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There are two populations of grey whales. A healthy population of about 22,000 whales inhabit the western coast of North America, migrating from Alaska to Baja California (where this whale was spotted) every year. An endangered population of about 130 whales roam the western Pacific, from Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula to the Korean Peninsula.
Photograph by Bates Littlehales, National Geographic

Grey Whale Spotted South of the Equator

05/15/2013by carylsue 1 Comment

GEOGRAPHY Grey Whale Spotted South of the Equator For the first time in recorded history, a grey whale has been seen in the Southern Hemisphere. The sighting, off the coast […]

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Sand tiger sharks are a vulnerable species that inhabit coastal zones on every continent except Antarctica. Despite their fearsome appearance, sand tiger sharks rarely attack people.
Photograph by Brian J. Skerry, National Geographic

Shark Attack!

05/06/2013by carylsue Leave a comment

ENVIRONMENT Shark Attack! People kill about 100 million sharks every year. (Actually, that number may be closer to 63 million. That’s right, 63 million.) Sharks kill about 12 people every […]

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Hurricane Sandy devastated New York and New Jersey in October 2012. Here, a wave crashes into a walking path near the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in Brooklyn.
Photograph by Henry Zhang

Unfinished FEMA Maps Put Flood Victims In Limbo

04/29/2013by carylsue Leave a comment

UNITED STATES Unfinished FEMA Maps Put Flood Victims In Limbo Superstorm Sandy pummeled the East Coast six months ago, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was there, finding people […]

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Kerry Supports Creation of Antarctic MPA

03/20/2013by carylsue Leave a comment

ENVIRONMENT Kerry Supports Creation of Antarctic MPA Calling himself a “child of the ocean,” U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry voiced his strong support for the creation of a marine […]

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