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Is Climate Change To Blame for These Blooming Pink Nudibranchs?

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 01.31.2015 16:24 PM

While they be fun to look at, a new sight in northern California tide pools are causing quite a bit of concern as the shades of oceanic blue are filled with one-inch blotches of hot pink. The culprits, known as Hopkin’s Rose Nudibranch (Okenia rosacea), are sea slugs common to the warmer waters of southern California. But as water temperatures shift, researchers fear that their migration further up the coast may be a sign of what’s to come.

Corals Hint At Global Warming Spike―What Climate Change Is Doing Now

12.22.2014 21:37 PM

Coral reefs are dying-off, in front of our very eyes. And they're the "canaries in the mines" for our terrestrial well-being.

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