On the Kazakh side of the Aral Sea, water levels are rising, and fishing communities are being rebuilt. The future of the South Aral Sea, bordering on Uzbekistan, is still in doubt. Matilda Lee reports from Aral City
… fights to save its corner of a divided Aral Sea Matilda Lee | 9th September 2011 Activism Natural World Aral Sea Kazakhstan Climate Change Uzbekistan … On the Kazakh side of the Aral Sea, water levels are rising, and fishing …
A study of 120 ice sheet collapses shows that 68% went from initial change to maximum retreat within 400 years - and that once triggered, the process and the associated sea level rise kept accelerating for hundreds of years. We may face a 1m sea level rise by 2100, writes Eelco Rohling - and much more in centuries to come.
… Ice sheets will be melting, and raising seas, for centuries to come Eelco Rohling | … triggered, the process and the associated sea level rise kept accelerating for hundreds of years. We may face a 1m sea level rise by 2100, writes Eelco Rohling - …
Fish from the high seas are too valuable to be eaten, as they lessen climate change through the carbon they carry down to the ocean depths. The carbon benefits are worth $150 billion every year - almost ten times the value of high seas fish landings.
… Stop fishing the high seas, say scientists, for climate and ecology … Fish' by Elena Caldera. Fish from the high seas are too valuable to be eaten, as they … year - almost ten times the value of high seas fish landings. Marine biologists have …
Lewis Pugh has completed long-distance swims in the 'seven seas' to promote his dream of a peaceful world of well-managed Marine Protected Areas, abundant oceans teeming with fish, turtles, whales, sea-birds and sharks. His shocking experiences in the water make that dream more urgent and compelling than ever.
… We must protect our seas! Lewis Pugh | 30th August 2014 Comment … Natural World Waste Peace lewis-pugh-black-sea.jpg Lewis Pugh has completed long-distance swims in the 'seven seas' to promote his dream of a peaceful world …
The Wildlife Trusts has today launched a new report which sets a challenge to the government to bring back living seas, and shows a way forward. JOAN EDWARDS wades in to the debate.
… before Brexit to turn the tide towards living seas for Britain Joan Edwards | 25th October … Wildlife Trust David Attenborough Living Seas 405602.jpg The Wildlife Trusts has today … to the government to bring back living seas, and shows a way forward. JOAN EDWARDS …
Scientists know that if Antarctica's ice sheets and glaciers collapse, sea levels could rise 5 metres. But the idea that it will take 200 years to happen is based on a linear model, writes Dady Cherry. In fact, the process is exponential - and could take place 'within decades'.
… Antarctica's ice collapse threatens metres of sea level rise within decades Dady Cherry | … Change Society Cities iceberg-amundsen-sea-cut.jpg Scientists know that if … ice sheets and glaciers collapse, sea levels could rise 5 metres. But the idea …
For just 8% of the fish landed, extraordinary, beautiful, ancient, diverse deep sea habitats are routinely destroyed by fishing gear. And as J. Murray Roberts writes, it's all for a one-off hit as the fish are so slow to grow and reproduce. If the same damage happened on land, there would be uproar.
… Our deep sea wonderlands must be valued - and protected … Comment Oceans Fishing UK EU Ecology deep-sea-fishing-rockall.jpg For just 8% of the … beautiful, ancient, diverse deep sea habitats are routinely destroyed by …
The Aral Sea is a well known environmental disaster zone. But this year, it got a whole worse, writes Anson Mackay, as its biggest basin dried up completely to expose a toxic, salty wasteland. With continuing irrigation and declining river flows due to climate change, the desert is only set to expand.
… Once a Sea - now it's the Aral Desert Anson Mackay | … Water Toxics Farming Climate Change aral-sea-boat-cut.jpg The Aral Sea is a well known environmental disaster …
Three Sea Shepherd volunteers have been arrested for 'harrassing dolphins' and deported from the Faroe Islands. But their real crime was to save hundreds of Atlantic white-sided dolphins from slaughter.
… Oceans Law spitfire-crew-cut.jpg Three Sea Shepherd volunteers have been arrested for … from slaughter. Three volunteer members of Sea Shepherd's pilot whale and small cetacean … Naval vessel chased, boarded and seized Sea Shepherd's UK-registered boat, the …
It is widely predicted that low-lying coral islands will drown as sea levels rise, writes Paul Kench - leaving their people as environmental refugees. But new evidence suggests that these small islands are more resilient to rising seas than we thought.
… give hope that Pacific Islands can defy sea rise Paul Kench | 25th April 2014 Comment … that low-lying coral islands will drown as sea levels rise, writes Paul Kench - leaving … small islands are more resilient to rising seas than we thought. That is not to say that …
Scientists are rightly getting worried about increases in the average sea level over coming years, decades and centuries, writes Mikis Tsimplis. But that's only one cause of sea flooding and the loss of land to the sea. What's often forgotten are intense sea storms, hurricanes, typhoons and shifting tides, which have huge implications for the future of coastal areas around the world.
