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Sea Dragon ride on Santa Monica Pier swings into retirement

LOS ANGELES — For nearly 27 years, the green Sea Dragon ride swung back and forth on the Santa Monica Pier, but on March 2, the 6,000-pound two-headed metal beast took its last ride 250 feet over the Pacific Ocean.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 13, 2023

As Biden weighs the Willow oil project, he blocks other Alaska drilling

The move to limit oil drilling in 16 million acres in Alaska and the Arctic Ocean comes as regulators prepare to decide on the Willow project, a controversial plan pushed by ConocoPhillips.

WEKU · Mar 13, 2023

8 reported dead after suspected smuggling boat capsizes off San Diego beach

SAN DIEGO — A suspected smuggling boat capsized in the ocean off Black’s Beach in the Torrey Pines area late Saturday, dumping eight to 10 people into the water, eight of whom died, officials said.

Tribune News Service · Mar 12, 2023

Alarm as plastic pollution of oceans reaches unprecedented levels

Plastic pollution of the world's oceans has reached "unprecedented levels" over the past 15 years, according to a new scientific study. The authors are calling for a legally binding international treaty to stop the harmful waste.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 10, 2023

How a Korean American found healing by retracing the first Korean immigrants' ocean voyage

In the sailing yacht's cramped living area, nearly 20 sticky notes reminded Jin Woo Nam and his crew of the tasks ahead — buffing and waxing, applying a special paint to prevent barnacles from sticking, fixing a leaky water heater.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 10, 2023

Bob Brown Foundation, Sea Shepherd Global say krill super trawlers 'ploughing' through whale pods

Two environmental groups are calling for krill fishing to be outlawed, saying super trawlers are endangering pods of whales in the Southern Ocean.

ABC News · Mar 10, 2023

La Niña’s three-year reign across Australia finally ends, promising drier, hotter weather

After three, long, wet and cool years, La Niña's demise is confirmed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, meaning hotter, drier times should be ahead for the country.

ABC News · Mar 9, 2023

It’s Over: NOAA Declares Official End To La Nina

On Thursday, NOAA's Climate Prediction Center (CPC) announced an end to the protracted La Nina weather pattern. 

Zenger · Mar 9, 2023

The Guardian view on the UN ocean treaty: arriving just in time

Editorial: A new legal order in the high seas must prevent marine riches from being monopolised or privatised

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2023

La Niña, which worsens Atlantic hurricanes and Western droughts, is gone

The cooling in the Pacific Ocean has gone on for three years. Its end is usually good news for the U.S. and other parts of the world, including drought-stricken northeast Africa, scientists said.

WEKU · Mar 9, 2023