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Monday, November 7, 2022
COP27 Frames Climate Change as ‘Battle for Survival’
Environment

COP27 Frames Climate Change as ‘Battle for Survival’

By William James, Valerie Volcovici and Simon Jessop SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 7 (Reuters) – World leaders and diplomats framed the fight

November 7, 2022
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Saturday, November 5, 2022
‘Backyard Buoys’ To Improve Access To Vital Ocean Data For Indigenous And Coastal Communities
NOAA

‘Backyard Buoys’ To Improve Access To Vital Ocean Data For Indigenous And Coastal Communities

NOAA– A new ocean science effort to improve equity and inclusion is underway, thanks to a $4.98 million cooperative agreement to three regional

November 5, 2022
Total Views: 2319

Monday, October 17, 2022
commercial crab fishing town
Fishing

Climate Change Decimates Alaska Snow Crab Fishery

by John Konrad (gCaptain) The Alaska Department of Fish and Game said this week that it had canceled the winter snow crab season in the Bering Sea for the

October 17, 2022
Total Views: 3447

Saturday, August 13, 2022
Ernest Shackleton's ship "Endurance," Stern
Interesting

Extreme Heat Uncovers Lost Villages, Ancient Ruins and Shipwrecks

By Kevin Simauchi (Bloomberg) –Extreme heat this year has triggered wildfires, drought and melting glaciers. Less expectedly,

August 13, 2022
Total Views: 11665

Saturday, July 30, 2022
High Temperatures Unleash Marine Heatwave In Mediterranean Sea
Weather

High Temperatures Unleash Marine Heatwave In Mediterranean Sea

LISBON, July 29 (Reuters) – High temperatures across Europe this month have unleashed a prolonged marine heatwave in the Mediterranean Sea that

July 30, 2022
Total Views: 2056

Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Mediterranean Currents
Weather

Record Marine Heatwave Hits Mediterranean Sea

By Laura Millan Lombrana and Eric Roston (Bloomberg) On June 19, a day after thermometers rose to record highs across several parts of Spain and France, a

June 29, 2022
Total Views: 2879

Saturday, June 18, 2022
Worst Drought in 70 Years Threatens Northern Italy’s Food, Power
Shipping

Worst Drought in 70 Years Threatens Northern Italy’s Food, Power

By Marco Bertacche Jun 18, 2022 (Bloomberg) –Italy is in the depths of one of its worst droughts, with the country’s largest river, the Po,

June 18, 2022
Total Views: 2015

Thursday, June 9, 2022
Submarine Stern North Pole
Navy

Climate Change Is A US Navy Problem

by Admiral James Stavridis (Bloomberg) The US military has its hands full at the moment with a vicious war in Ukraine and US-China tensions over issues from

June 9, 2022
Total Views: 2487

Tuesday, May 24, 2022
U.S. Navy Climate Plan Aims to Cut Emissions and Move to Low-Carbon Fuels
Defense

U.S. Navy Climate Plan Aims to Cut Emissions and Move to Low-Carbon Fuels

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, May 24 (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy released on Tuesday a climate strategy that aims to make the force more resilient to

May 24, 2022
Total Views: 579

Monday, May 23, 2022
Shipping Company Climate Ratings: Nowhere to Hide
Environment

Shipping Company Climate Ratings: Nowhere to Hide

All of the in-person extravaganzas that were put on hold in Q1 2020 are now back, albeit with schedules slightly off-kilter. So it is with the World Economic

May 23, 2022
Total Views: 1516

Thursday, May 5, 2022
tanker
Shipping

Canada’s Record Oil Exports Test Trudeau’s Climate-Change Ambitions

By Brian Platt and Erik Hertzberg (Bloomberg) — Canada is becoming more reliant on the fossil-fuel sector, even as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau seeks

May 5, 2022
Total Views: 1620

Sunday, April 10, 2022
The Icebreaker That Found The Endurance Is Vital For Climate Science
Environment

The Icebreaker That Found The Endurance Is Vital For Climate Science

by Sarah Fawcett– (The Conversation)-It was 1914 when the English explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton set sail on his Imperial Trans-Antarctic

April 10, 2022
Total Views: 6329

Sunday, March 27, 2022
uscgc glacier
Environment

Science Fiction Guide To Keeping Doomsday Glacier Hanging On May Be Within Our Technological Capabilities

By Kim Stanley Robinson(Bloomberg) –Do you like going to the beach? Too bad. They’re all doomed. I say this because beaches are by their nature

March 27, 2022
Total Views: 7058

Friday, March 25, 2022
East Antarctica’s Conger Ice Shelf ‘Virtually’ Collapses
Shipping

East Antarctica’s Conger Ice Shelf ‘Virtually’ Collapses

A giant iceberg measuring about the size of Chicago calved from the Conger Ice Shelf in East Antartica this month, representing “virtually all” of

March 25, 2022
Total Views: 4455

Sunday, March 20, 2022
Great Barrier Reef Suffers Widespread Coral Bleaching Due To Significant Heat Stress
Environment

Great Barrier Reef Suffers Widespread Coral Bleaching Due To Significant Heat Stress

By Sonali Paul, MELBOURNE (Reuters) The Great Barrier Reef has been hit by bleaching due to heat stress, the Australian agency that manages the reef said

March 20, 2022
Total Views: 933

Saturday, March 19, 2022
UN Fails To Update Treaty Aimed At Protecting Marine Life
News

UN Fails To Update Treaty Aimed At Protecting Marine Life

By Todd Woody (Bloomberg) –The United Nations Friday failed to finalize a landmark treaty to preserve the biodiversity of the high seas – the 60% of

March 19, 2022
Total Views: 1312

Sunday, March 13, 2022
Having Contributed Essentially Nothing To Climate Change, Easter Island Is Struggling Against Its Threats
Environment

Having Contributed Essentially Nothing To Climate Change, Easter Island Is Struggling Against Its Threats

By Eric Roston and Carolina Gonzalez(Bloomberg) –Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is a 14-mile-long triangle of land that sits 2,300 miles

March 13, 2022
Total Views: 2074

Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Watch: How Dirty Ships Are Cleaning Up Their Act
Shipping

Watch: How Dirty Ships Are Cleaning Up Their Act

With around 80-90% of goods transported on ships at some point in the supply chain, the internatioal shipping industry is estimated to account for nearly 3% of

March 8, 2022
Total Views: 5174

Sunday, March 6, 2022
Floating wind turbine WindFloat
Offshore

Floating Wind Turbines May Help Reverse Some Effects Of Climate Change

(The Conversation)–Offshore wind is set to move further and further from shore, as demand for renewable energy grows and new floating turbine

March 6, 2022
Total Views: 2530

Saturday, February 26, 2022
Alaska Worries For Its Salmon Run As Climate Change Warms Arctic Waters
Fishing

Alaska Worries For Its Salmon Run As Climate Change Warms Arctic Waters

By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb 25 (Reuters) – With marine heat waves helping to wipe out some of Alaska’s storied salmon runs in

February 26, 2022
Total Views: 1967
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