Good News Notes: “Fossil fuels are driving up consumer energy costs, in part as a result of the industry’s exposure to the very climate disruptions it is continuing to worsen. These rising costs are yet another great reason to invest in clean energy now. Yet in a darkly ironic twist, fuel prices have been used…
Tag: Gulf of Mexico
Ultra-rare whale washed up off Florida is a new species, scientists say
Good News Notes: “The animal formerly known as the Gulf of Mexico Bryde’s whale could need a new name. The endangered whale may — upon confirmation — be an entirely new species, according to research from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Scientists have long puzzled over the whales, with fewer than 100 estimated in existence, perhaps…
Family of 4 Clinging to Overturned Boat Rescued in Gulf of Mexico
Good News Notes: “A family of four is lucky to be alive after clinging on to their overturned boat before they were rescued in the Gulf of Mexico. The family — consisting of two adults and their children, aged 11 and 8 — sent out a distress call on the radio Wednesday morning to report…
For injured turtles, a return to the sea
Good News Notes: “Seven months after washing up on the shores of Cape Cod, Mass., No. 300 stoically scanned the powdery beach while being held aloft by Maryland’s second-highest elected official. It was hardly the strangest thing to befall the young Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, a Gulf of Mexico native, since the animal found itself…
A man lost his Sea Doo off the Pasco County coast. He was rescued 12 hours later.
Good News Notes: “Cole Torrent posted a picture of his lime-green Sea-Doo personal watercraft to Facebook on Tuesday afternoon. For the third time since Monday afternoon, he asked if anyone wanted to join him on the water. But apart from one friend warning about the weather, he didn’t get any response. The comments started pouring…
6 sea turtles to be released into the Gulf
Good News Notes: “The turtles have been at the Gulf World Marine Institute (GWMI) since November 2018, when they were flown in on a private plane from Massachusetts. The turtles became cold-stunned by cold temperatures. There is a large number of stranded turtles in New England, so the New England Aquarium reached out to other…
NOAA researchers discover two unexplored shipwrecks in the Gulf of Mexico
https://www.chron.com/life/article/NOAA-finds-two-unexplored-shipwreck-Gulf-of-Mexico-14252910.php
American Pocket Shark: New species of glow-in-the-dark shark found in Gulf of Mexico, identified by NOAA and Tulane University resesarchers
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-species-of-glow-in-the-dark-sharks-found-in-gulf-of-mexico/
Giant squid caught on video: How scientist Edie Widder did it
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/06/26/giant-squid-caught-video-how-scientist-edie-widder-did/1556616001/
3 men, 12-year-old boy rescued in the Gulf of Mexico
https://www.wptv.com/news/state/three/men/12/year/old/boy/%20rescued/in/the/gulf/of/mexico