Scripps Oceanography News

Heat and Cold Damage Corals in Their Own Ways, Scripps Study Shows
First-of-its kind study of extreme temperature shock reveals complexities of climate-induced threats

Google Earth Ocean Terrain Receives Major Update
Data from Scripps, NOAA sharpen resolution of seafloor maps, correct "discovery" of Atlantis

Scripps Oceanography's Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation Toasts...
Center celebrates anniversary and looks forward to the decades ahead

Study Shows Health, Food Security Benefits from Climate Change Actions
NASA-led study builds on Scripps research identifying mitigation strategies

San Diego Dive Community

PETA Whale Slavery Lawsuit Moves Forward
Lawyers for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals will face SeaWorld in court on Monday to demand the release of five orcas into their natural habitat.

Scripps marine center celebrates 10 years
The Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation at Scripps celebrates its 10-year anniversary this week. It was designed to push science at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in a new direction during its second century of discovery.

Ocean Acidification Study Helps Scientists Evaluate Effects On Marine Life
Might a penguin's next meal be affected by the exhaust from your tailpipe? The answer may be yes, when you add your exhaust fumes to the total amount of carbon dioxide lofted into the atmosphere by humans since the industrial revolution. One-third of that carbon dioxide is absorbed by the world's...

Science

Mike Lazaridis?s showcase home built to house his large ideas
More than just a family retreat, RIM founder sees it as an awe-inspiring place where the best scientific and political minds can come to talk, exchange ideas and dream big

Review: Mountain Stage starts 29th season off right
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- By the end of the evening, "Mountain Stage" host Larry Groce was joking that youd never see these particular bands on the same stage again and hes probably right. A brass band, a Neo-traditional Celtic group and an Isra...

Russell, Ebenwaldner win Shipwreck Coast Swim Series title
CONSISTENT Warrnambool swimmer Chris Russell capped a stellar summer in the water yesterday, claiming the overall Shipwreck Coast Swim Series win.

Two hospitalized after scuba incident
The Palm Beach County Sheriff's office said that a diver in his fifties had suffered a heart attack after a dive off a Boca Raton based boat called 'Deeper'.

Environment

Ovation for Ronnie
ANGLING NOTES:A STANDING ovation greeted Ronnie Miley on his retirement as secretary of Dublin Trout Anglers? Association at the annual general meeting in the Spa Hotel, Lucan, Co Dublin, last Friday week.

"Bohol corals generate $3.4M in revenues" - UN
?The Bohol Coral Triangle, a major fishing ground, generates $3.4 million of revenues from fishing activities annually,? the United Nations Environment Programme reported.

Hold off on fertilizers
One of the major young chives pokes its way up through a thick mulch straw. Mulching improves the health of the soil and prevents weed growth.

Oak Park students dive into study of sharks
The Oak Park Unified School District held a weeklong series of events to increase awareness and understanding of sharks and marine ecosystems.

Technology

Indianapolis is ready: Bring on the Patriots and the Giants
INDIANAPOLIS ? The sun is shining, and the beer is flowing. Super Bowl Sunday is in high gear, and to judge by the scene on the streets, it will be a heavily partisan New York crowd. Fans in Giants gear appear to outnumber fans in Patriots gear by almost two-to-one. Tailgate parties are raging th...

BC-AP Sports Preview Digest
Some of the stories the AP is covering Sunday. A full Sports Digest will be sent about 3 p.m. All times EST. -- INDIANAPOLIS -- Tom Brady and the Patriots try to extend their dominance into a new decade, facing Eli Manning and the Giants in a rematch of a terrific Super Bowl four years ago. Game ...

Linebacker loves BC tradition
Many of the juniors at Boston College last weekend were from the region and didn t have to travel too far.

Ocean News

Climate Change

Angry Pulis hoping for climate change
If it took him as long to drive home as it did for most spectators trapped on the snowbound and gridlocked roads on Saturday evening, then it would be no wonder that Tony Pulis had his mind on the climate.

El Niño / La Niña to become more dominant
El Niño and La Niña weather patterns will become even more dominant in New Zealand with climate change, according to research from The University of Auckland published in Nature Climate Change.

Wind farms can actually INCREASE climate change by raising temperatures, warn...
The team from the University of Illinois found that daytime temperatures around wind farms can fall by as much as 4C, while at night temperatures can increase.

Marine Life

PETA Whale Slavery Lawsuit Moves Forward
Lawyers for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals will face SeaWorld in court on Monday to demand the release of five orcas into their natural habitat.

Hands-On STEM Pushed in Out-of-School Experiences - Education Week
like a marine-science lab with touch tanks full of native California marine life and a nearby marine-mammal center. A look to the environment as a resource to improve students' understanding of science has also increased. California, for one ...

Vitamin, Diet Link to Stroke Risk Assessed - MedPage Today
In fact, a high intake of the vilified trans- or saturated fats doesn't appear to up the risk. But polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acids from marine life have been shown to reduce the risk of heart events and death, and those found in plants have been shown ...

Assemblywoman weighs in against Dana Point plastic-bag ban - Orange County Re...
Supporters of the plastic-bag and polystyrene bans say they are necessary to reduce litter and protect marine life from ingesting or getting ensnared in plastic waste. "A better, freedom-based solution would be to educate the public about the ...

Dive Sport News

Two frogs added to threatened species list
SAN ANDREAS - The California Fish and Game Commission last week voted unanimously to add two species of mountain yellow-legged frogs to the state's list of threatened or endangered species.

Outdoors: Trout bite for shore anglers remains strong
By LEN ACKERMAN For The Union Democrat During the long waterfowl season I was an avid weather watcher, hoping for storms and north winds on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Now that it?s over, I find myself relaxing from such activity, but it will soon start again as I watch for good fishing weather.

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