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During the summer of 2021, half of coastal waters from northern California to the Canadian border had oxygen levels too low to support marine life.
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Tidal wetlands trap a lot of carbon dioxide. A recent survey maps those marine carbon sinks, also called “blue carbon” ecosystems, on the Southern Oregon coast.
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Most of our trash goes out of sight, out of mind in landfills. But plenty of the world's refuse ends up in waterways, to end up in the ocean. And plastics…
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From living being to spackle. A crude description, perhaps, but it gives you an idea of the horrors of the wasting disease that afflicted sea stars in the…
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Several religious traditions use the labyrinth to focus the mind and represent the spiritual journey. Denny Dyke took the labyrinth a step further--and a…
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We talk a lot about drones, or UAVs--Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. But there are AUVs out there as well--Autonomous Underwater Vehicles. And unlike the flying…
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The hits just keep on coming to seals and sea lions and their relatives on the West Coast. The El Niño effect made feedings tough for pinnipeds, and…
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It is Winter Whale Watching Week on the Oregon Coast once again... a chance to head for the shore to see signs of migrating whales passing by. Since we…
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Maybe it's the eight legs. The octopus sure can creep some people out, but if you can fight back the feeling, it's truly a fascinating animal. That big…
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It seems appropriate sometimes to refer to the ocean as "Davy Jones' Locker." Because like a locker or trunk, there's a lot of junk, treasure, and just…
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Dead and dying marine animals are turning up on Pacific beaches, and the California officials are warning people not to eat crab caught south of the…
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Three-quarters of our planet are covered by oceans, so what happens in those oceans can have a profound effect on the rest of the planet. We've learned…
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The good guys and the bad guys in environmental issues are often determined by which side you favor. But the murkiness of good/bad and right/wrong is…
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Many of us could sit by the ocean for hours. And it's more than just the sound of the rushing waves or the smell of the salt air, because we can bliss out…