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As I walked out onto the frozen Arctic water off Utqiagvik, Alaska, for the first time, I was mesmerized by the icescape.

The Pacific Islands Forum wrapped up its annual leaders meeting last week with some significant agreements, including the launch of the region’s own climate financing facility, the endorsement of the Ocean of Peace declaration and policies on partnerships and broader aspirations for “deeper integration”.

Not a single named storm has formed in the Atlantic Ocean in nearly three weeks, even though it’s the peak of hurricane season

The stated aim of the exercise is to strengthen the operational readiness of the armed forces of both Denmark and Greenland, a strategically located island that is a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark.

The Britannic was originally conceived as a luxury cruise liner

The fifth ship in the Edge series finished its first ocean sailing last weekend

While tensions between Russia and Nato are building, Europeans are still busy cleaning up the mess World War II left behind in the ocean

In October 1984, volunteers on the coast of Oregon hauled away 26 tonnes of waste in a single day, most of it plastics. It was the first beach cleanup of its kind – part scientific survey, part environmental action – and it helped expose how the plastic industry was polluting…