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Our Ocean Backyard –– Santa Cruz Sentinel columns by Gary Griggs, Director, Institute of Marine Sciences, UC Santa Cruz.  April 2008 – current

  1. Oil formation in the sea April 29, 2008
  2. Inside the ocean’s oil making machine May 10, 2008
  3. Algal blooms–good and bad May24, 2008
  4. Global migrations–sooty shearwaters June 7, 2008
  5. Marine tagging–elephant seals June 21, 2008
  6. High tech ocean observations July 5, 2008
  7. Climate oscillations and disappearing sardines July 19, 2008
  8. What’s next for our shoreline–El Nino and La Nina August 2, 2008
  9. Peeling back the layers August 16, 2008
  10. Drilling into the sea floor August 30, 2008
  11. Ocean drilling–asteroids, mass extinctions and the Mediterranean September 13, 2008
  12. Ocean drilling confirms continental drift September 27, 2008
  13. Why the oceans are salty October 11, 2008
  14. Energy and the oceans–part 1 October 25, 2008
  15. Energy and the oceans–part 2 November 8, 2008
  16. Wave power–part 1 November 22, 2008
  17. Wave power–part 2 December 6, 2008
  18. Tidal power December 20, 2008
  19. OTEC and offshore wind january 3, 2009
  20. Reading a salmon’s ear bone January 17, 2009
  21. Living on an ancient seafloor January 31, 2009
  22. Calera–green cement for a blue planet February 14, 2009
  23. Our flooded edge February 28, 2009
  24. Sunlight and sea level–what’s the connection March 14, 2009
  25. Climate change and rising sea level March 28, 2009
  26. Messing with the atmosphere April 11, 2009
  27. Greenhouse gases and climate change April 25, 2009
  28. Tsunamis–should we worry? May 9, 2009
  29. Subduction zones, great earthquakes and tsunamis May 23, 2009
  30. Cascadia–A sleeping Giant June 6, 2009
  31. Why are our beaches so fine? June 20, 2009
  32. Beaches–here today, gone tomorrow July 4, 2009
  33. Beaches–moving on July 18, 2009
  34. Harbors and dredging August 1, 2009
  35. Dams–cutting off beach sand August 15, 2009
  36. Messing around with beaches August 29, 2009
  37. Sand dunes–blowing in the wind September 12, 2009
  38. Beach sand burglary September 26, 2009
  39. Gold in beach sand October 10, 2009
  40. Natural curves along the shoreline October 24, 2009
  41. Submarine canyons: sediment highways to the deep sea November 7, 2009
  42. Grand canyons on the seafloor November 21, 2009
  43. Submarine canyons–going deeper December 5, 2009
  44. Why submarine canyons? December 19, 2009
  45. Why Monterey Submarine Canyon? January 2, 2010
  46. California Coast–worn at the edges January 16, 2010
  47. Collapsing cliffs and shifting climate january 30, 2010
  48. Broken bridges and fallen arches February 13, 2010
  49. Ancient mud, diatoms, and whales February 27, 2010
  50. Migrating shorelines March 13, 2010
  51. Keeping track of sea levels March 27, 2010
  52. Changing climates and shifting species April 10, 2010
  53. Calamari–small, large, and extra large April 24, 2010
  54. A drilling disaster May 8, 2010
  55. Drilling and spilling May 22, 2010
  56. Hazards of living on the edge June 5, 2010
  57. Dealing with a retreating coastline June 19, 2010
  58. Perils of paradise–living at the edge July 3, 2010
  59. Seacliffs and seawalls July 17, 2010
  60. Armoring the coast July 31, 2010
  61. A walk to remember August 14, 2010
  62. Walking around the bay Augist 28, 2010
  63. So long Sewers September 11, 2010
  64. Return to Pleasure Point September 25, 2010
  65. Protecting Pleasure Point October 9, 2010
  66. The economics of the ocean october 23, 2010
  67. The colors of beaches November 6, 2010
  68. Exploring the North Coast November 20, 2010
  69. Forty miles of bad road December 4, 2010
  70. Coastal cliffs and rolling rocks Decemebr 18, 2010
  71. The old Coast Road January 1, 2011
  72. Hydrocarbons in the hills January 15, 2011
  73. Ships of cement January 29, 2011
  74. Shipwrecks in the Sanctuary February 12, 2011
  75. Discovering the Seymour Center February 26, 2011
  76. Big waves at sea March 12, 2011
  77. Tsunamis in California March 26, 2011
  78. Lituya Bay 1958 April 9, 2011
  79. Rogue waves April 23, 2011
  80. Lost cargo tracks ocean currents May 7, 2011
  81. Floating frisbees and coastal currents May 21, 2011
  82. Aerial adventures continue June 4, 2011
  83. Coastal currents and missing sailors June 18, 2011
  84. Sea level rise–should we worry? July 2, 2011
  85. Sea level rise–sorting out the pieces July 16, 2011
  86. How fast will sea level rise? July 30, 2011
  87. Risk of shark attack remains very low August 13, 2011
  88. The world’s largest animals August 27, 2011
  89. Tracking the life of Ms. Blue September 10, 2011
  90. California Whaling September 24, 2011
  91. Whaling in the Bay October 8, 2011
  92. Our Coastline will Change–That’s for certain October 22, 2011
  93. West Cliff–A Local Treasure November 19, 2011
  94. Waves will eventually wear away the rocks December 3, 2011

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