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Environment Effects of Acidification Especially Strong in Ocean Waters Off Alaska, NOAA Says
The Arctic Ocean and the northern Pacific Ocean, along with Antarctic waters, are acidifying faster than the rest of the world’s marine waters, a new National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-led study finds.
Forecast: Godzilla
Trouble began with a vast warming of the Pacific Ocean along the equator. Sea surface temperatures rose to between four and eight degrees above normal.
The Pacific Ocean Becomes a Caldron
Hurricane Patricia was a surprise. The eastern Pacific hurricane strengthened explosively before hitting the coast of Mexico, far exceeding projections of scientists who study such storms.
Washington’s Promising Pollution Story Starts With Oysters And Ends With Victory
When Alan Barton first arrived at Whiskey Creek Shellfish Hatchery in 2007, he wasn’t expecting to stay very long. The hatchery — the second-largest in the United States — was in trouble, suffering from historically high mortality rates for their microscopic oyster larvae.