Sick and dead animals – Seabirds, sea lions, dolphins
-8883- May 31, 2017 | Alarming mass die-off on California beaches — “Extremely high” number of sick and dead animals — Seabirds, sea lions, dolphins affected — Experts: Never seen this many sick birds — “How many have to die before somebody cares?” (VIDEOS) here
California to Alaska: Die-off of seabirds underway
-8727- Oct 15, 2015 | “Mind-blowing” die-off of seabirds underway from California to Alaska — Experts: “This is unprecedented… Worst I’ve ever seen… Why they’re dying, I’m still baffled” — “Every bird we’re seeing is starving to death… Basically withering away” — “Catastrophic molting” due to unknown cause (VIDEO) here
10 giant whales found dead in Pacific – Mass die-off of walruses & seabirds nearby
-8661- Jun 20, 2015 | 10 giant whales found dead in Pacific off U.S. coast — Victims of ‘mysterious affliction’ — Mass die-off of walruses and seabirds reported nearby — Experts: “Something out of the ordinary is happening” — “Really perplexing… We’re at a loss… Maybe whales ran into a toxin” (AUDIO) here
100,000s of seabirds in nest area missing – Baby seals dying after mothers lead them to cliff edge
-8607a- Apr 10, 2015 | Officials: “Such a bizarre thing” off California coast — “We’re seeing multiple aborted fetuses every day” — 100,000s of seabirds that nest in area now missing… “Huge, unprecedented die-off like we’ve never seen” — Many baby seals dying after mothers led them to a cliff edge… “Brutal to watch” (AUDIO) here
Mass-mortality events in marine world
-8548- Jan 25, 2015 | “One of largest mass die-offs of seabirds ever recorded” now underway on West Coast — Gov’t: “I’ve never seen anything like this, ever” — Experts: “Just massive, massive, unprecedented” … “Strong possibility of it escalating to affect other species” — “Significant uptick in mass-mortality events in marine world” here
Mass starvation of seabirds – species die-off unsettling
-8543- Jan 20, 2015 | TV: “It’s like a scene from a horror movie” along West Coast — “We’re seeing all sorts of mysterious goings-on” — “There is no food out there” — Scientists can’t figure out why there’s mass starvation of seabirds — “This is a really serious thing” — “A species die-off is always unsettling” (VIDEO) here
Sardine crash shakes ecosystem – Seabirds starve
-6888- Jan 5, 2014 | L.A. Times: Alarming West Coast sardine crash likely radiating through ecosystem — Experts warn marine mammals and seabirds are starving , may suffer for years to come — Boats return without a single fish — Monterey Bay: Hard to resist idea that humpback whales are trying to tell us something here
Die-off of Alaska seabirds – Head flopped backward, appeared to have seizure, then dropped dead
-6804- Dec 12, 2013 | Large die-off of Alaska seabirds from disease never found before in state history — Official: It’s super, super common… except it’s first time — Hundreds dead per km²; Continued to wash ashore — ‘Relatively’ natural; Witness: Head flopped backward, appeared to have seizure, then dropped dead (AUDIO) here
Sea creatures wash up dead on West Coast – large numbers getting sick & dying
-8884- Jun 13, 2017 | TV: Huge number of sea creatures washing up dead along West Coast — “It’s a crisis all along Southern California… large numbers getting sick and dying” (VIDEO) here
Massive die-offs in Pacific Ocean – No fish out there, anywhere, over very large area – Where's their food?
