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The northern lights cam just turned on and it’s the perfect season for ghostly skies NOAA

The northern lights cam just turned on and it’s the perfect season for ghostly skies

By Mark Kaufman2020-02-13 16:09:23 UTC The same live webcam site that brings you Alaska's glorious, salmon-hungry fat bears just turned on its webcam in the northern reaches of Churchill, Canada. This town, famous for the polar bears who regularly stroll down its streets, is ideally situated to watch the glowing,…
bubmag
February 13, 2020
Authorities are puzzled by the violent deaths of 2 dolphins off the coast of Florida NOAA

Authorities are puzzled by the violent deaths of 2 dolphins off the coast of Florida

In late January and early February, two dolphins were found dead in southwestern Florida. The killings could have been made possible by extended human interaction with the animals, which experts strongly discourage."The seemingly innocent act of feeding dolphins can lead to harm and something like this," said one dolphin conservation coordinator.Visit…
bubmag
February 13, 2020
NOAA Offers $20,000 Reward for Info on Sickos Who Stabbed, Shot Two Dolphins in Florida NOAA

NOAA Offers $20,000 Reward for Info on Sickos Who Stabbed, Shot Two Dolphins in Florida

Photo: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (NOAA)The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is offering a $20,000 reward to anyone who can lead them to whoever murdered two dolphins found dead and beached last week, the Miami Herald reported on Tuesday.Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission biologists discovered a…
bubmag
February 12, 2020
Environmentalists Seek Endangered Species Listing for Alaska’s Freshwater Seals NOAA

Environmentalists Seek Endangered Species Listing for Alaska’s Freshwater Seals

(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) — The only known freshwater harbor seals in the U.S. should be listed as threatened or endangered, an environmental group said Thursday in its second petition for the animals. The Center for Biological Diversity petitioned for additional protections for the 400 harbor seals that live at Iliamna Lake…
bubmag
February 7, 2020
NASA slowly drains the oceans in an incredible animation, revealing hidden underwater mountain ranges and ancient land bridges NOAA

NASA slowly drains the oceans in an incredible animation, revealing hidden underwater mountain ranges and ancient land bridges

A NASA animation drains the oceans to reveal the majority of Earth's surface that lies beneath.A planetary scientist remade the video to highlight its most fascinating features: the world's longest mountain range and the ice-age land bridges that ancient humans crossed.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Oceans cover most…
bubmag
February 2, 2020
“You Have No Idea How Hard I’m Fighting to Keep Politics Out of Science.” New Emails Reveal NOAA’s Turmoil During Sharpiegate NOAA

“You Have No Idea How Hard I’m Fighting to Keep Politics Out of Science.” New Emails Reveal NOAA’s Turmoil During Sharpiegate

A new set of documents obtained by the Washington Post and other media outlets reveal the turmoil that shook the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) last September when President Donald Trump mistakenly tweeted that Hurricane Dorian posed a…
bubmag
February 2, 2020