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Why would these sardines migrate to the opposite end of the country, only to end up in habitat that is obviously too warm for them?

Climate ground zero: Rapid Arctic warming is a major trigger in extreme global weather events by Ethan van Diemen, Daily Maverick July 29, 2021 Climate ground zero: Rapid Arctic warming is a major trigger in extreme global weather events by Ethan van Diemen, Daily Maverick July 29, 2021 If we are to understand the recent record-breaking heatwave in the western parts of North America, extreme heat in Siberia and devastating floods in Western Europe and parts of China, we need to start taking a...

Many studies have shown how climate change is wreaking havoc on our oceans (and the world). Warming sea temperatures, more powerful storms, rising sea levels are all quickly becoming a reality.  This year, ocean currents have been the focus of numerous studies. And, unfortunately, research is showing that key ocean current systems like the Gulf Stream are weakening.  The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a report this fall that projects the so-called “conveyor belt�...

You can now adopt a rescued turtle hatchling at the Two Oceans Aquarium The 2021 hatchling stranding season has begun, which means that the Two Oceans Aquariums first little patients are up for sponsorship. The Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town recently said that they have a number of rescued turtle hatchlings up or adoption. According to the aquarium, no more than two in a thousand loggerhead turtles survive into adulthood. Thanks to compassionate and caring people just like you, stranded hat...

Satellite © Tidetech Marine Data The creation of ocean current maps depend on the measurement of sea level, which is the base level for measuring elevation and depth on Earth. The ocean is one continuous body of water, so while its surface tends to be the same level throughout the globe, factors like winds, currents and variations in temperature prevent the sea surface from being truly level. Sea level is primarily measured using altimetry satellites in space, so until the 1990s re...

A 2.1 m Carcharhinus species from Kidds Beach (reported by Glenda Williams-Wynn). (Photo: East London Museum.) Communities and fishermen along the East and South coast of the Eastern Cape have reported rare fish species washing up ashore. Experts say hundreds of fish were killed after sea temperatures dropped from 24 degrees Celsius to 12 degrees Celsius on the South and East coasts of SA last week.    The first reports of dead fish in the province was made by the Morgan ...

Fisheries Department warns public against eating the fish washing up on the South and East Coast Updated El Broide Share this: As a number of fish and shellfish wash up around the South and East Coast, the Fisheries Department has warned the public that consuming the dead animals may be harmful. The Fisheries department has warned the public not to eat the animals. The fish seem to have died as a result of a marine heatwave which renders them poisonous. “Some of the fish may have been dead ...

A marine heatwave seems to have killed fish and shellfish on the East and South Coast of South Africa.

Did you know that most stranded sea turtles are found by beachgoers? Find out how you can help save them over here: