Kobee Manatee® Children’s Educational Picture Book series

NOAA Confirms Major Global Bleaching Event due to Climate Change

04/16/2024

Greetings to you! Unfortunately, I have breaking news on our oceans heating up from climate change. NOAA just reported that bleaching-level heat stress, which is monitored by the Coral Reef Watch (CRW) “continues to be extensive across the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Ocean basins. This is the fourth global...

Announcing the NEW U.S. Postal Service Manatee Stamp!

03/27/2024

Greetings to you! Here’s very cool news. March 27th is Manatee Appreciation Day! And the U.S. Postal Service honors this extraordinary marine mammal by releasing the “Manatee Stamp” on March 27th, celebrating manatee awareness! According to the U.S. Postal Service, “The stamp’s design aims to spread awareness for the need to protect...

March to the Tune of Celebrating Seagrass!

03/05/2024

Greetings to you! Did you know seagrass is so important that we celebrate it during the month of March? It’s true! March is Seagrass Awareness Month! So what is seagrass and why is it important? According to the National Wildlife Federation, “Seagrasses are underwater plants that...

Climate Change Unleashes First Year-Long Breach of 1.5C Limit!

02/09/2024

Greetings to you! I have some rather sad news to report – according to the EU’s climate service, “For the first time, global warming has exceeded 1.5C across an entire year.” In 2015, during the Paris Climate Accords, “World leaders promised to try to...

2023 was the Hottest Year in Last 175,000!

11/20/2023

Greetings! In my recent blog, 2023 on Track for Hottest Year on Record, I talk about extreme September 2023 record heat, while at the same time, Antarctic sea ice is at record lows for the last six consecutive months. Continuing with this sobering news,...

El Niño Unleashes Sizzling Sea Surface Temperatures for 2024

10/17/2023

Greetings! El Niño is a climate pattern which causes the Pacific jet stream to slide south and move to the east. It also creates “higher sea surface temperatures and precipitation across the equatorial Pacific Ocean that can affect weather across the globe.” It’s “the warm phase of...

Antarctica Warming at Twice the Rate Climate Models Predicted!

09/09/2023

Greetings to you! According to a recent study, “Antarctica is likely warming at almost twice the rate of the rest of the world and faster than climate change models are predicting, with potentially far-reaching implications for global sea level rise.” In the study, scientists “analyzed...

Historic Wildfire Destroys Lahaina, Hawaii

08/22/2023

Greetings! This historic and blistering summer continues breaking records. Weather whiplash undoubtedly brought on by human-caused climate changeincreased the frequency of these extreme atmospheric events. The historic Lāhainā, Hawaii wildfire earlier this month has killed at least 114 people as of this writing, with more than 800...

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...