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In an April 1, 2024 letter to three water boards, fishing and conservation groups and the Winnemem Wintu Tribe urged regulators to control recently measured excess levels of selenium in Mud Slough. Mud Slough drains selenium-impaired land on the west...
by Dan Bacher
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on Thu Apr 04, 2024 at 09:03 PM PDT
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There is *nothing* you care about that survives a 6-3 Republican court for a generation. Nothing. I don’t know how many times the Court has to prove that to people before liberals unify and act. Elie Mystal. From NOAA. Climate by the numbers February...
by Pakalolo
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on Mon Mar 11, 2024 at 05:10 PM PDT
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Being retired and living in the Detroit suburbs, I have easy access to two Great Lakes (Huron and Erie), one good lake (Lake St. Clair), and a couple very fine rivers (the St. Clair and Detroit).� ...
by Clickadee
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on Sat Jan 20, 2024 at 07:00 AM PST
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Once upon a time, people had what seemed like a good idea... Building four dams on the Lower Snake River �would serve several purposes: provide hydro power, make the river navigable for barge ...
by xaxnar
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on Tue Dec 19, 2023 at 02:44 PM PST
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Hurricanes get a lot of attention, but there are plenty of other weather phenomena that need to be watched. The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron is already gearing up for those missions. Winter operations begin for 53rd Weather Reconnaissance...
by xaxnar
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on Sun Dec 03, 2023 at 04:41 PM PST
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It’s a new record — and not a good one: A relatively warm October and expanding drought conditions across the Lower Mississippi Valley helped drop water levels to historic lows along parts of the Mississippi River last month. The U.S. also confirmed...
by xaxnar
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on Fri Nov 10, 2023 at 07:09 AM PST
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First, some history. The NY Times has an account of the last time a tropical storm hit California in 1939. (Full access via link) Tropical Storms in California Are Rare. The Last to Make Landfall Killed Nearly 100. The last time a tropical storm came...
by xaxnar
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on Fri Aug 18, 2023 at 07:59 PM PDT
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Record hot ocean temperatures and a tardy El Nino are doubling the chances of a nasty Atlantic hurricane season this summer and fall, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday.
by Associated Press
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on Thu Aug 10, 2023 at 03:56 PM PDT
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Throughout August, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is running comment sessions on NOAA's Request for Information on Equitable Climate Service Delivery” asking the question What do you need to prepare your community for climate change?...
by gmoke
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on Thu Jul 27, 2023 at 08:01 PM PDT
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The Fox article by Justin Haskins is disturbing but perhaps an opportunity to take on climate deniers, point by point. Here’s the important excerpts: “ Although certain parts of the United States have undoubtedly experienced strong heat waves this...
by KKwriter
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on Thu Jul 27, 2023 at 03:47 PM PDT
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A system of ocean currents that transports heat northward across the North Atlantic could collapse by mid-century, according to a new study, and scientists have said before that such a collapse ...
by Associated Press
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on Fri Jul 28, 2023 at 06:15 AM PDT
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The water temperature on the tip of Florida hit hot tub levels, exceeding 100 degrees (37.8 degrees Celsius) two days in a row. And meteorologists say that could potentially be the hottest seawater ...
by Associated Press
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on Wed Jul 26, 2023 at 07:00 AM PDT
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Scientists say Florida Keys coral reefs are already bleaching as water temperatures hit record highs Some Florida Keys coral reefs are losing their color weeks earlier than normal this summer because of � record-high water temperatures , meaning they are under stress and their health is potentially ...
by Associated Press
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on Sun Jul 23, 2023 at 07:15 AM PDT
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Earth's average temperature set a new unofficial record high on Thursday, the third such milestone in a week that already rated as the hottest on record. The planetary average hit 63 degrees Fahrenheit (17.23 degrees Celsius), surpassing the...
by Associated Press
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on Fri Jul 07, 2023 at 07:46 AM PDT
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Updated: Atlantic Hurricane Season is going to be interesting this year - plus record heat in Europe The last time I checked a few weeks ago, the Atlantic Hurricane Season for 2023 was expected to be mild because of the onset of El Niño in the Pacific. The question is, how are warm ocean temperatures going to affect that relationship this year? The...
by xaxnar
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on Wed Jun 21, 2023 at 07:43 AM PDT
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While many political pundits have stated that Ron DeSantis is a more intelligent version of Trump (Trump 2.0), out of the gate, DeSantis has proven that is not true. In fact, the ignorance he displayed on the Fox News interview with Trey Gowdy on the...
by JohnBAlexander
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on Fri May 26, 2023 at 05:45 PM PDT
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Guest: AZ GOP State Senator and former Sec. of State Ken Bennett... It will be a landmark moment for election transparency in Arizona, argues the man who has championed the bill for years, as discussed on today's BradCast. Along the way, the longtime,...
by TheBradBlog
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on Thu May 18, 2023 at 08:20 PM PDT
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“Man did not weave the web of life; he is merely a strand in it. He does whatever he does to the web to himself.”― Ted Perry A punch to the gut today from NOAA as the Mauna Loa laboratory on the big island of Hawaii showed that humanity passed a...
by Pakalolo
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on Sat Apr 29, 2023 at 05:16 PM PDT
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On a breezy spring day, scientists and conservationists methodically conducted experiments near 15 North Atlantic right whales that occasionally spouted and surfaced in a bay south of Boston.
The ...
by Associated Press
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on Sat Apr 15, 2023 at 03:00 PM PDT
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For the past 20 years, we have seen many changes in our environment across the world. Weather changes affect at local level whereas climate affects at global level. Ocean and wind are main communication in our atmosphere. Temperature of ocean...
by Rajwantee
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on Mon Mar 27, 2023 at 01:23 PM PDT
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