East coast braces for severe flooding as weekend snowstorm approaches
The winter storm that caused damage during the night along the Gulf Coast has deepened and has started to spread heavy rain, freezing rain, sleet and snow northward into the Mid-Atlantic region. A coastal flood warning has been issued for Delaware, New Jersey and the southern coast of Long Island.
Ocean species mix as sea ice melts, with unknown consequences
Melting Arctic ice is opening up new passage ways for birds and marine species traveling to uncharted waters. A marine biologist with the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History, and his colleagues compiled a list of the marine birds and mammals that have been spotted in the wrong ocean.