Revealing long-term changes in the marine environment and ecosystems of the Southern Ocean
Krill is considered to be the largest animal biomass in the wild on Earth and is an important prey species for baleen whales ...
Southern Ocean warming will mean a wetter West Coast
As global temperatures warm, the Southern Ocean—between Antarctica and other continents—will eventually release heat absorbed ...
As the California.-Mexico land border tightens, focus turns to dangerous sea crossings
Such patrols have been conducted off the waters of San Diego for years, with frequent migrant boat landings. But now ...
Why Are Dolphins and Sea Lions Washing Up Dead on Southern California Beaches?
In recent weeks, hundreds of sea lions, dolphins and other animals have turned up in the sand dead or seriously ill, alarming ...
Sea lions are attacking people in the waters off California’s coast. Here’s why
Along some seventy plus miles of southern California coastline, usually curious and playful sea lions are attacking humans in ...
Aggressive sea lion attacks 15-year-old girl in Southern California waters
A 15-year-old in Long Beach, California, is recovering after a terrifying and unexpected ocean encounter with a sea lion that ...
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Melting ice, more rain drive Southern Ocean cooling
Stanford researchers found increased meltwater and rain explain 60% of a decades-long mismatch between predicted and observed temperatures in the ocean around Antarctica.
Girl, 15, attacked by sea lion in Southern California
A 15-year-old Long Beach girl is recovering after a terrifying and unexpected ocean encounter with a sea lion that attacked her over the weekend. The March 30 incident happened on what was ...
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‘Feral, almost demonic’: Surge in poisoned sea lions threatens SoCal beachgoers, burdens rescuers
Sea lions and other ocean mammals in Southern California are falling victim to a poisoning event that a local expert calls the worst in recent memory. It is stranding the mammals along the coast ...