this post was submitted on 22 Apr 2026
109 points (100.0% liked)

World News

57590 readers
746 users here now

A community for discussing events around the World

Rules:

Similarly, if you see posts along these lines, do not engage. Report them, block them, and live a happier life than they do. We see too many slapfights that boil down to "Mom! He's bugging me!" and "I'm not touching you!" Going forward, slapfights will result in removed comments and temp bans to cool off.

We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.

All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.


Lemmy World Partners

News !news@lemmy.world

Politics !politics@lemmy.world

World Politics !globalpolitics@lemmy.world

Ask Historians !askhistorians@lemmy.world


Recommendations

For Firefox users, there is media bias / propaganda / fact check plugin.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/media-bias-fact-check/

founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
 

A recent surge of grey whale deaths off the B.C. coast has researchers concerned.

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) responded to four dead whales off the west coast of Vancouver Island in 10 days.

DFO marine mammals co-ordinator Paul Cottrell said three necropsies were performed with the help of Huu-ay-aht, Kyuquot/Cheklesaht, and W̱SÁNEĆ First Nations.

"Two are severely emaciated. They’re basically a bag of bones, really sad to see that kind of body condition," Cottrell said.

John Calambokidis, a research biologist at Cascadia Research Collective, said 13 dead grey whales have been found dead this year off Washington state.

The Marine Mammal Center and the California Academy of Sciences confirmed eight grey whale deaths in the San Francisco Bay Area so far this year.

top 11 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] A_Drusas@lemmy.world 22 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Grey whales have been dying like this in droves up and down the entire west coast, from California to BC. We've had thirteen deaths in Washington alone so far this year. It's shocking how little attention it's been getting elsewhere.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 months ago

That is because nobody cares anymore

Everything is AI, and if it ain't AI, humans apparently don't care anymore

[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Damn, where are we going to get enough dynamite to blow them all to pieces?

[–] FUCKING_CUNO@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 3 months ago

Man, thats fuckin spooky. Those are just the bodies that wash up on shore that we know about, plus its still way early in their migratory season, so yea, not looking good.

[–] potter297@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Ocean temps are still rising, especially as we enter into the projected “Super” El Niño for their year or so. Is anyone surprised anymore?

[–] Malyca@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 months ago

There was talk of blue ocean this summer :(

[–] 3jane@piefed.ca 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They seem to be starving to death. Even the orcas aren't doing well. Calf mortality is very high.

[–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Seems a lot of the baleen whales are having issues with lack of food sources (krill, ocean-bottom mollusks, etc).

I wish we would fucking stop all the dumb shit we're doing already.

[–] monkeyslikebananas2@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Best I can do is build another data center!

-- Billionaire’s governments

[–] REDACTED@infosec.pub 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

I'd prefer they be built on Mars instead.