Orange Crops Squeezed by Cold Weather, Incurable Disease

Orange juice, an American breakfast table staple, may eventually become a rare treat if damaged crops continue to sour the citrus industry.  Read more.

Is Something Fishy Going On?

Hundreds of dead crabs and starfish have washed up on a Walney beach. The bizarre sight follows a number of other similar incidents in the UK and beyond. Walker Mike Quinn, of Piel View Grove, Barrow, made the discovery while strolling along a beach in South Walney on Monday. He said: “I noticed a few the other day but today the amount of starfish and young spawned mussels is unbelievable.  Read more.

 

Mysterious Bird Deaths Investigated Near Dacono, CO

Colorado is now on the list of states where birds are mysteriously dying.

CBS4 You Reporter Stacia Shane sent in pictures of dozens of dead birds she found on I-25.

The birds were found near Dacono.

More than one hundred birds were found and most of them were under trees.

Health investigators picked up the birds and will try to determine how they died.

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Dying Birds Stir Extinction Fears

Little penguins are dying in their hundreds, leading conservationists to fear they are starving as a result of the La Nina weather system. Other seabirds are washing up dead on beaches, raising concerns that species could become extinct if climate change causes extreme weather events to become more frequent.  Read more.

 

Dead Herring Wash Ashore on Second Beach in Cedar, BC

Another beach in Cedar has been found covered with hundreds of dead herring that washed ashore. The fish were found Monday near the beach house in Cedar-By-The-Sea, a short distance from the beach north of Boat Harbour where Will Meeks found a large number of dead herring on Friday.  Read  more.

 

Airlines Cancel Flights to Bali as Indonesia Volcano Erupts

Several airlines canceled flights to Indonesia’s top tourist destination island of Bali on Thursday because of volcano ash, an Indonesian government spokesman said. Mount Bromo, on eastern Java island and one of dozens of active volcanoes in the archipelago, started erupting in November. Ash from Mount Merapi, also on Java, disrupted flights in November. Read more.

 

Japan Raises Alert Following Volcano’s Biggest Eruption in 50 Years

A one-mile cordon was established around Shinmoedake on Mount Kirishima after it burst into life. Domestic flights have been cancelled, and raill lines and roads shut. Read more.

Mysterious Disease Kills 4,000 Camels in Pakistan

he University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) scientists have diagnosed the mysterious disease, which has caused death of 4,000 camels in Cholistan desert. According to the UVAS scientists the disease was identified and diagnosed at University Diagnostic Lab (UDL) of University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Lahore. People of Cholistan were worried due to the deaths of camels.  Read more.

Thousands of Dead Octopuses Wash Up on Portugal beach

Thousands of dead octopuses have washed up on a beach in northern Portugal, in what is being called an environmental disaster.  They cover a 5-mile stretch of Vila Nova de Gaia beach – no reason has yet been found for their appearance.  Read more.

 

Hundreds and Hundreds of Dead Fish in Jervis Bay, Australia

BC Sockeye Salmon Threatened by Mystery Virus

A four-year study headed by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has detailed a peculiar phenomenon in British Columbia’s waters: an unknown virus may be killing off large numbers of Fraser sockeye salmon.  In studying B.C.’s renowned Fraser River sockeye, DFO researchers tracked adult salmon in the ocean and river to determine if successful and unsuccessful spawners were physiologically distinguishable prior to reaching the Fraser River.  Read more.

Boat Harbour NFLD Residents Baffled by Arrival of Dead Seals, Fish

As many as 20 dead harp seals have washed ashore in Boat Harbour over the past couple of weeks, leaving perplexed locals scratching their heads as to the reasons why…

And it’s not just harp seals that have been swept into the harbour — hundreds of dead catfish have washed onto land, becoming entangled with the seaweed strewn along the shore.

A myriad of other marine life, like sea slugs, sea urchins and starfish have also perished in the past three weeks.

“I’ve never seen anything like it, b’y, in all my years,”  Woodward said Thursday, “It’s just unbelievable.”

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