Robert Scott Thayer posts

Record Ocean Temperatures are Boiling off the Charts!

05/16/2023

Greetings! Wow – ocean temperatures skyrocketed in March to their highest levels ever recorded! Gregory C. Johnson, an oceanographer at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said, “It’s remarkable. This is another milestone.” Matthew England, professor of ocean and climate dynamics at the University...

Eelgrass Rescues Crystal River Manatees

05/04/2023

Greetings! Have you ever been to Crystal River, Florida? It’s such an awesome place to immerse yourself in the habitat of the West Indian Manatee (Florida Manatee). From November to March, you’ll treat yourself to an unforgettable experience with these gentle giants and I can...

A New Ecosystem is Thriving in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch!

04/26/2023

Greetings! A blob of plastic pollution twice the size of Texas is alive and well in the Pacific Ocean. It’s called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which is a 620,000 square mile vortex of trash floating between California and Hawaii. And get this...

NOAA Reports “Earth had its second-warmest March; Global sea ice extent ranked second smallest on record!”

04/18/2023

Greetings! Our planet had its second warmest March on record. This unfortunate news was reported from climate scientists at the National Centers for Environmental Information . This organization is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . NOAA’s climate services publish reports, which provides...

Rising Tides Threaten to Banish Millions

04/06/2023

Greetings! Climate change continues banishing our precious beaches, not only in the United States, but around the globe. In particular the beaches of North Carolina’s Outer Banks are a major victim to sea level rise. I’d always love grabbing my windsurfer while heading south down route...

The UN: “World Likely to Pass a Dangerous Temperature Threshold within 10 Years”

03/24/2023

Greetings! The sobering subject of climate change continues making more breaking news. Here’s the latest United Nations Report dated Monday, March 20th. The report released by the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said, “The world is likely to pass a dangerous temperature threshold within the...

Major Sea Level Rise Drowns Beach Goers

02/14/2023

Greetings! As I continue talking about climate change and the sobering news that goes along with it, the focus here is what the UN Secretary General António Guterres warns. “Rising seas are a serious threat requiring a coordinated global response at the highest levels. With 900...

Climate Change Bolsters Increased Risk of Depression and Anxiety

02/07/2023

Greetings! A new Bangladesh study reported people have higher risks of depression and anxiety from the effects of climate change. The study assessed the burden of depression and anxiety in populations experiencing climate-related shocks and stressors in Bangladesh. This South Asian country is labeled, “…the world’s seventh...

AI Predicts Dire Climate Warming Effects in 10 Years

01/31/2023

Greetings! The science world has another dire prediction on the effects of climate change and you could see these within the next 10 years! By using AI forecasting, the study said, “The world will likely breach the internationally agreed-upon climate change threshold in...

Half of Globe’s Glaciers Gone by End of Century

01/12/2023

Greetings! Clearly, it’s very sobering news to hear from a new study that “Half of the world’s glaciers are doomed to disappear by the end of the century due to climate change.” This study was published in the journal Science it “made projections on the...