Category Archives: Saving Oceans

Nonprofit group trying to save right whales chooses Attleboro for it forests

ATTLEBORO — An environmental group is hoping the city will help its efforts to save the right whales — by planting a forest or two. The Ocean River Institute recently visited Attleboro because, when contacting eight cities to discuss planting what are called Miyawaki forests, Attleboro was the most responsive. They found two potential sites…

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Why the Gulf of Maine Surface Ocean Waters are Warming Faster than Elsewhere

None of us are strangers to the reports of the Gulf of Maine heating 97% faster than the world’s oceans. However, the actual reasons for this can be lost in the constant headlines about global warming and rising greenhouse gases. To explain this extraordinary phenomenon, let’s look closely at four factors: surface seawater temperatures, heat…

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Greenland’s menacing meltwater and how a story saves us from climate change with more green lands

“Greenland lost a record amount of ice during an extra warm 2019, with the melt massive enough to cover California in more than four feet (1.25 meters) of water.” This report was alarming for many who relied on experts’ findings, particularly regarding climate change. It was not scary for those who paid attention in Geography…

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