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Toxic diets: Canadian orcas face high risks of pollution-related health effects

Killer whales, also called orcas, are known for their intelligence and striking presence. They are also enduring a silent but persistent threat beneath the surface of our oceans.

The Conversation

Ocean Activist Saves 1,000 Seals, Builds Hospital

Lizzi Larbalestier receives Animal Action Award for pioneering marine animal protection efforts in Cornwall.

Zenger

Environmental groups reject deep-sea mining as key UN meeting looms

Environmental groups are urging a moratorium on deep-sea mining ahead of an international meeting in Jamaica where an obscure U.N. body will debate the issue amid fears it could soon authorize the world’s first license to harvest minerals from the ocean floor

The Independent UK

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Sri Lanka allows Chinese research ship to dock as India's security concerns grow

Chinese research ship Shi Yan 6 docks in Sri Lanka's Colombo port, raising concerns of China's growing influence in the Indian Ocean. Ship given permission to replenish only, no research work to be done. Vessel on 80-day expedition covering 12,000 nautical miles.

The Hindu

Tiny and mysterious: research sheds light on sub-Saharan Africa’s seahorses, pipefish and pipehorses

Seahorses are considered fabled creatures by many; something that only exists in old mythical tales of the ocean. But these curious animals really exist – and they’re not the only members of the Syngnathidae family of fishes. Other syngnathids are pipefish, pygmy pipehorses and seadragons, and all are enchanting.

The Conversation

Base Fisker Ocean Gets More Expensive, But The Top Trim Is $7,500 Cheaper

Fisker has lowered the price of the most expensive Ocean trim by the same amount as the maximum federal tax credit for which the electric SUV does not qualify.

InsideEVs

There's no Pacific flavour in this blue-suited, white-faced Parliament

The Detail: Political representation from the Pasifika community has been lost in an ocean of white faces and blue suits. Does it matter?

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Increasing melting of West Antarctic ice shelves may be unavoidable – new research

The rate at which the warming Southern Ocean melts the West Antarctic ice sheet will speed up rapidly over the course of this century, regardless of how much emissions fall in coming decades, our new research suggests. This ocean-driven melting is expected to increase sea-level rise, with consequences for coastal…

The Conversation

Even with carbon emissions cuts, a key part of Antarctica is doomed to slow collapse, study says

A new study says no matter how much the world cuts back on carbon emissions, a key and sizable chunk of Antarctica is essentially doomed to an unavoidable melt

The Independent UK

A layered lake is a little like Earth’s early oceans − and lets researchers explore how oxygen built up in our atmosphere billions of years ago

Little Deming Lake doesn’t get much notice from visitors to Itasca State Park in Minnesota. There’s better boating on nearby Lake Itasca, the headwaters of the Mississippi River. My colleagues and I need to maneuver hundreds of pounds of equipment down a hidden path made narrow by late-summer poison ivy…

The Conversation

Decline of rare right whale appears to be slowing, but scientists say big threats remain

The decline of one of the rarest whales in the world appears to be slowing, but scientists warn the giant animals still face existential threats from warming oceans, ship collisions and entanglement in fishing gear

The Independent UK

Billions of snow crabs in Alaska likely vanished due to warm ocean, study says

The crabs starved to death en masse because the change in water temperature increased their caloric needs, according to the NOAA

The Guardian - US

Moments of magic and bliss: Chris Burkard’s ocean photography

Outdoor and surf photographer Chris Burkard has explored the seven seas capturing their diversity and dynamic beauty. His work especially in the colder regions find the dymanic beauty of our ocean and a source of inspiration deserving of our respect and stewardship

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s time for us to go’: the Mexican fishing village swallowed by the sea

Since 2019 more than 60 homes in El Bosque have disappeared into the ocean as the climate crisis brings severe weather to the peninsula

The Guardian - UK

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NASA Image Reveals How The New El Niño Compares to Past Extremes

NASA satellites are closely monitoring the emergence of El Niño's effects on weather patterns.

The Conversation

The climate impact of plastic pollution is negligible – the production of new plastics is the real problem

The dual pressures of climate change and plastic pollution are frequently conflated in the media, in peer-reviewed research and other environmental reporting.

France 24

'Drop in the ocean': Initial aid set to enter Gaza insufficient to meet needs

President Joe Biden says he struck a deal with his Egyptian counterpart to allow a first run of 20 trucks carrying humanitarian aid to enter Gaza, which Israel sealed off after the Hamas attack on Oct. 7.

The Independent UK

'Drop in the ocean': UN-backed aid could soon enter Gaza from Egypt, but only at a trickle for now

U.N. officials and their partners are ramping up efforts to take advantage of a possible window for Israel and Egypt to allow humanitarian aid shipments into Gaza, whose people have been stripped of deliveries of fuel, food, water and medical supplies from the outside as Israeli forces strike at Hamas…

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Tropical Storm Tammy expected to drop heavy rain on the Caribbean this weekend

Forecasters say the storm system is expected to be at or near hurricane intensity as it makes landfall in the Leeward Islands on Friday. Up to 10 inches of rain and 3 feet of storm surge could follow.

The Independent UK

Fire breaks out on cruise ship carrying more than 200 people

One crew member was injured in the incident

The Independent UK

Coastal county and groups sue to overturn federal approval of New Jersey's 1st offshore wind farm

New Jersey’s southernmost county has joined with environmental and fishing industry groups in suing the federal government in a bid to overturn its approval of the state's first offshore wind energy farm

AAP

Evidence of climate change impact on ocean, Antarctica

Climate change has impacted the ecosystem and species of the Southern Ocean and Antarctica, a five-year study by 200 scientists shows.

The Conversation

More than 200 scientists from 19 countries want to tell us the Southern Ocean is in trouble

While the Southern Ocean around Antarctica has been warming for decades, the annual extent of winter sea ice seemed relatively stable – compared to the Arctic. In some areas Antarctic sea ice was even increasing.

The Independent UK

Rex Heuermann investigated for two other Gilgo Beach murders

It took years for the remains of Karen Vergata and Valerie Mack to be identified and – as of yet – Rex Heuermann has not been charged with their murders

The Hindu

Could ‘marine cloud brightening’ reduce coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef?

Several organisations are seriously considering “marine cloud brightening” as a way to shield parts of the ocean from extreme heat.

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