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NOAA launched four autonomous Saildrone Explorers near Honolulu to monitor an unprecedented El Niño event. With sea surface temperatures at record highs, the five-month mission aims to collect data on how climate patterns form in a warming world.
The article reports on the dramatic decline in gray whale sightings near Port Orford, Southern Oregon, linking it to ecosystem changes such as sea star loss and zooplankton scarcity. It details the ongoing research efforts by scientists and students monitoring these environmental shifts to understand impacts on marine mammal populations.