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 Caribbean Monk Seal Extinct 

Seal only one of its kind to vanish because of human causes

MSNBC MSNBC Jun 7, 08 4:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Caribbean monk seals, the sea dwellers first discovered during Columbus’s second voyage in 1494, are officially extinct—the only seal to vanish because of human causes, MSNBC reports. “Humans left the Caribbean monk seal population unsustainable after overhunting them,” a biologist explained. The seal, a native of the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico, hadn’t been spotted for 50 years. More »

More about:  Caribbean • extinction • Gulf of Mexico • biology • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

 Here We Go Again... 

Rockier-than-average hurricane season predicted; 5 possibly severe

Miami Herald Miami Herald May 22, 08 2:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Federal storm watchers warned of a possible 16 named storms, and five major hurricanes, this year, the Miami Herald reports. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced a 65% probability that the hurricane season, which stretches for 6 months from June 1, “may very well be a busy” one. The prediction jibes with a forecast issued by university scientists. More »

More about:  hurricane • tropical storms • predictions • winds • disaster preparedness • Federal government • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

 Warming Will Reduce
 Hurricanes: Study 

New research refutes megastorms fears

Bloomberg Bloomberg May 19, 08 9:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Climate change is likely to trigger fewer hurricanes and tropical storms off the Atlantic coast, not more, according to new research that contradicts an earlier study. But future hurricanes will probably be more powerful, according to the research published in Nature Geoscienc e. The number of tropical storms will likely decline by 27% and hurricanes by 18%, but the number of storm systems with winds of at least 100 mph could more than double, according to study simulations. More »

More about:  climate change • global warming • Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • tropical storms • Atlantic Ocean • hurricanes • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration • National Center for Atmospheric Research

Dolphin Dies Near Sonar Site

It washes up as Navy is challenging restrictions on tests

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Feb 22, 08 9:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Researchers are trying to determine what killed a female dolphin that washed up on an island off the coast of San Diego—an area where the Navy conducted controversial sonar tests, the Los Angeles Times reports. The dolphin washed up as the Navy challenges court-imposed restrictions on the use of sonar, which has been linked to the deaths of marine life. More »

More about:  US Navy • whale • sonar • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration • marine mammals • dolphins • National Marine Fisheries Service

Scorching '07 Sets New Global Record

Hottest ever for global lands

USA Today USA Today Jan 16, 08 5:02 AM CST
(Newser) - Last year was the hottest on record for global land masses, with temperatures almost 2 degrees warmer than usual, according to  the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Scorching heat waves socked Asia, Europe and the USA, where 2,000 daily temperature peaks were busted. It's an undeniable trend with seven of the world's warmest-ever years on record occurring since 2001, scientists say. More »

More about:  climate change • wildfires • heat wave • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration • global temperatures • global weather • National Climatic Data Center

Smithsonian Fudged Global Warming Facts 'for Politics'

Accused of downplaying global warming

Washington Post Washington Post Nov 16, 07 4:08 AM CST
(Newser) - Government scientists claim officials at the Smithsonian National Museum downplayed global warming for political reasons in a 2006 exhibit on climate change in the Arctic. The museum's director insisted statements about the "scientific uncertainty" of climate change be included in the exhibit, reports the Washington Post . The director is now a candidate to become the high-powered secretary of the Smithsonian. More »

More about:  global warming • NASA • Arctic • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration • Smithsonian

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