Unusual Mortality Event by Alisa Schulman-Janiger | Mar 31, 2022 | Census count, Home Page Blog Post, Science Gray whales are dying along the Pacific coast: the warming Arctic may be to blame. An extraordinarily comprehensive, multimedia investigation into what may be causing the 2019-2022 Gray Whale Unusual Mortality Event that has documented over 500 stranded gray whales, from Alaska to Mexico. It covers multiple aspects of their natural history and interviews with scientists, from Arctic feeding areas (shift from benthic feeding on amphipods to pelagic feeding on krill) to migration route observations (including our ACS-LA Gray Whale Census and Behavior Project at Point Vicente) to their Baja breeding and nursery lagoons. This outstanding story by CNN’s Daniel Wolfe is part of the Pulitzer Center’s nationwide Connected Coastlines reporting initiative. A MUST READ! http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/03/climate/gray-whale-pacific-arctic-climate-change/
