Posted on 10/10/2023 12:52:07 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Whales, dolphins and seals living in U.S. waters face major threats from warming ocean temperatures, rising sea levels and decreasing sea ice volumes associated with climate change, according to a first-of-its-kind assessment.
Researchers with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration examined more than 100 stocks of American marine mammal species and found more than 70% of those stocks are vulnerable to threats, such as loss of habitat and food, due to the consequences of warming waters. The impacts also include loss of dissolved oxygen and changes to ocean chemistry.
The scientists found large whales such as humpbacks and North Atlantic right whales were among the most vulnerable to climate change, and that other toothed whales and dolphins were also at high risk.
The study, published last month in the journal PLOS ONE, is evidence that the way the U.S. manages whales and dolphins needs to adapt in the era of climate change, advocates for marine mammals said. …
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AP = BS
In NJ, the whales are losing their lives because of Phil Murphy’s wind turbines.
So fork over all your money and freedom and quality of life. For the whales.
That be right!!!!!!
Another stupid article that says nothing. “Warming water.” What does that mean? How about a reference? Is the ocean boiling at >212 degree F?
Would love to send these journalists on a one way ticket to Israel.
Oh no, they only have 5 quadrillion square miles of ocean to escape to.
Last I saw sea levels were not rising. They can claim it all they want. High tide levels aren’t rising.
But the scare stories must be reported. Keeping everyone in a state of fear is their job.
Yeah, like that’ll happen. Nope!
Damn, I knew we shouldn’t have built that 5000ft fence at the 12-mile limit ... those poor creatures just can’t get out!
How did they survive the Roman and Medieval warming periods?
They aren’t in pens. They can simply go where the food is.
I call BS on this. Fish thrive in warm waters. Why do you think there’s such a wide variety of fish in the warmer waters. Also, they have a knack for adapting to changes in their environment. It’s been happening for thousands of years. This article is pure propaganda.
Translation: Sea based wind mills are killing whales.
Oh, they do. Lots of fish species are migratory. Whales in particular are migratory.
Maybe they should move to other waters then.
Most of these "the sky is falling" stories are based on projected model outputs, then put into other models which "project" how species will respond to what is presumed to be results, taken from other models.
Garbage in, Garbage out.
There is no way to validate the models.
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