-8859- Mar 16, 2017 | Massive die-offs reported in Pacific Ocean — Officials: “ No fish out there, anywhere, over a very large area ”… “What’s happening? Where’s their food?” — “Alarming… Frightening… Total failure in reproduction… Like nothing we’ve ever observed before” (VIDEO) here
California to Alaska: Die-off of sea creatures – Food chains continue to collapse – Mass starvation events – "I was doing nothing but counting dead animals”
-8831- Jan 12, 2017 | Massive die-off of sea creatures from California to Alaska — Animals starving as food chains continue to collapse — Mass starvation events plague West Coast — Scientist: “Felt like I was doing nothing but counting dead animals” — TV: Deaths really quite troubling (VIDEO) here
Alarm over what’s happening in ocean – Beaches full of bodies – Countless carcasses
-8796- Mar 29, 2016 | “Mind Blowing”: Die-off in Pacific far worse than anything ever seen before — Expert: Alarm over what’s happening in ocean — Deaths puzzling gov’t scientists, “I’ve never heard of such a thing anywhere in world” — Reports: Beaches full of bodies… Countless carcasses — Official: We want to know if it’s related to Fukushima (VIDEO) here
Bird die-off “biggest ever recorded” – Stomachs completely empty
-8769- Feb 4, 2016 | Scientists: West Coast bird die-off “is biggest ever recorded” — Stomachs completely empty — “Staggering… Alarming… Unheard of… Never seen anything like it” — “Unprecedented in size, scope, duration” — “Deaths could reach many hundreds of thousands” — “A host of other freakish phenomena” (VIDEO) here
Carcasses litter beaches for miles
-8761- Jan 13, 2016 | TV: “Carcasses littering beaches for miles” — “Complete reproductive failure” — “Horrifying… Horrid… Mind-boggling… Off the charts” — Unprecedented die-off “has potential to be biggest mortality event in state history” — “The most extreme I’ve ever seen” (VIDEOS) here
Pacific Ocean is Dying – animal die-offs: Elephant in room is Fukushima nuclear industry radiation
-8729- Oct 20, 2015 | Former U.S. Gov’t Official: “The elephant in the room is Fukushima radiation” when it comes to Pacific Ocean animal die-offs… elephant in the room is Fukushima radiation” when it comes to Pacific Ocean animal die-offs… Media’s silence is deafening — Mentions coverage by ENENews here
Hundreds of millions of sea stars dead
-8712- Sep 15, 2015 | TV: Massacre along West Coast continues — Alarming, bleak situation as disease re-emerges — Hundreds of millions of sea stars estimated dead — Changes in cellular matrix observed, “a lot of interesting genes being found” — Other sea life disappearing as tidepool communities ‘shift’ (VIDEO) here
1,500% normal death rate in whales off West Coast
-8702- Aug 24, 2015 | “Horrific environmental mystery… Everyone’s freaked out”: 1,500% normal death rate in whales off West Coast — Gov’t declares unprecedented Unusual Mortality Event — Scientists alarmed, ‘no idea’ what’s happening — Expert: “It’s all going to cascade up to us” — Other die-offs being reported (VIDEOS) here
Dead whales: Mysterious die-off in Pacific continues
-8675- Jul 12, 2015 | TV: U.S. scientists testing for radiation in dead whales as mysterious die-off in Pacific continues — Now 14 carcasses reported, expert warns “death toll could still rise” — “Whales may have consumed something toxic… trying to find an explanation for this unusual event” (VIDEO) here
Fish washing up “extremely poisonous” – Coastal communities in grave danger
-8657- Jun 16, 2015 | Gov’t: “This is unprecedented in extent and magnitude”… toxic bloom may stretch from Calif. to Alaska — Largest event ever recorded? — Official: “It’s new territory… we’ve never had to close essentially half our coast” — Fish washing up “extremely poisonous” — “Serious concern for coastal communities” here
Birds in bad condition
-8655- Jun 11, 2015 | Senior Scientist: “Birds in bad condition” off West Coast — Zero babies survive on islands, usually over 15,000 — “Extremely poor” breeding success… they didn’t even try — Before and after photos show beaches deserted (VIDEO) here
Seafloor littered with dead fish – washing up “as far as I could see”
-8647- Jun 02, 2015 | TV: Scientists warning of mass die-off along California coast — Official: Seafloor littered with dead fish, washing up “as far as I could see” — Toxin has spread all up and down West Coast — Experts: “Very, very unusual… Really extraordinary” (VIDEO) here
13 baby gray whales and 55 dolphins found dead – Corpses of sea lions, birds, sea turtles decomposing –Rash of dead humpback whales in Oregon –
Apr 03, 2015 | 13 baby gray whales and 55 dolphins found dead on West Coast — “Rash of dead humpback whales in Oregon” — “Corpses of sea lions, birds, sea turtles decomposing” — Mysterious deaths probed by gov’t — “Fear for whales encountering ‘radiation hot spots’…Volunteers trained about dangers of radiation” (VIDEO) here
Disease outbreak on U.S. West Coast is largest ever seen in any population of animals – Tens of millions dead – scientists believe radiation from Fukushima to blame
Mar 14, 2015 | Expert: Disease outbreak on U.S. West Coast is largest ever seen in any population of animals — Tens of millions dead — Official: Gov’t needs to declare emergency before extinction occurs — Many scientists believed radiation from Fukushima to blame (VIDEO) here
Sea creatures sick, dying, disappearing at alarming rate on Pacific coast – Ocean life faces mass extinction – Some wonder: is it fallout from Fukushima?
