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Gov't Report: 2022 Had 18 Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters
A new report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration looked back at U.S. weather events in 2022 and found the year was third most expensive for the country in 43 years.
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Bird Flu Found in Seals Off the Coast of Maine
This is not the first time the bird flu has jumped to another species, but researchers and public health officials are watching carefully.
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High Number of Maine Seal Deaths Linked to Bird Flu, Feds Say
An unusual number of seals are becoming stranded and dying off Maine this summer, and avian influenza is to blame, the federal government said Tuesday. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed that samples from four Maine seals tested positive for the virus. The animals all died or required euthanasia, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said. Marine mammal...
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Bonnie Grows Into a Hurricane in Pacific Off Southern Mexico, But Poses No Threat to Land
Forecasters say they expect the hurricane to stay well out to sea and pose no threat to land as it moves generally northwestward off the coast of southern Mexico.
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Shellfish Attitude in Lobster Land: Maine Oysters Boom
Maine is producing more oysters than ever due to a growing number of shellfish farms that have launched off its coast in recent years. The state’s 2021 oyster harvest was the largest and most valuable in its history, according to recent data from the Department of Marine Resources in Maine. The state’s haul of oysters, the vast majority of...
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Dolphin Impaled With ‘Spear-Like Object' Found Dead on Florida Beach, Officials Say
The bottlenose dolphin was found on March 24 on Florida’s Fort Myers Beach with an obvious wound near the right eye, officials say.
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NOAA Says Potent Heat-Trapping Methane Increases at Record Pace
U.S. government scientists calculate that levels of the potent heat-trapping gas methane rose at a record pace last year.
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Rare, Pristine Coral Reef Found Off Tahiti Coast
A team of scientists has explored a rare, pristine coral reef off the coast of Tahiti.