North Pacific Marine Heatwave Raises Concerns Among Some Alaskan Scientists
A marine heatwave that started this summer in the North Pacific is raising alarms for some researchers in The Last Frontier.
According to information from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Southern Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska and Western Aleutians have hit moderate heatwave intensity this year, while the Central and Eastern Aleutian have gone a step up and seen a strong heatwave intensity.
While this kind of thing happens periodically, Rick Steiner, retired professor of marine conservation at the...
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