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The image shows a group of pelicans perched on a rocky cliff. The cliff has a layered appearance with shades of brown and beige, suggesting sedimentary rock formations. The pelicans are gathered closely together, with some standing and others sitting. The background features a steep, sandy, and rocky terrain, indicating a coastal or desert-like environment. The pelicans have grayish feathers with white heads and long beaks. The scene appears to be in a natural, undisturbed setting.
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Scientists fear seabird die-off as El Niño looms: ‘We don’t know how bad this will get’

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/01/el-nino-birds-california Many seabirds are starving to death as a marine heat wave lingers off California and fish seek deeper, cooler waters. Within minutes of walking on a San Diego beach, marine ornithologist Tammy Russell found the feathered carcasses – one after another. Some were mixed in with washed up kelp. Others were under rocks. Each month, scientists and volunteers conduct surveys of dead seabirds and … Continue reading Scientists fear seabird die-off as El Niño looms: ‘We don’t know how bad this will get’

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California’s Early June Heat Wave Cooked Coastal Mussels in Place

Bodega Marine Reserve research coordinator Jackie Sones has worked in or walked on the rocky shores of the North Coast almost every day for the last 15 years. But while she was surveying the reserve for sea stars in mid-June, she saw something new: strips of bleached algae draped across the rocks, like frost, and a swath of dead mussels, hundreds or maybe thousands of them, … Continue reading California’s Early June Heat Wave Cooked Coastal Mussels in Place

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