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Tar balls wash up on local beaches
Fox 5 San Diego ReporterSAN DIEGO - A common nuisance for North County beach goers is back, globs of black tar are washing up on San Diego shores. “It’s kind of like gum all over the beach, but inside of the gum, it’s oily,” surfer Cody Rush said...Tags: Bodies of Water, Environmental Issues, Science and Technology, Science, Marine Science
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Phytoplankton light ups the ocean
FOX 5 San Diego StaffIf you`re wondering why the ocean has a red tint to it or why it`s glowing in the dark, you`re not alone. The phenomenon known as a 'red tide' is taking place off our shores right now and people are lining up on our beaches to see it. The phytoplankton...Tags: Bodies of Water, Science, Marine Science
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Research vessel on global voyage docks in San Diego
SAN DIEGO - The crew of a research vessel on a three-year global expedition to study biodiversity in the oceans was welcomed to San Diego Thursday.
The 118-foot schooner with the Tara Oceans Expedition will remain in San Diego for three weeks to undergo...Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Symptoms, Bodies of Water, Jerry Sanders, Science
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Researchers find plastic in more than 9% of fish in northern Pacific Ocean
FOX 5 San Diego StaffSouthern California researchers found plastic in nearly 1 in 10 small fish collected in the Pacific Ocean in the latest study to call attention to floating marine debris entering the food chain. The study published this week by scientists at the...Tags: Pacific Ocean, University of California, Ecosystems, Conservation, Bodies of Water
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Somali pirates reportedly hijack O.C. couple
FOX 5 News StaffLOS ANGELES -- U.S. military officials said they're prepared to rescue four Americans who are reportedly aboard a yacht that was hijacked by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean. On Friday, a distress signal was sent by the boat from the middle of the...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Bodies of Water, Crimes, U.S. Military, Piracy
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Ship departs for humanitarian mission in Pacific
City News ServiceSAN DIEGO -- A Navy amphibious ship left San Diego Monday for a four-month humanitarian mission to island nations in the Pacific Ocean. The USS Cleveland will be the command ship in a flotilla including vessels from Australia, New Zealand and Japan in...Tags: Japan, Pacific Ocean, Charity, Bodies of Water, Technology
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Scripps Institute to partner in global warming study
LA JOLLA, Calif. -- The Scripps Institution of Oceanography announced Wednesday it will partner with a private firm to deploy a $25 million global greenhouse gas observation network over the next five years.
The network will provide scientists with...Tags: Global Warming, Bodies of Water, Science and Technology, Science, Marine Science
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Local scientist says climate change occuring faster than predicted
FOX 5 San Diego StaffA San Diego scientist is one of 26 researchers that released a troubling new report about climate change. Richard Somerville will present part of the "The Copenhagen Diagnosis" at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in December. Somerville is a...Tags: San Diego (San Diego, California), Weather, Ecosystems, Bodies of Water, Conservation
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Royalty is awarded in San Diego
FOX 5 San Diego StaffIt's a royal affair, on behalf of the environment. Prince Albert II of Monaco paid a visit to San Diego. He was awarded the Roger Revelle Prize from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla today for his efforts to promote scientific...Tags: Grace Kelly, San Diego (San Diego, California), Education, Bodies of Water, Science and Technology
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Scripps Institute to study cost of climate change
FOX 5 San Diego StaffSan Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography is pairing with one of the world's largest insurers to pin down the costs of global climate change, it was reported today. The partnership between Scripps and the Willis Group of London will involve Scripps...Tags: San Diego (San Diego, California), Bodies of Water, Meteorological Disasters, Hurricane Katrina (2005), Tropical Weather
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Scripps researchers: Pacific trash threatens marine animals
FOX 5 San Diego StaffResearchers from Scripps Institution of Oceanography say a Texas-sized garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean may be killing marine life and birds that are ingesting the trash. Scientists on Thursday announced findings from an August expedition to the...Tags: Pacific Ocean, San Diego (San Diego, California), Bodies of Water, Death, Texas
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Meteorologists and mammals predict El Nino
FOX 5 Reporter"An El Nino basically is where there is a warming of the sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific," said Stefanie Sullivan, meteorologist intern with the National Weather Service. "Winds that move across the equator weaken and so that warm water...Tags: San Diego (San Diego, California), Weather, Bodies of Water, California, Biology
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