The global ocean, which covers 71 per cent of the Earth’s surface and regulates the Earth’s climate and sustains life, is undergoing severe changes from … Sea level rose 3.1 mm each year between 1993 and 2020Read more
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Notes on Carbon Dioxide in Global Warming, Acidified Oceans, and Weathered Rocks
Like CO2 (carbon dioxide), H2O (water vapor) is a strongly heteropolar molecule — having one end with a positive electrical charge, and another end with … Notes on Carbon Dioxide in Global Warming, Acidified Oceans, and Weathered RocksRead more
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Is your sunscreen killing the sea?
Sunscreen is essential to protect skin against cancer, and with many pandemic-related travel restrictions around the world starting to lift, sales are expected to rocket. … Is your sunscreen killing the sea?Read more
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The ocean is losing its breath — here’s the global scope
In the past 50 years, the amount of water in the open ocean with zero oxygen has gone up more than fourfold. In coastal water … The ocean is losing its breath — here’s the global scopeRead more
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Deadly Bacteria Spread across Oceans as Water Temperatures Rise
Deadly bacteria are spreading through the oceans as waters warm up, and are increasing infection risks, according to a new study. A report published yesterday … Deadly Bacteria Spread across Oceans as Water Temperatures RiseRead more
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Only 1% of global rivers contribute 80% of riverine plastic pollution to oceans
1000 rivers account for nearly 80% of global riverine plastic emissions into the ocean, according to our study, published in Science Advances. Our model suggests … Only 1% of global rivers contribute 80% of riverine plastic pollution to oceansRead more
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How Warming Oceans Are Accelerating the Climate Crisis
The climate emergency is bigger than many experts, elected officials, and activists realize. Humanity’s greenhouse gas emissions have overheated Earth’s atmosphere, unleashing punishing heat waves, … How Warming Oceans Are Accelerating the Climate CrisisRead more
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Japan Fleet Kills 333 Whales in Antarctic Hunt
Japanese whalers returned to port Thursday after an Antarctic hunt that killed more than 300 of the mammals, the government said. The fleet had set … Japan Fleet Kills 333 Whales in Antarctic HuntRead more
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The theft of the Maldives
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Greenland’s Meltwater dumping phosphorus in ocean
meltwater funnels rock dust into Greenland’s glacial rivers, where Jon Hawkings and his colleagues took their samples. They found that Greenland’s rivers are much richer … Greenland’s Meltwater dumping phosphorus in oceanRead more