it started off as one or two on certain beaches here amroth was one of the first places, and then has spread along the southern coastline here in pembrokeshire. we ve totted up. we think it s in the order of about 7 800 birds so far, which if you consider that s over a two week period and we don t know what s to come yet, know who knows how many we could be talking about once this thing has run its course? and this is just one small corner of the uk. 50,000 wild birds are said to have died from avian flu last year, and the true figure is expected to be even higher. the reality is that birds that end up dead on beaches like this one died out there. out in the ocean. so what we re seeing along our coastlines is most likely the tip of the iceberg. the rspb says more needs to be done to protect already threatened bird populations. our seabirds are already facing a cocktail of threats from damaging developments in their marine environment to warming oceans. on top of that, bird flu is alrea
the ocean heat content is unbelievable. i have friends that are crab fishermen in the bay. the water is 93, 94 degrees. they don t know where the crabs will go or if they ve even live. and that warm water generates the storms. you know this better than me. something else to watch for. chad, always good to have you help explain it all to us. let s talk more about the warming oceans. it has created one of the most severe coral bleaching events florida has ever seen. bleaching can have devastating effects to the entire marine ecosystem. just monday, buoys off the coast of florida have measured hot water temperatures. you saw 93? we re talking about near 97 degrees here. my next guest saw the bleaching firsthand while diving off the coast of the northern florida keys. the research and monitoring
Blue whales are beginning their migration north to breed, but skinnier than usual animals spotted off Australia's coast are leaving researchers worried about their food source.