… Raging seas: going local to understand ocean extremes … worried about increases in the average sea level over coming years, decades and … Mikis Tsimplis. But that's only one cause of sea flooding and the loss of land to the sea. …
Simple water conservation rather than a multi-billion pound pipeline project would be the best way to save the Dead Sea from disappearing, say environmentalists
… Dead Sea pipeline plan an ‘ecological disaster’ … News Water River Natural World Tourism deadsea4.jpg Simple water conservation rather than … would be the best way to save the Dead Sea from disappearing, say environmentalists …
The Government says it realises our oceans are at risk from pollution and overfishing, says Dr Haris Livas-Dawes, so why won't it produce a marine bill with more teeth?
… Saving our seas Dr Haris Livas-Dawes | 7th August 2008 Comment DEFRA Marine Bill Sea Fishing Industry Marine Conservation Zone … Coastal Campaigns Natural World Saving_Our_Seas_WEB.jpg The Government says it realises …
A volunteer crew member on the Sea Shepherd's Steve Irwin ship during recent operations targeting bluefin tuna fishing and pilot whale hunting argues the organisations' activities are vital for preventing slaughter on the high seas
… Targeting the whale hunters: on patrol with Sea Shepherd Beatrice Yannacopoulou | 1st … November 2011 Activism Natural World Whaling Sea Shepherd Paul Watson Faroe Islands Iccat Bluefin Tuna 1sea.jpg A volunteer crew member on the Sea …
The lure of deep sea mining in the Pacific and Indian oceans could mean the destruction of species only just discovered on the ocean floor
… Revealed: the new species threatened by deep-sea mining Bethany Hubbard | 20th February 2012 News Deep Sea Mining Hydrothermal Vents Energy Natural World deepseacrabdavidshale.jpg David Shale has …
The rapid deterioration of the world's oceans and the life they contain calls for a breakthrough in their governance, writes Deborah Wright. The seas must be protected, respected and policed as the common heritage of all mankind, and of all generations present and future.
… Conserving the Great Blue - a new Law of the Sea to protect our oceans Deborah Wright | … their governance, writes Deborah Wright. The seas must be protected, respected and policed … world those wanting to safeguard seas and oceans are struggling to do so. The …
Arctic sea ice is melting faster than climate models predicted and there is less sea ice in the Arctic now than at any time since records began, scientists from the US National Snow and Ice Data Centre (NSIDC) have discovered.
… Arctic sea ice free by 2030, say scientists 20th August 2007 News Arctic Sea Ice Climate Change Global Warming Gulf Stream Sea Levels Carbon Dioxide Global Warming …
With Papua New Guinea giving the go-ahead to a Canadian mining company to dredge its coastal seabed for minerals, new species of life could be extinct before they have even been discovered. Tom Levitt reports
… How deep-sea mining could destroy the 'cradle of life … Tom Levitt | 28th October 2010 News Deep-sea Mining Natural World Minerals Mining deepseamining.jpg Some scientists believe deep-sea …
While the Arctic melts, Antarctica's ice has spread to record extents in three consecutive years, writes Edward Hanna. But is the news as good as it looks? Yes, if indications from a robot submarine that the ice is thicker than expected are supported by further evidence. It may just be that Antarctica's ice is more resilient than scientists dared to hope.
… Antarctic sea ice expands to record extent - and it's … over an apparent conundrum: why is Antarctic sea ice continuing to expand, albeit at the … one to two percent per decade, while Arctic sea ice has been declining rapidly - by some …
Nuclear is on the front-line of climate change – and not in a good way.
… ice melt-rate evolves, it’s become clear that sea-level rise is significantly faster than … stored at the poles and in glaciers melt and sea levels rise. With a recent NASA study … years of satellite data finding that global sea-level rise has been accelerating rather …
Tim Deere-Jones dissects the UK Government's system for monitoring doses of marine derived radioactivity in food and concludes that the current programme is deeply flawed.
… amount of some radio nuclides discharged to sea and also for the rolling out of planning … for the behaviour of radioactivity in the sea In the early 1950s, the first pipelines … in the marine water column, sink to the sea bed close to the point of discharge and …
What's the solution to the over-exploitation of fish on the high seas, outside territorial boundaries? Ban it altogether, argues Reg Watson. It would make little difference to the total fish catch, poor coastal countries would reap huge benefits, and the fishing fleet's fuel burn would be slashed. The main losers? Rapacious industrial factory-fishers.
… End high seas fishing for fairness and sustainability … to the over-exploitation of fish on the high seas, outside territorial boundaries? Ban it … industrial factory-fishers. The 'high seas' - the area outside any country's …
Millions living near the coast are likely to be hit by rising sea levels, erosion and storm surges, warns a new study by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation
… News Climate Change Natural World Coastline Sea Levels seawall.jpg As many as 30 million people live … near the coast are likely to be hit by rising sea levels, erosion and storm surges, warns a …
Ghost nets - nylon fishing nets abandoned in the ocean - are the sea life killers that keep on killing. Roisin Woolnough reports on the Healthy Seas initiative to transform the ghost nets into useful products from socks and swimwear to carpet tiles.
… fishing nets abandoned in the ocean - are the sea life killers that keep on killing. Roisin Woolnough reports on the Healthy Seas initiative to transform the ghost nets … one tenth of all marine waste, according to research by the United Nations. But these …