Recovered Whales, Old Salmon Cans, Climate Change & Time

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Warner Bros. Discovery

Self-improvement, Science, Astronomy, Education

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🗓️ 17 May 2024

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Today, you’ll learn about some potential good news about whale populations, what decades-old cans of salmon can tell us about the health of the ocean, and how climate change is literally slowing down the world.

Recovered Whales

“Whale population recovers five years after hundreds washed up dead.” n.a. 2024.
“The gray whale die-off on West Coast is over, NOAA declares.” by Karen Garcia. 2024.
“Endangered Species Day Information.” Endangered Species Coalition. 2020.

Old Salmon Cans

“Decades-old Cans of Salmon Reveal Changes in Ocean Health.” by Rachel Nuwer. 2024.
“Opening a can of worms: Archived canned fish fillets reveal 40 years of change in parasite burden for four Alaskan salmon species.” by Natalie Mastick, et al. 2024.

Climate Change & Time

“Climate change is changing how we keep time.” by Carolyn Gramling. 2024.
“A global timekeeping problem postponed by global warming.” by Duncan Carr Agnew. 2024.
“50 years ago, timekeepers deployed the newly invented leap second.” by Cassie Martin. 2024.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Curiosity Daily from Discovery, the very best place to get smarter in just a few minutes.
0:09.7	My name is Nate.
0:10.7	Thanks so much for dropping in with us today you guys. My name is
0:13.1	Cali. Today you'll learn about some potential good news about whale
0:16.7	populations, what decades-old cans of salmon can tell us about the health of the
0:21.0	ocean, and how climate change is literally slowing down the world.
0:25.2	Let's get into it. Today is the 19th annual Endangered Species Day,
0:30.3	which is the day we focus on those creatures great and small that could use some help.
0:35.0	And in honor of that, I have some good news.
0:37.5	Researchers say that the unusual mortality event for gray whales that started in 2019 has ended. Not only that but
0:45.6	gray whales seem to be making a recovery in population numbers.
0:48.8	That's a great way to kick off Endangered Species Day. I remember this die off a few years ago wasn't that
0:54.5	when like hundreds of gray whales washed up on shores like around the globe?
0:59.4	You sound a little funny today, Nate, what's going on?
1:01.6	Yeah, I had a root canal this morning. Everything went great.
1:04.6	Before coming to the studio? Look, it's fine. So everything's all good, but yeah, part of part of my mouth is still just a little
1:12.4	numb, so I might have a little
1:14.7	bit of slurs here and there.
1:16.1	Sure, sure.
1:17.1	Can't quite say everything normal.
1:19.1	All right, well, yes, hundreds of gray whales are washing up on the shore, but not exactly across the globe, but close.
1:27.0	Nearly 700 dead gray whales washed up a shore along the west coast from Alaska to Mexico. It was pretty devastating. In 2016 the
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