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Historic California red tide kills, disgusts sea lions, dolphins

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A sick sea lion and her pup are shown at the Marine Mammal Care Center in San Pedro, California on July 6, 2023. The center has been caring for sea lions sick from a historically bad algal bloom along the California coast.

Jalapeothe sea lion showed up on a busy California beach in a daze, convulsing and heavily pregnant. Instead of giving birth in a remote location like sea lions prefer, Jalapeo had her pup in Hermosa Beach in Southern California on a busy Saturday, surrounded by crowds of onlookers. After the pup surfaced, Jalapeoro towed lethargic … Read more

Antarctic sea ice has been at historic lows for most of this year

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Map of the sea ice surrounding Antarctica

Something strange is happening to Antarctic sea ice. The areal expanse of drift ice surrounding the continent is not only at an all-time low for this time of year, surpassing a record just set in 2022, but ice extent has reached all-time lows throughout the year. What happened here is different than the Arctic sea … Read more