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Whale safety research planned near East Coast wind farms

As dead whales continue to wash ashore on the U.S. East Coast, officials and academics in New Jersey, New York and elsewhere are planning a wide array of monitoring and research aimed at preventing harm to the animals during construction and operation of offshore wind farms

The Independent UK

Right spreading misinfo on wind power

Protests about wind farms killing whales seem to be more about stopping renewable energy than protecting whales

Salon

Dead whales on the east coast fuel misinformation about offshore wind development

Experts don't know what's behind the years-long trend of whale deaths. But there's no evidence connecting the deaths to offshore wind development, which is less noisy than fossil fuel exploration.

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A whacked-out winter: Early birds, flowers, coho, crawlers & ticks; a dearth of ice

Early bird movements, early popping of flowers, early move north by coho, early night crawlers and early ticks along with a historic lack of ice are part of whacked-out winter.

Chicago Sun-Times

Record warmth envelops Mid-Atlantic during snowless winter

In Washington, Baltimore and other parts of the Mid-Atlanic, record warmth brings an uneasiness.

Axios

The Most Underrated Sci-Fi Movie on HBO Max Reveals a Controversial Branch of Pseudoscience

Climate change is making extreme rainfall more likely — and Weathering with You proposes a bizarre solution with roots in real-life technology.

Inverse

Bureau of Meteorology considering change to El Niño and La Niña definitions

The Bureau of Meteorology is in discussions with international atmospheric agencies to overhaul how La Niña and El Niño are defined, potentially rewriting the record books of global weather history.

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An unusually high number of whales are washing up on U.S. beaches

The unexpected deaths are hitting humpbacks and North Atlantic right whales on the East Coast and gray whales on the West Coast — populations that were already under watch.

WEKU

Meteorologists are dutifully tracking the location of the Chinese balloon

While U.S. and Chinese officials are giving conflicting narratives over the balloon's purpose, it poses no safety threat to civilians. But that hasn't stopped people from tracking its route.

WEKU

How do you track an atmospheric river? Climb aboard this reconnaissance jet

OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN — The interior of the plane looked like a cross between a private luxury jet and a space mission control room.

Los Angeles Times

Punxsutawney Phil has an exceptional track record

The groundhog doesn't miss.

Axios

Groundhog Day's astronomical roots

Groundhog Day is what's known in astronomy as a "cross-quarter day." Here's what that means

Salon

Vessel strike blamed for humpback whale's death in New York

Authorities say a humpback whale that washed ashore on a New York beach this week was likely killed by a vessel

The Independent UK

House Science Committee chair looks to make NOAA an independent agency

NOAA has always been an awkward fit in the Department of Commerce.

Axios

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Roll Call

At 'fun' House Science, Lucas sees CHIPS aid as potential model for AI, quantum computing - Roll Call

Rep. Lucas, the House Science chair, says success with funding for semiconductors could mean big investments for AI, quantum computing.

The Independent UK

Feds deny emergency call to slow ships, ease whale strikes

The U.S. government has denied a request from a group of environmental organizations to immediately apply proposed ship-speed restrictions in an effort to save a vanishing species of whale

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Whales navigate a perilous route off the NJ Shore

At any given time, 50 or more vessels, ranging from massive cargo ships to small fishing boats, are motoring off New Jersey's 127-mile coast from New York to Delaware.

The Independent UK

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

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Zenger

January Tornadoes Are ‘uncommon’ But Not Unheard Of

For many people, January conjures up images of snowy landscapes because it marks the beginning of the meteorological winter

The Independent UK

Feds: Offshore wind not to blame for East Coast whale deaths

Federal environmental and energy officials say there is no evidence that work done by the offshore wind power industry is killing whales in the northeastern U.S. On Wednesday, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management addressed the controversy surrounding a spate of whale deaths…

The Independent UK

Terror on Hawaii beaches as more than 150 people are stung by jellyfish in a single day

While human deaths from jellyfish are rare, those poisoned may “experience paralysis, cardiac arrest, and even death, all within a few minutes of being stung,” NOAA says

Inverse

Pentagon UAP Report: The DoD has investigated more than 500 UFO cases

The AARO continues its investigations of unidentified aerial phenomena across government agencies.

ABC News

Ongoing flood threat to most of Australia shows La Niña weakening but not yet finished

Australia remains in the grip of wet weather as the La Niña pattern lingers, but early forecasts predicting a rapid shift to El Niño are premature writes ABC meteorologist Tom Saunders.

The Texas Tribune

Environmentalists push for tougher oil and gas restrictions to protect rare whale in Gulf of Mexico

Environmental scientists say Rice’s whale, discovered in 2021, faces extinction unless the federal government sets tougher restrictions on oil and gas activities in the gulf.

WEKU

First orca whale to be stranded in southeast U.S. in decades showed signs of illness

A killer whale more than 20 feet long died after beaching itself in Palm Coast, Fla. This is the third known orca to be stranded in the southeastern U.S. and the first since 1956, an official says.

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