The oceans cover 72 percent of the planet - but are all but ignored in discussions about reducing levels of atmospheric carbon to preindustrial levels. In this interview with NICK BREEZE, ocean ecologist Russ George explains how ocean restoration will lower greenhouse gases and bring back fish stocks to levels not seen for generations
… Ocean Pastures Plankton russ_george The oceans cover 72 percent of the planet - but … on Earth is intrinsically tied to that of the oceans. Currently - and it is no secret - the oceans are in a terminal decline, acidifying, …
Southern hemisphere oceans are warming at double the expected rate, a new study has found. This may explain why surface warming has slowed over the last decade - the oceans have absorbed the 'missing' heat.
… Experts 'stunned' at how fast oceans are warming Mike G SeSmogBlog | 23rd October 2014 News Oceans Climate Change … Southern hemisphere oceans are warming at double the expected … warming has slowed over the last decade - the oceans have absorbed the 'missing' heat. …
In the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 we have found oil slicks and debris everywhere - none of it connected to the missing plane, writes Paul Mobbs. The seas are littered with human trash, and it's killing the oceanic ecosystem.
… What MH370 told us - the oceans are awash with trash Paul Mobbs | 5th April 2014 Comment Waste Oceans Transport ocean-rubbish-2.png In the … Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is that our oceans are full of trash! That trash comes in …
The main impacts of climate change - changing weather patterns, melting glaciers, sea level rise - are well known. But its ability to reduce oxygen levels in the deep ocean is little reported...
… July 2010 News Climate Change Natural World Oceans Seas Oxygen Marine Life oceandepths.jpg … Climate change’s stealthy advance alters our oceans in two well-known ways: acidification … stakes so high for coastal fisheries and our oceans looming, can we still afford to ignore …
As politicians, scientists and the world's media begin to respond to the latest IPCC report, Jack Wilson reminds us of the critical role that oceans play in mitigating the impacts of climate change and explains just how detrimental this role is to many marine ecosystems........
… Oceans are taking the brunt of climate change … Wilson reminds us of the critical role that oceans play in mitigating the impacts of … issue raised by the IPCC report is that the oceans are shielding humanity from climate …
With the UN Ocean Conference beginning in New York next week, Elizabeth A Kirk asks: can we devise a legal system that promotes the ecological resilience of the oceans? To do so will mean placing ecosystems at the heart of decision making, over and above countries' selfish 'national interests'. It will be tough, but if we fail it's hard to see how the gamut of problems - from ocean acidification to plastic pollution and overfishing - can ever be solved.
… Nottingham Law School | 1st June 2017 News Oceans Law Pollution Un Fishing Commons … promotes the ecological resilience of the oceans? To do so will mean placing ecosystems … to moderate the impact of humans on the oceans. These treaties cover issues as diverse …
It’s time for the ocean to to lead the way in the fight against climate change.
… | 11th December 2020 | News Climate Breakdown Oceans Paris Agreement Editor’s Picks … at the same time. Fisheries Protecting oceans doesn’t just need a chorus of voices - … comprehensive report on the current state of oceans, and how humans benefit from and affect …
The oceans' warmest 10 years on record were all measured in the past decade.
… Ocean Southern Ocean 22826807-1.jpg The oceans' warmest 10 years on record were all measured in the past decade. The world's oceans were warmer in 2019 than at any point … Ocean Warmth Continued in 2019, the oceans' warmest 10 years on record were all …
The last ice age came to an end following the massive release of carbon dioxide from the Southern Ocean, write Miguel Martinez-Boti and Gianluca Marino, and the signature of that event is written in planktonic shells. It's a timely reminder that the oceans contain 60 times more carbon than the atmosphere - and we want to keep it there.
… shells. It's a timely reminder that the oceans contain 60 times more carbon than the … of scientific circles at least, is the role oceans have to play in this. Our seas contain … published in Nature , CO 2 released by the oceans brought about the end of the last ice …
We need a new paradigm for ocean governance focused on well-being and guided by principles of sustainability, ecosystem health, precaution and interconnectedness, argues MICHELLE BENDER of the US based Earth Law Centre.
… to conserve and sustainably use our oceans were made. Issues discussed ranged from … Goal 14: to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for … to halt the decline of the health of the oceans and seas. China reaffirmed the need to …
Increasing acidity in the Southern Ocean is slowing the growth of diatoms, reports Tim Radford. Why worry? Because these tiny plankton sustain essential marine ecosystems, and are highly effective at drawing CO2 down into the deep ocean.
… rises Tim Radford | 1st March 2015 News Oceans Ecology Climate Change diatoms-cut.jpg … CO2 down into the deep ocean. As the planet's oceans become more acidic, the diatoms - a … grew more slowly, which suggests that the oceans could become less efficient at removing …
The marine campaign group Oceana has put together a fact sheet about ocean acidification
… facts The Ecologist | 10th December 2009 News Oceans Water Natural World Fish Coral … carbon dioxide emissions, by which the oceans are becoming more acidic. When carbon … middle to end of this century. To return the oceans to normalcy will require stabilization …
Increased atmospheric CO2 is doing much more than warming the Earth, writes Tony Juniper - it's also acidifying oceans, something that is already having major impacts on ocean ecology in the Southern Ocean and the North Atlantic. Likely effects: more CO2 in the atmosphere, more jellyfish.
