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Mediterranean Sea experienced marine heatwaves of 'record intensity'

The Mediterranean Sea has just experienced its hottest June on record, with marine heatwaves of "record intensity" affecting 62 percent of its surface, Mercator Ocean International announced Tuesday.

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Nova Maldives Review: An intimate island offering a restorative escape, breathtaking scenery, and unmatched calm

Where daily yoga, tranquil ocean swims, and restorative relaxation meet

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The ocean on Saturn's icy moon Enceladus has the right pH for life — barely

"We know that some microbes on Earth can tolerate the range of pH found on Enceladus."

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Turbine in Scotland hits ‘very significant milestone’ in a breakthrough for tidal energy

The turbines generated enough electricity collectively to power up to 7,000 homes annually.

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Netflix Quietly Circles Shark Week With A Killer Strategy

For years, cable television has dominated the ratings for one week in summer with Warner Bros. Discovery's (NASDAQ:WBD) "Shark Week." The company's stranglehold on summer shark content could be coming to an end with streaming giant Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX) taking a bite out of the popular ocean content.

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Energy breakthrough as underwater turbine spins for six years off Scotland’s coast

Tidal energy technologies are still in the early days of their commercial development

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Cape Town’s sewage treatment isn’t coping: scientists are worried about what the city is telling the public

Urban water bodies – rivers, lakes and oceans – are in trouble globally. Large sewage volumes damage the open environment, and new chemicals and pharmaceutical compounds don’t break down on their own. When they are released into the open environment, they build up in living tissues all along the food…

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Our oceans – the great nourishers

This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the questions about the world’s oceans. There’s Ollia Horton’s “Happy Moment”, “The Listener’s Corner”, and Erwan Rome’s “Music from Erwan. All that and the new quiz and bonus questions too, so click the “Play” button above and enjoy!

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Lala Kent wants to have 'five more babies'

TV star Lala Kent has revealed that she wants to have more children.

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Japan Plans 'World First' Deep-sea Mineral Extraction

Japan will from January attempt to extract rare earth minerals from the ocean floor in the deepest trial of its kind, the director of a government innovation programme said Thursday.

International Business Times

'Significant Declines' In Some Species After Deep-sea Mining: Research

Deep-sea mining could impact marine life stretching from the tiniest bottom dwellers to apex predators like swordfish and sharks, a major piece of industry-funded research found Thursday.

International Business Times

Takeaways from AP report on company that sold 200,000 carbon credits to remove CO2 from ocean

A startup called Gigablue claims to have reached a milestone by selling 200,000 carbon credits for its ocean-based carbon capture technology

The Independent UK

Company's carbon credits raise questions about unproven ocean technology to fight global warming

A startup called Gigablue claims to have reached a milestone by selling 200,000 carbon credits for its ocean-based carbon capture technology

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Antarctic research is in decline, and the timing couldn’t be worse

Ice loss in Antarctica and its impact on the planet – sea level rise, changes to ocean currents and disturbance of wildlife and food webs – has been in the news a lot lately. All of these threats were likely on the minds of the delegates to the annual Antarctic…

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A newly forming ocean may split Africa apart, scientists say

A plume of molten rock deep beneath eastern Africa is pulsing upward in rhythmic surges, slowly splitting the continent and potentially marking the birth of a new ocean, a new study reports.

Radio France Internationale

NATO faces new threat as climate helps submarines slip beneath sonar

When NATO leaders met last week, they repeated familiar warnings about Russia, China and Iran. But one threat did not make the main agenda – climate change. A new study shows rising temperatures could quietly change how submarines are hunted under the sea.

The Independent UK

Why you should visit Provincetown, the Cape Cod town that’s a beacon for progress

Following in the footsteps of the Pilgrim Fathers and many more before in search of a safe haven, Robin McKelvie embraces the energy of the coastal town that welcomes free spirits

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Antarctic summer sea ice is at record lows. Here’s how it will harm the planet – and us

On her first dedicated scientific voyage to Antarctica in March, the Australian icebreaker RSV Nuyina found the area sea-ice free. Scientists were able to reach places never sampled before.

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Stunning cloud vortices swirl off 6 different Atlantic islands — Earth from space

A 2015 satellite photo captured a series of stunning "von Kármán vortices" swirling off Madeira and the Canary Islands. The giant swirls are collectively one of the best examples of this meteorological phenomenon ever seen.

Radio France Internationale

Ocean campaigners hail French move to snuff out cigarette butt pollution

A sweeping ban on smoking in outdoor public spaces is expected to help stub out the scourge of cigarette butts – France’s most common form of litter – from beaches, parks and bus stops.

The Conversation

‘Completely unexpected’: Antarctic sea ice may be in terminal decline due to rising Southern Ocean salinity

The ocean around Antarctica is rapidly getting saltier at the same time as sea ice is retreating at a record pace. Since 2015, the frozen continent has lost sea ice similar to the size of Greenland. That ice hasn’t returned, marking the largest global environmental change during the past decade.

The Conversation

Offshore wind in the Mediterranean: renewables can, and must, protect biodiversity – here’s how

The oceans – engines of life on Earth and our single greatest climate regulator – are caught in a catch 22. We urgently need to decarbonise our economy, which means rolling out renewable energy on a massive scale, including offshore sources such as fixed and floating wind farms. However, we…

Evening Standard

Mark Wahlberg hails Scots brothers rowing the Pacific as ‘warriors’

The Perfect Storm actor video-called the Maclean brothers as they bid to cross 9,000 miles of Ocean.

International Business Times

China Says Aircraft Carriers Conduct Combat Training In Pacific

Two Chinese aircraft carrier groups conducted combat drills in the western Pacific Ocean, Beijing said Monday, as its honing of its military capacity unsettles some regional neighbours.

Radio France Internationale

Row over Scattered Islands revived as France and Madagascar hold talks

French President Emmanuel Macron and Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina will meet in Paris on Monday to discuss the future of the long-disputed Scattered Islands – a chain of uninhabited islets in the Indian Ocean with big geopolitical, ecological and symbolic value.

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