National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

September 2020 Heat Melts Record!

10/19/2020

Greetings! Today I have more sobering news on human-caused climate change. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) explained, “Earth reached a record hot September and there’s nearly a two-to-one chance that 2020 will end up as the globe’s hottest year on...

Red Tide Invades Florida’s East Coast!

10/08/2018

Red Tide Invades Florida’s East Coast from Miami to West Palm Beach with beach closures. Greetings! There’s been a deadly red tide bloom on Florida’s west coast all of this past spring and summer. In 2017, the FWC blamed 67 manatee deaths...

Rising Sea Levels Could Banish Internet Cables within 15 Years!

08/22/2018

A huge wave barrels into a seawall in Winthrop, Massachusetts on March 3, 2018, one day after an intense nor’easter hit the Atlantic coast. Photo AP/Michael Dwyer Greetings! Here’s another sobering blog about climate change and its effect on rising sea levels....

Red Tide – A Manatee’s Unfortunate Reality

06/13/2018

Harmful algal blooms known as HABs become present when groups of algae known as Karenia brevis grow out of control producing toxic effects on manatees (marine mammals), people, fish, shellfish and birds. These HABs are also known as Red Tide because of...

Is Miami the new Canary in the Coalmine for Climate Change?

09/29/2017

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....

Uncover the Extraordinary Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary!

06/23/2016

The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary is home to over 6,000 species of marine life and covers 2,900 square nautical miles of water. Photo Credit – NOAA Greetings! There have been countless times when I’d swim the beautiful, turquoise waters...