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Off The Grid 2021: Climate Change, Covid and Other Catastrophes Environment Image courtesy NASA Are you reading this on Thursday, April 22? If so, Happy Earth Day! Welcome to the 2021 Off The Grid Report, the third installment of our annual collaboration with the students of Tommy Douglas Collegiate’s Off The Grid program, a year-long, half-day learning experience that sees students study climate change, ecology, sustainability and social justice. Every year they share what they’ve learne...

New research finds that the total number of open-water species declined by about half in the 40 years up to 2010 in tropical marine zones worldwide.

Warming oceans have forced tens of thousands of marine species to abandon their tropical homes along the equator and relocate to cooler waters, a new study reveals. Researchers, led by the University of Auckland, found a mass exodus of nearly 50,000 species including fish, mollusks, birds and corals that have moved poleward since 1955. In other words, scientists say, species that can move are moving to escape warming surface temperatures that currently average 68F (20C). The findings show that ...

CLIMATE-CHANGE/OCEANS-LIFE (PIX, TV):Climate change shrinks marine life richness near equator - study

4 Min Read HAVANA (Reuters) - During some summers, as the Caribbean water temperatures climb, the luminous coral colonies of gold, green and blue that ring the island nation of Cuba give way to patches of skeletal white. A view of a coral colony on the coast of Havana, Cuba, March 28, 2021. REUTERS/Sarah Marsh The technicolor streaks of darting tropical fish flash less frequently. The rasping sounds of lobsters go quiet. While Cuba’s marine life has suffered from overfishing and pollution, th...

A view of a coral colony on the coast of Havana, Cuba, March 28, 2021. REUTERS/Sarah Marsh HAVANA (Reuters) -During some summers, as the Caribbean water temperatures climb, the luminous coral colonies of gold, green and blue that ring the island nation of Cuba give way to patches of skeletal white. The technicolor streaks of darting tropical fish flash less frequently. The rasping sounds of lobsters go quiet. While Cuba’s marine life has suffered from overfishing and pollution, there is moun...

4 Min Read HAVANA (Reuters) - During some summers, as the Caribbean water temperatures climb, the luminous coral colonies of gold, green and blue that ring the island nation of Cuba give way to patches of skeletal white. A view of a coral colony on the coast of Havana, Cuba, March 28, 2021. REUTERS/Sarah Marsh The technicolor streaks of darting tropical fish flash less frequently. The rasping sounds of lobsters go quiet. While Cuba’s marine life has suffered from overfishing and pollution, th...

Experts: Identifying COVID-19 origin important, predicting next pandemic vital By (0) Efforts to find the origins of the coronavirus are important, but spotting the next pandemic is crucial, experts say. Illustration courtesy of CDC March 11 (UPI) -- Finding the origins of the virus that causes COVID-19 could guide public health efforts aimed at ending the current pandemic, experts from Duke University said Thursday. However, identifying new bugs that threaten to start the next one is even ...

Empty seas: Oceanic shark populations have declined 71% since 1970 By CHRISTINA LARSON, Associated Press Published: February 2, 2021, 6:00am Share: In a study published Jan. 27, researchers found the abundance of oceanic sharks, like this shortfin mako shark, and rays has dropped more than 70 percent between 1970 and 2018. (Greg Skomal) WASHINGTON — When marine biologist Stuart Sandin talks about sharks, it sounds like he’s describing Jedis of the ocean. “They are terr...

Shark Populations Dropped 71 Percent Since 1970 February 01, 2021 FILE - A scuba diver swims near a whale shark as it approaches a paddleboat off the beach of Tan-awan, Oslob, in the southern Philippines island of Cebu, March 1 2013. (REUTERS/David Loh/File Photo) Share share The URL has been copied to your clipboard 0:00 0:03:58 0:00 Scientists have known for decades that the numbers of some shark species are decreasing. But a new study shows just how severely worldwide populations have dropp...