months or years. Around the world these “marine heatwaves” have led to…
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The oceans just reached their hottest temperature on record as El Niño looms
Photo: La Niña has ended and El Niño will form during hurricane season, forecasters say. Here are 6 things to watch for: CNN — Scientists have watched in astonishment as ocean temperatures have steadily risen over the past several years – even as the cooling La Niña phenomenon had a firm grip on the Pacific.…
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Whale Photographer Shows the Beauty of the Gentle Underwater Giants
Wildlife photographer Mike Korostelev has been documenting whales since 2015 and his photos highlight the ethereal beauty of the massive sea creatures. Korostelev, who is a former IT specialist, now works as an award-winning wildlife photographer. He started with orcas before moving on to film sperm whales in 2016. Korostelev tells PetaPixel he’s been photographing…
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Red-faced U.S. Navy at Red Hill?
Photo courtesy of My Kailua Opinion Fresh, potable water is an everyday miracle in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. To have enough to supply millions with (relatively) few constraints on usage? It’s almost unimaginable. And, perhaps, too precarious to want to imagine. Of course, the water in Hawai’i serves more than latecomer humans. Endemic…
