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Global warming to increase human health risks
NOAA teams up with university researchers to show how warmer temperatures will increase toxic algae blooms and exposure to other waterborne pathogens Dust blowing off the Sahara into the Atlantic is...
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Global warming: Puget Sound faces acidification threat
Puget Sound in a NASA satellite image. Washington designates Puget Sound as ‘waters of concern’ By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — The waters of Puget Sound are at-risk from ocean acidification,...
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Research suggests climate-change impacts to Puget Sound
Sampling Puget Sound waters aboard an EPA ship. Photo courtesy NOAA. ‘Corrosive’ water seen as threat to shellfish By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — A comprehensive, multi-disciplinary survey of Puget...
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Oceans: Feds to consider de-listing Puget Sound orcas
The National Marine Fisheries Service will consider a petition to de-list Puget Sound orcas. Photo courtesy NOAA. Right-wing property rights group files nuisance petition By Bob Berwyn SUMMIT COUNTY —...
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Puget Sound orcas keep ESA protection
Puget Sound‘s orcas need Endangered Species Act protection. Photo courtesy NOAA/NMFS. Feds reject argument by ultra- conservative property rights group By Summit Voice FRISCO — A tiny population of...
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Climate: Growing stream-flow variability threatens Chinook salmon spawning in...
Can Chinook salmon survive global warming? Research documents more fall and winter flooding Staff Report FRISCO — Threatened Chinook salmon have been able to adapt to many changes over millennia, but...
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Are jellyfish taking over Puget Sound?
A NASA Earth Observatory satellite image shows Puget Sound. Study shows dramatic shift in marine species Staff Report FRISCO — Biologists looking at 40 years of fisheries data from Puget Sound have...
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