Carbon dioxide emissions are killing off coral reefs and kelp forests as heat waves and ocean acidification continue damaging marine ecosystems. Greetings! In some of my previous blogs, I’ve been talking about the extremely harmful effects of ocean acidification. Ocean acidification occurs as the result of greenhouse gases [carbon dioxide – CO2] created from human activity, being…
Plastic bottles and wrappers are now littering coral reefs. A new study indicates the plastic is causing significant damage. Michael O’Neill/Science Source Greetings! I’m sure you heard the sobering news on how quickly plastic pollution is piling up in our precious ocean. Millions of tons of plastic trash float to the bottom of the ocean each…
During the first week of July 2018, the Northern Hemisphere recorded its hottest weather ever. Greetings! Unfortunately, once again I bring you some more sobering news of global warming, and climate change as numerous worldwide heat records were recently set. During the first week of July 2018, the Northern Hemisphere recorded its hottest weather ever. Nick Humphrey,…
These are oceanfront homes in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Houses like these on the entire US coastline could risk being flooded every two weeks. Photograph courtesy: Alamy Greetings! Here’s some more sobering news for you regarding climate change. According to the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), “Sea level rise driven by climate change is set to pose…
Beautiful Alaskan Glaciers are now melting faster than at any other time during the last 400 years. Alaskan Glaciers (alaska.org) Courtesy Newsweek Greetings! I have some more sobering news for you regarding the ever-increasing evidence of climate change. According to the American Geophysical Union, “Glaciers in an Alaskan National Park are melting faster than any time…
The graph shows the third nor’ester blasting Cape Cod and Boston on March 13, 2018. Greetings! I recently heard from my author buddy, Robert Scott Thayer, who resides in eastern Pennsylvania and writes the Kobee Manatee series. He told me, “I wish I was back in Blue Spring State Park with you – Kobee!”…
Using data from the Gravity Record and Climate Experiment, also known as GRACE, the graph above shows you changes in seal levels taken between 1992 and 2014. The orange/red colors represent higher sea levels, while blue colors show where sea levels are lower. Greetings! I have some sobering news to report to you concerning climate…
The tropical Cooperband Butterflyfish can only tolerate a small temperature range. Ocean warming resulting from climate change could destroy this species, along with several other tropical fish species. Greetings! Today I’d like to talk about the immediate danger of our beautiful tropical reef fish brought on from the adverse effects of climate change. You see…
Streets in Miami Beach’s Sunset Harbour are being raised an incredible 2+ feet to combat the rising ocean water resulting from Climate Change. Photo Courtesy: Stavros Mitchelides Greetings! You probably know that I’ve been blogging about climate change for a while now. Unfortunately, climate change news isn’t getting any better. Today I’d like to look…
Residents take a look at the devastation on a coastal house in Vilano Beach, Florida from Hurricane Irma. Photo Courtesy: REUTERS/Chris Wattie Greetings! It’s been extremely difficult these past couple of weeks, as nature unleashed her wrath in Houston, Texas, the Caribbean, and most recently in Florida – compliments of Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma.…
