Woman Swims Across Monterey Bay, CA in Record Time In a tremendous 13-hour endeavor, Catherine Breed made history by becoming the fastest woman to ever swim across the Monterey Bay. Departing on Monday evening from Santa Cruz, Breed swam 25 miles through the night, finally finishing this monstrous distance swim on Tuesday morning. “I couldn’t wait to sit down. I enjoyed parts of it, but I was really happy to […] Surf Spencer Cox | September 25, 2020 0 Comments
NOAA Issues La Niña Watch: 50-55% Chance of La Niña Developing in Fall and Lasting Through Winter Photos and text originally by Emily Becker on Climate.gov. ENSO is still in neutral, and likely to continue so through the summer. However, the 50-55% chance of La Niña developing in the fall and lasting through winter means NOAA has hoisted a La Niña Watch. What’s a Watch? I’ve been writing these blog posts for more than six years now, and the […] WeatherBrains | July 10, 2020 0 Comments
Climate Change May Already Be SuperCharging Tropical Storms Reports show that climate change could already be supercharging tropical storms. This was something that climatologists around the world believed would occur, but it was unclear how soon this would start happening. Scientists now believe they have found evidence of this occurring already. Not only do they believe that these storms are intensifying, but that they also could be helping […] Brains Ryan Flynn | June 29, 2020 0 Comments
From The Wide Space To The Deep Ocean Kathryn D. Sullivan at 68 years old has become the first person to walk through space and also reach the bottom of the ocean, with her arrival at Challenger Deep last week. More than 500 people have visited space, 65 of them women, and 8 people have reached Challenger Deep, at the bottom of the Mariana Trench in the Pacific […] Brains Sebastian Opazo | June 18, 2020 0 Comments
NOAA: Seeing Red Across The North Pacific Ocean Written by Michelle L’Heureux on Climate.gov The Pacific Ocean is throwing a bit of a temper tantrum these days, but it’s not where you think it might be. Often we focus on the tropical Pacific Ocean because it’s where ENSO takes center stage, but currently, temperature departures across the Tropics are pretty blah. Instead, for the past few months, it’s the North Pacific Ocean […] Weather WeatherBrains | October 25, 2019 0 Comments
Meet Wilson: The Pipe That’s Taking On The Great Pacific Garbage Patch The Ocean Cleanup Foundation has a new weapon in the fight against the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Meet Wilson, a 2000 ft long U shaped pipe that features a 10 foot net connected to its bottom side. Powered completely by waves, currents, and wind, Wilson is a new force to be reckoned with. Wilson is capable of collecting plastic of […] Brains Jason Ringenberg | October 26, 2018 0 Comments
5,500 Mile Swim To Raise Plastic Pollution Awareness Greg Obernesser | May 28, 2018 67 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
NOAA: El Nino Has Killed “The Blob” and the “Ridiculously Resilient Ridge” According to Earth Observatory, an unusually strong and persistent ridge of atmospheric high pressure emerged in the northeastern Pacific Ocean in 2013/14 – they named it the “Ridiculously Resilient Ridge” (RRR). This unusual ridge shutdown winds which stopped ocean upwelling, so no deep, cool water up came to the surface, which led to unusually warm surface water in that area of the […] Weather Chris Wallner | February 18, 2016 1 Comment
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