Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:32:55 EDT Ocean Today http://www2.nos.noaa.gov/oceannewskiosk/ NOS RSS feed to support Ocean Today kiosks Mike.Shelby@noaa.gov http://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html en-us Mike.Shelby@noaa.gov NOAA Logo Guatemalan authorities blamed El Nino for the nation's worst drought in 30 years (PhysOrg.com) http://www.physorg.com/news177921078.html Guatemalan authorities blamed El Nino for the nation's worst drought in 30 years (PhysOrg.com) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:21:05 EST Mike.Shelby@noaa.gov Cigarette butts have been found to be toxic to saltwater and freshwater fish (SeaWeb.org) http://news.discovery.com/earth/cigarette-butts-tobacco-fish.html Cigarette butts have been found to be toxic to saltwater and freshwater fish (SeaWeb.org) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:05:01 EST Mike.Shelby@noaa.gov Melting of the Arctic sea ice due to global warming is diluting surface waters and endangering some species of shellfish (ENN.com) http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/40734 Melting of the Arctic sea ice due to global warming is diluting surface waters and endangering some species of shellfish (ENN.com) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:03:01 EST Mike.Shelby@noaa.gov Oceans' uptake of human-made carbon may be slowing (ScienceDaily.com) http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091118143211.htm Oceans' uptake of human-made carbon may be slowing (ScienceDaily.com) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:01:02 EST Mike.Shelby@noaa.gov Australian pilot forced to bring an emergency medical flight down in shark-infested waters, hailed a hero, all aboard escaped unharmed. (Ocean.com) http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iHZUhUAUY3SopkXaUcAXyrhAFflA Australian pilot forced to bring an emergency medical flight down in shark-infested waters, hailed a hero, all aboard escaped unharmed. (Ocean.com) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:59:01 EST Mike.Shelby@noaa.gov Environmental groups have welcomed the news a ban has been placed on deepwater gillnet fishing on the high seas in the southern Pacific Ocean (SeaWeb.org) http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/11/17/2745246.htm Environmental groups have welcomed the news a ban has been placed on deepwater gillnet fishing on the high seas in the southern Pacific Ocean (SeaWeb.org) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:36:01 EST Mike.Shelby@noaa.gov Fourteen nations are collaborating with the common goal of obtaining samples of core ice from the Eemian Period, which was the last interglacial period, about 120,000 years ago. (LiveScience.com) http://www.livescience.com/culture/091118-sl-white.html Fourteen nations are collaborating with the common goal of obtaining samples of core ice from the Eemian Period, which was the last interglacial period, about 120,000 years ago. (LiveScience.com) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:35:03 EST Mike.Shelby@noaa.gov Strange worms discovered eating dead whales (LiveScience.com) http://www.livescience.com/animals/091117-boneworms-species.html Strange worms discovered eating dead whales (LiveScience.com) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:34:01 EST Mike.Shelby@noaa.gov A new study finds that a species of sea star stays cool using a strategy never before seen in the animal kingdom (ScienceDaily.com) http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091117161127.htm A new study finds that a species of sea star stays cool using a strategy never before seen in the animal kingdom (ScienceDaily.com) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:32:01 EST Mike.Shelby@noaa.gov Did you know sharks have six senses, sight, smell, taste, touch, and hearing, and sharks can sense magnetic fields through electroreceptors (EarthGauge.com) http://www.earthgauge.net/category/gulf-of-mexico/ocean-facts/page/2 Did you know sharks have six senses, sight, smell, taste, touch, and hearing, and sharks can sense magnetic fields through electroreceptors (EarthGauge.com) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:01:00 EST Mike.Shelby@noaa.gov