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Pacific Ocean Heat Wave Shatters Records

09/22/2025

Greetings to you! The Pacific Ocean is now experiencing a sobering and increasing marine heat wave, which measures around 5,000 miles from Japan to the West Coast of the United States. It’s unbelievably warm and is evident from human-caused global warming. “The hot ocean waters around Japan contributed...

Hurricane Erin Explodes in Intensity

08/21/2025

Greetings to you! Hurricane Erin, the first named storm of the Atlantic Hurricane Season exploded in intensity as it barreled close to the Eastern United States. On August 15th it went from a Category 1 then exploded to a Category 5! As a result,...

Toxic Algae Transforms Australia’s Coral Reefs into Graveyards

07/30/2025

Greetings to you! Stunned by rotting razer clams, ecologist Scott Bennett saw hundreds upon hundreds of them in South Australia. He said, “100% of them were dead and wasting away on the bottom.” It’s been since March of this year, a destructive algal bloom, brought...

World Oceans Day Every June 8th

06/08/2025

Greetings to you! On every June 8th, the people of the world come together and celebrate World Oceans Day! World Oceans Day (WOD) began in 1992 by Canada at the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The United Nations explains, “In 2008, led by Canada, the...

The History of Earth Day

04/22/2025

Greetings to you! On every April 22, the people of the world come together and celebrate Earth Day! Earth Day is a annual global call to action for protecting our planet that started in 1970. The celebration is now one of the largest...

Celebrate Read Across America Day

03/02/2025

Hello to you! I’m celebrating Read Across America Day today. Read Across America Day, which was started by the National Education Association wants every child to celebrate reading on March 2nd. And March 2nd just so happens to be the birthday of celebrated children’s author Dr. Seuss! Dr. Seuss...

Climate Change Banishing Manatee Food Sources

02/25/2025

Greetings! Manatees and Crystal River, Florida have a synergistic relationship. DuringManatee Season, which runs from November through March, these warm-blooded marine mammals visit warm Homosassa springs at Crystal River. In return thousands of manatee lovers flock to Crystal River to witness the gentle giants as...

The Perfect Storm of Climate Change Fuels LA Fires

01/20/2025

Greetings to you! I didn’t think 2025 would start out with such sad and devastating news about the Los Angeles fires. Clearly, climate change did not ignite the fires, however big swings in weather patterns have “accelerated over the past two decades and serve as rocket...

Is Climate Change Changing Bubbly Champagne?

12/30/2024

Greetings! Let me take this opportunity in wishing you a very Happy New Year! And as 2025 comes in you may celebrate with a bottle of champagne. However, climate change is changing the bubbly according to new research. According to Silicon Valley startup ClimateAi, “human-caused climate crisis...

Celebrate November Because it’s Manatee Awareness Month

11/03/2024

Greetings! November is Manatee Awareness Month! MAM for short. In 1979 former Florida Governor Bob Graham declared Manatee Awareness Month. During that time, the state began classifying manatee protection zones, which are regions known to be manatee winter gathering spots. Manatees are threatened marine mammals...