Jan 18, 2015 | “Sea creatures sick, dying or disappearing at alarming rate all along Pacific coast… Some wonder if it’s fallout from Fukushima” — New York Times: “Ocean Life Faces Mass Extinction” — Study: “We may be on precipice of major extinction event” in marine wildlife (VIDEO) here
Fukushima radiation major threat to survival of baby birds – radioactive material biomagnifies in food chain
Sep 18, 2014 | Fukushima radiation a “major threat” to survival of baby birds — “Immediate and worrisome” impacts on marine wildlife discussed — More damage as radioactive material biomagnifies in food chain here
Birds falling from sky, sea lions convulsing – Heart lesions, severe shrinking in brain, nervous system failure
May 3, 2014 | ‘Marine Mystery’ in California: “Toxic outbreak threatening marine life” — Birds falling from sky, sea lions convulsing — “Worst they’ve ever seen” — Toxin hits record level, almost 1,000% above gov’t limit — Heart lesions, severe shrinking in part of brain, nervous system failure (VIDEO) here
Record level of sick or injured California seals & sea lions turning up – severely malnourished
Apr 18, 2014 | NBC: Record level of sick or injured California seals and sea lions turning up — “The numbers are extraordinary” — “Scientists worried… The worst kind of perfect storm” — Pups should be weighing 2 or 3 times as much, “severely malnourished” (VIDEO) here
Months of uncontrolled radioactive releases from Fukushima a problem for Pacific, radionuclides building up in food chain
Feb 04, 2014 | Marine Expert on MSNBC: Months of uncontrolled radioactive releases from Fukushima a problem for Pacific, radionuclides building up in food chain — Health threat to Americans not likely if leaks ended soon after 3/11 (VIDEO) here
Killer whales - Only baby born in 2013 died – Just two born in 2012
Jan 22, 2014 | TV: Problems with killer whales local to West Coast — Only baby born in 2013 died — Just two born in 2012 — Depleted fish supply blamed here
Sardines vanish
Jan 14, 2014 | “They’re All Gone”: Shock as sardines vanish off California — Fishermen didn’t find a single one all summer — Scientist: This is about the entire Pacific coast… Canada, Mexico, U.S. — NOAA: We don’t know why; The young aren’t surviving here
Plutonium & uranium suspected of spreading through food chain – Terrifying: Pacific ecosystem has collapsed since Fukushima
Jan 8, 2014 | Radiation Expert: It’s terrifying how Pacific ecosystem has collapsed since Fukushima — Plutonium and uranium suspected of spreading through food chain (VIDEO) here
Whales in record numbers display unusual behavior – Problems in Pacific could bring sea life to area
Dec 21, 2013 | “Unprecedented activity” near Canada’s West Coast: Whales in record numbers, displaying highly unusual behavior — Expert: Problems in Pacific could be bringing sea life to area; “Something’s amiss out there” here
Expansive ‘death zone’ of birds on Alaska island, thousands wash ashore – Radiation on back of mind
Nov 27, 2013 | Expansive ‘death zone’ of birds on Alaska island, thousands wash ashore — Resident: Radiation’s always on the backs of our minds — Samples sent to lab for testing — Reporter: ‘Facebook alarmists’ fear Fukushima to blame here
Possibility of radioactive contamination raises public health concerns – Tuna – Turtles, sharks, birds too?
May 30, 2012 | Full California Tuna Study Now Online: Possibility of radioactive contamination raises public health concerns — Spent less than a month in waters near Japan — Turtles, sharks, birds also at risk? here
Fukushima contamination carried to shores of U.S. — Radioactive tuna caught off San Diego
May 28, 2012 | Fukushima contamination carried to shores of U.S. — Radioactive tuna caught off San Diego coast — “We were frankly kind of startled” says scientist here
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