Sentences with phrase «southern seas»

And at the same time, in the Antarctic the increasing rate of loss from the continent across the southern seas reflected in the increase extent of sea surface flow sourced on land is even more compelling evidence of Unnatural Normalized Trend in Climate.

Most importantly as the ACC shut the refrigerator door, sea ice began forming in the southern seas.

The paradox is that increasing temperatures have set in motion a chain of events in the southern seas that have the opposite effect.

With Japan's whale hunt in stormy southern seas wrapped for the season, the battle over efforts by a handful of countries to expand whale hunts has shifted to Iceland.

Smaller, heavier ships have to be used and they have to push through ice so they don't compete on fuel per container load with the giant container ships that plod the southern seas.

BEAST OF WINTER (Jul 2018): An ancient feud between eldritch powers goes unresolved in the southern seas, and only you can halt the mounting destruction.

This 15 - day cruise from Sydney to Auckland (or the reverse) sails the southern seas to charming ports offering a unique blend of European and Māori culture, as well as fascinating wildlife and picturesque settings.

It is now possible to fly over the passage and then cruise, avoiding the dark and moody waters of the southern seas.

The trail beyond Media Luna leads to Puntuda, an old splatter cone, and Cerro Crocker at the highest point of the island, with a wide vista of the southern seas and the town of Puerto Ayora.

Our Southern Jungles and Southern Seas Belize vacation package starts at the very special Hickatee Cottages, located just outside Punta Gorda Town in the southernmost Toledo District of Belize.

While this makes for great photo opportunities, other travelers who like to be more hands - on might opt for a whale watching tour in Oahu's southern seas — during the month of February, you're likely to catch a glimpse of a majestic kohola, or humpback whale, making its annual migration.

Gwen Reekie, author of Drums (Southern Seas Series)

Japan's whaling fleet last week departed for the southern seas for the first time since the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered the nation to halt its research whaling in March 2014.

Using data from previous field studies, the team estimates that the minerals and other nutrients released by giant Antarctic icebergs (those longer than 18 kilometers) trigger as much as 20 % of the CO2 absorption by life in the southern seas.

Then the UK and Argentina will be able to explore, exploit and protect the southern seas and the Antarctic from unscrupulous multinationals.

The peculiarities of 18s racing have, through the years, made for some colorful scenes in the southern seas.

To be sure Coach Waldorf has pared the deficit by 72 points but it may not help much when the Southern Seas see (no pun) U.S.C. (no pun, either) in the Rose Bowl.

He had to confront his rabid Southern California alumni group, the Southern Seas (pun on «C's»).

And there is perhaps not an island in these southern seas, amongst all those won for Christ, where similar acts of heroism on the part of converts can not be recited.»

One of the writers at the time whose name was Foigny, like Francis Bacon, placed his imaginary utopia on an island in the southern seas which he called Terra Australe.

Mechanized masses of men have invaded the southern seas, and up - to - date airfields have been permanently installed on what were until yesterday the poetically lost islands of Polynesia.

A recognized leader in animal care and conservation, Chicago's Shedd Aquarium announced today that it has welcomed a seven - week - old orphaned southern sea otter pup (Enhydra lutris nereis) to the aquarium as part of a collaborative partnership with Monterey Bay Aquarium — a leader in the conservation and rescue of the threatened marine mammal species.

That lusty cry can also lead rescuers to stranded pups, which was what helped save a week - old southern sea otter on Sept. 30 and started the odyssey of Pup 681 from a California beach to Shedd Aquarium.

Shedd Aquarium's newest rescued southern sea otter, Pup 719 is getting along «swimmingly» as she receives around - the - clock care in the Regenstein Sea Otter Nursery, and is enjoying a little «kelp» from her friends on the Shedd Aquarium animal care team.

Shedd Aquarium announced February 16 that it has welcomed a seven - week - old orphaned southern sea otter pup to the aquarium as part of a collaborative partnership with Monterey Bay Aquarium.

Previous studies suggest such eddies could carry warm water away from southern sea ice.

• In Antarctica, they are the plausible cause of sharp declines of southern sea lions and southern elephant seals.

Researchers stumbled upon a cone - shaped monument, approximately 230 feet in diameter, 39 feet high, and weighing an estimated 60,000 tons, while conducting a geophysical survey on the southern Sea of Galilee, reports Prof. Shmulik Marco of TAU's Department of Geophysics and Planetary Sciences.

Aladin and Micklin contend that rerouting the Amu Darya, the southern sea's primary tributary, to flow into the western or eastern portions of the sea could slow or stop the shrinkage.

Southern sea otters, also known as California sea otters, live in the waters along the California coastline and range from San Mateo County in the north to Santa Barbara County in the south.

The southern sea otter, which lacks blubber, has particularly dense fur, with approximately 1 million hairs per square inch (6.5 square centimeters), more than any other known animal.

«The real story here is that we probably need sea otters more than they need us, as they play key roles in the functioning and resiliency of kelp forest and estuarine ecosystems that provide a wide range of services to human societies,» said Dr. M Tim Tinker, a research scientist with the U.S. Geological Survey who is presenting an overview of the latest research on southern sea otters and is coauthor of several other new studies presented at the conference.

In a study of southern sea otters from coastal California, conducted between 1998 and 2004, a team of researches — including Jessup and Miller — found that 36 of 50 otters were infected with the Type X strain of T. gondii, one of at least four known strains.

Beluga whales, African penguins, southern sea otters, and our elusive giant Pacific octopus are just a few of the animals that call Cold Water Quest home

Southern sea otters are the smallest marine mammal in North America and the only exclusively marine member of the weasel family.

Southern Sea Otters This multi-tiered habitat provides three engaging vantage points from which you can glimpse our Southern sea otters.

Sick southern sea otters, a federally threatened species, have been getting stranded along the state's coast, and two have been brought to the Marin Headlands clinic for rehabilitation.

Yankee Doodle, a southern sea otter, hits the surf after he's released back to the ocean by volunteers from the Marine Mammal Center at Pillar Point Harbor in Half Moon Bay, Calif. on Tuesday Oct. 24, 2017.

September 1, 2017 Southern sea otter conservation efforts bolstered by new rehabilitation space at The Marine Mammal Center

More importantly, a portion of proceeds goes towards Georgia Aquarium's southern sea otter research and preservation initiatives.

The 8 - year - old southern sea otter was poisoned by exposure to toxic algae, likely after eating a batch of crabs.

The gallery's Southern sea otter exhibit has doubled in size and has been modified to include additional deck space for trainer - animal interactions.

In particular, we'd like to introduce you to Otto, an 8 - year - old southern sea otter, who is one lucky and resilient guy.

Interns are exposed to animal care and training activities primarily with beluga whales, and harbor seals with some possible exposure to Asian small clawed otters, African penguins and southern sea otters.

Where once there were next - to - no southern sea otters in California waters — fur traders hunted them to near - extinction in the 19th century — now there are some.

October 24, 2017 Southern sea otter released in Half Moon Bay after successful rehabilitation at The Marine Mammal Center

She chaired the Working Group on Marine Mammal Unusual Mortality Events for six years, served on U.S. recovery teams for the Hawaiian monk seal and southern sea otter, and currently is a member of the international recovery team for the vaquita (CIRVA).

Many southern sea - birds can be seen including the mighty albatross.

The area is also an important forage area for southern sea otters.

Immunomodulatory effects upon in vivo exposure of California sea lion and southern sea otter peripheral blood leukocytes to domoic acid.