Tag: climate change
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NATURE: ‘Ocean ranching’ has led to a pink-salmon boom — but there might be a catch
Salmon raised in captivity and released into rivers bound for the North Pacific are breeding with wild salmon, raising concerns among scientists about the fishes’ future. A new study published this month on pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) in Alaska predicts that such interbreeding will increase the size of the species’ population but decrease its diversity.…
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NATURE: First map of an ice shelf’s bottom reveals mysterious melt patterns
The first detailed map of the underside of an ice shelf reveals melted areas that have an unexpected shape: teardrops1. The data, published today in Science Advances, could help researchers to better understand how ice is affected when scoured by ocean currents and might lead to more accurate predictions of sea-level rise.
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KQED: California has a theory on why brown pelicans are starving and dying
Emaciated brown pelicans are washing up on California shores in the hundreds. State officials and researchers aren’t sure why, but they think it could be weather-related. The state’s working hypothesis is that this situation, similar to what happened in 2022 when nearly 800 starving pelicans were rescued, was likely caused by late spring storms hitting…
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KQED: California youth take EPA to court over climate change
A federal district court in Los Angeles held the first hearing in a youth climate case today. 18 children from across California are suing the Environmental Protection Agency.
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KQED: Business groups sue California to overturn climate disclosure laws
San Francisco State Senator Scott Weiner, who authored one of a series of sweeping climate disclosure laws, is pushing back against major business groups who are suing the state to overturn them.
ALIX SOLIMAN 