CITIES SINKING OR SEA LEVELS RISING? : JAKARTA BEING EFFECTED THE MOST

If you click on the label Sunken Cities, you can read past posts about some of the cities that sunk long ago.  Today's cities are both sinking because the weight of building is compressing soil and being flooded because the sea levels are rising! 

DAILY MAIL SCIENCE : STUDY DETECTS WHICH CITIES WILL SINK

Excerpt: Between rising seas and sinking land, heavily urbanised areas of coast experience a relative sea level increase of about 6mm per year on average.

That is three times more than the global average for relative sea level rise, which stands at 2.1mm per year.

Likewise, land subsidence roughly doubles the absolute sea–level rise of 3.15mm per year, which measures the actual increase in volume and height of the ocean.

Lead researcher Dr Julius Oelsmann, of Technical University of Munich, says that this can 'significantly amplify the effects of climate–driven sea–level rise'.

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 Check out that map.  Is your city on it?

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Excerpt: Countries where relative sea levels are rising the fastest include Thailand, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Egypt, China, and Indonesia, where the ocean is getting seven to 10 millimetres higher each year.

The US, the Netherlands, and Italy also experience exceptionally rapid increases, with relative sea levels rising by around four to 5mm per year.

THE GULLS

 

PERFIDIA : THE VENTURES

PARROT FISH

ENDANGERED SEA SPECIES OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN : NOAA REPORTS : SEA TURTLES, STURGEON, CORALS,

FISHERIES NOAA : SOUTHERN ATLANTIC ENDANGERED SPECIES

Green sea turtle, Kemp's Ridley sea turtle, Leatherback sea turtle, Loggerhead sea turtle, Hawsbill sea turtle, Smalltooth sawfish, Shortnose sturgeon, Atlantic sturgeon, Nassau grouper, Oceanic whitetip shark, Giant manta ray, Queen conche, Elkhorn coral, Staghorn coral, Boulder star coral...

SAMS CLIMATE CHANGE STUDY : ATLANTIC OCEAN CURRENTS : NO CLEAR SIGNAL THAT THE AMOC IS WEAKENING AT THE SUB-POLAR LATITUTE

Marine scientists in Scotland have helped to develop the most comprehensive view yet of how large-scale north Atlantic currents that dictate our climate may be changing.

EXCERPT: Oceanographers across the world have long hypothesized that the AMOC could be weakening because of climate change, a view partly supported by a sub-tropical array of moorings known as RAPID, which has been in place since 2004. Because AMOC transports heat northwards from the tropics, a weakening, or complete collapse, of this ocean system could potentially plunge western Europe into freezing temperatures more commonly associated with higher latitudes such as Greenland and Siberia.

Project lead Dr. Neil Fraser of SAMS said SCOTIA had shown no clear signal that the AMOC was weakening at sub-polar latitude, but added this did not necessarily mean there was no overall weakening over a longer period of time. "The creation of the SCOTIA array and the methods we used to gather this data mean we are a step closer to answering one of the biggest questions in ocean science: is the AMOC weakening? It will allow us to effectively keep our finger on the pulse of the AMOC to give us the best chance of detecting a weakening or collapse."

100 MILLION YEARS AGO GIANT OCTOPUS - UP TO 62 FEET LONG - WERE PREDATORS IN THE OCEANS

CNN : GIANT OCTOPUS FOSSIL : TOP PREDATORS 100 MILLION YEARS AGO

Excerpt: Giant octopuses measuring up to 62 feet (19 meters) in length were among the top ocean predators around 100 million years ago, according to new research that uncovered rare fossils hidden within solid rock.

Remarkably well-preserved specimens of the octopuses’ powerful jaws show signs of intense wear from crushing hard prey including shells and bones, a study published in the journal Science on Thursday reports.

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Take a look at the photo of the fossil as well as artist interpretations of these giant octopus!  These were way bigger than today's giant squid!

FEELS LIKE SUMMER : CHILDISH GAMBINO

OCTOPUS? WHAT IS THE PLURAL OF OCTOPUS

 I challenge you to look this one up!

HE TAUGHT AN OCTOPUS TO PLAY THE HAMMER PIANO !?! IS THIS A DELICIOUS FICTION OR NOT?

 Hello my dear readers....  What do YOU think of this?

THE GOLD ORB : SCIENTISTS FIGURE OUT WHAT THIS BLOB IT IS!

NOAA : SCIENTISTS IDENTIFY MYSTERIOUS GOLD ORB

Excerpt: Scientists with NOAA Fisheries and the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History used an integrative taxonomic approach combining a study of its physical structure with genetic analysis to identify the object. Initial examination found the object lacked typical animal anatomy but was a fibrous material with a layered surface packed with cnidocytes (stinging cells), suggesting it was a cnidarian (like corals or anemones). National Systematics Lab scientist Abigail Reft identified the cells as spirocysts, which are limited to the Hexacorallia group of cnidarians. The team also examined a similar specimen collected in 2021 during an expedition on Schmidt Ocean Institute’s Research Vessel Falkor and found similar cnidocysts.

SO MANY KINDS OF SHARKS!