… on global warming's evil twin - acidifying oceans Tony Juniper | 3rd December 2015 News Oceans Climate Change Ecology Science … writes Tony Juniper - it's also acidifying oceans, something that is already having major …
Chile plans to use this year’s UN climate talks to focus attention on the world’s most important carbon sponge – the oceans.
… Climate Home News | 1st May 2019 News Chile Oceans Marine Conservation … world’s most important carbon sponge – the oceans. Oceans mop up vast amounts ( up to 80 …
One of the biggest threats facing marine life is the 'microplastic' particles found in ocean ecosystems from bottom to top of food chains. Just back from a voyage of environmental exploration in the tropical Atlantic sampling the waters to build up a global picture of this ubiquitous pollutant, Ana Stanič writes of the joys and trials of life on the waves, and the need to keep our oceans clean.
… unseen: an investigation into plastics in our oceans Ana Stanič | 21st February 2016 Ethical Living Oceans Pollution Waste Science 360-kmq.jpg One … life on the waves, and the need to keep our oceans clean. I have always loved the ocean: …
The Oyster Thief author admits writing an underwater odyssey is as much an art as a science.
… calcified structures are dredged out of the oceans every year. Crushed to form a powder, … around the world. Life throughout the oceans is threatened by human activity. … does, as a set of resources to plunder. Oceans have been there always, and they will …
Incorporating the ocean into visions of an environmentally stable future would first require a change in our ocean imaginary.
… Perspectives On A Global Green New Deal Oceans Environmental Justice … our ocean imaginary. Rather than viewing the oceans “as climate change aggressors (e.g., … necessitates that we would first “recognize oceans as an integral part of climate …
Since 2000 global surface temperatures have risen less than expected, a fact seized on by climate change 'sceptics'. But indications are that the surplus heat has been building up all along, writes Richard Allan - in deep oceans where it does not influence observable climate. Not yet, anyway.
… Heat accumulating in the deep oceans has put global warming on pause Richard … Allan | 26th August 2014 News Climate Change Oceans heat-chart-cut.jpg Since 2000 global … up all along, writes Richard Allan - in deep oceans where it does not influence observable …
Oceans becoming noisier as sounds travel further in increasingly acidic water
… usually suffer most from noise pollution Oceans becoming noisier as sounds travel … . Rising carbon emissions are making the oceans more acidic as the CO2 combines with … will completely change the acoustics of the oceans,’ said Dr Jason Hall-Spencer, a …
The entire marine food chain is in danger of collapse because of a decline in tiny phytoplankton, which scientists are linking to climate change and rising ocean surface temperatures.
… The Ecologist | 29th July 2010 News Marine Oceans Natural World Climate Change Fishing … produce all of the organic matter of the oceans that feeds everything else from the … shrimp to the large whale - everything in the oceans depends on the activity of these …
Global warming has been on vacation for a few years, writes Nafeez Ahmed. But that's only because the excess heat - two Hiroshima bombs-worth every second - has been buried in the deep ocean. But within a few years that's set to change, producing a huge decade-long warming surge, focused on the Arctic, that could overwhelm us all.
… March 2015 News Climate Change Arctic Science Oceans arctic-sea-ice-nasa-2010-cut.jpg Can … as excess heat has absorbed into the oceans. We've only begun to realize the extent … warming data from land, air, ice, and the oceans. In 2012, the lead author of that …
Ocean protectors will hatch plans to protect the South Atlantic from threats like Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
… Wilton Hannibal Rhoades | 26th July 2019 News Oceans Uruguay Fishing Seal Adobe Stock Ocean … unregulated fishing. We all depend on healthy oceans. These vast bodies of water generate … of people around the world. And yet our oceans, and the species who call them home, …
Recent reports of the death of the oceans are overstated. Our oceans remain very much alive and intensely dynamic ecosystems. All of which can help to ensure their long term health.
… Natural World fishforsale.jpg Protecting the oceans starts with our responsibility as … purchases Recent reports of the death of the oceans are overstated. Our oceans remain very much alive and intensely …
The term 'global warming' has a reassuring, comfortable sound, writes Jim Hansen. But paleoclimate data shows the reality could be anything but, with rapid climate oscillations, large, abrupt rises in sea level, major disruptions to ocean circulation, and massive superstorms. It may already be too late to forestall this dystopian future - but then it may not be. So let's act while we still can!
… Hansen | 24th March 2016 News Climate Change Oceans Science superstorm-sandy-cut.jpg The … threat is the likelihood of shutting down the oceans overturning circulations in the North Atlantic and Southern oceans. That's where superstorms come in. Let …