Unusual debris found on beach

Some tourists have canceled summer trips and lawmakers on Tobago have termed the sargassum invasion a “natural disaster.”

Algal blooms threaten the economies of the globe’s most tourism dependent nations, scuttle holidays plans and give climate scientists more to worry about

A species of invasive seaweed is becoming very abundant and displacing native species.

Causing muted tidal influence

Not a single humpback whale was seen in the Salish Sea for nearly a hundred years

The so-called 'warm blob' of water in the North Pacific has brought unusual plankton, which lack the nutrients wild salmon and other marine animals count on.

Scientists first caught on to the strange event when they found thousands of purple sea urchins and other organisms dead in their laboratory tanks.

Photos and observations of the sheen thought to be caused by a fuel leak in the village of Shishmaref.

Around Isla Todos Santos, a massive Giant Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) bed die-off was observed, which may be linked to the 2015-2016 El Niño event.

Warm water threatens marine habitats off the coast of BC

Last year, 2014, was the hottest year ever recorded on Earth. Unlike other worldwide problems from which Canadians might feel relatively safe and isolated, but Canada is actually ground zero of global climate.

Warm weather has made for unsafe traveling conditions, including a snowmachine race.