Environmental Essentials: Red tides and algae blooms
Florida has been suffering a particularly bad red tide this year. The algae bloom has been killing tons and tons of marine life. Algae blooms and bacteria blooms cause problems all over the world and a lot of them are made worse by human impact.
Main Topic: Update on floor sleeping and walking barefoot
When people hear that I sleep on the floor or that I walk barefoot all the time, they think I am crazy. So today, I'll give you a much-requested update on how things are going. I started sleeping on the floor at the beginning of the year and started walking barefoot soon after.
Biodiversity Basics: Corals (part two)
We continue our dive into the world of coral reefs with a look at the different types of coral and their anatomy. Coral and anemones are super fascinating and beautiful. Before we get into their ecological importance, we'll get a better understanding of what they are.
CORRECTION: Karenia brevis is also not a plant. It belongs to the group of the Chromista. In the current structure of the tree of life, they are categorized as Protists, so while they are definitely not bacteria, they aren't plants either. They are photosynthetic protists. In the proposed 7-kingdom structure, the Chromista are their own group. Cod, this deserves its own video.
Mentioned in this episode:
- Tagesschau: Alge verursacht Massensterben von Meerestieren
- CNN: Red tide has contributed to more than 600 tons of dead marine life in Florida (Warning: contains inaccuracies or mistakes)
- Red Tide Current Status Map
- The Guardian: Thousands of fish killed by toxic red tide (Warning: contains inaccuracies or mistakes)
- KCET: Why isn't California protecting its unique purple coral?
- Smithsonian's National Zoo
- Video: Swimming anemone
