‘Huge’ coral bleaching unfolding across Central America prompts fears of global tragedy
Scientists stunned by unprecedented heat-stress event in the Americas say they can only hope it ‘motivates and unites people’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Corals across several countries are bleaching and dying en masse from unprecedented levels of heat […]
Florida rocked by home insurance crisis: ‘I may have to sell up and move’
Soaring hurricane-cover premiums are bad news for the state’s homeowners – and Ron DeSantis is accused of dragging his feetHouseholds in Florida, the third most populous state in the US, have been grappling for some time with a property insurance crisis that is making home ownership unaffordable for many. After at least six insurers went […]
Bring Back the Seabirds, Save the Climate
The number of ocean going birds has declined 70 percent since the 1950s, but restoring their populations can bolster marine ecosystems that sequester carbon.
New Zealand boosts budget funding for climate resilience in wake of Cyclone Gabrielle
Finance minister Grant Robertson says initial phase will fund cyclone recovery before improving infrastructure to withstand climate extremes New Zealand budget 2023: Chris Hipkins focuses on young families suffering in cost of living crisis After months of extreme weather that tore through New Zealand’s road, power and communications networks, the government has pledged a large, […]
The ocean is hotter than ever: what happens next?
Nature, Published online: 10 May 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-01573-1Record temperature combined with an anticipated El Niño could devastate marine life and increase the chances of extreme weather.
Nature Lawyers Up
A growing number of countries and courts say the environment should be endowed with legal rights.
Life in ocean’s twilight zone ‘could disappear’ amid warming seas
Less food is falling to dimly lit waters, home to specially adapted marine life – but emissions cuts would stem decline Life in the ocean’s twilight zone is expected to face dramatic declines and even extinction as seas warm and less food reaches the dimly lit waters, a study has found. The twilight zone lies […]
Carbon dioxide levels are now 50% higher than during the pre-industrial era
CO2 has not been so high since before hominids walked upright – and are not dropping fast enough to avert catastrophe The level of carbon dioxide in the world’s atmosphere is now more than 50% higher than during the pre-industrial era, further pushing the planet into conditions not experienced for millions of years, well before […]
Climate benefits from establishing marine protected areas targeted at blue carbon solutions
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, <a href=”https://www.pnas.org/toc/pnas/119/23″>Volume 119, Issue 23</a>, June 2022.
Oceans are Hotter, Higher and More Acidic, Climate Report Warns
The world’s oceans grew to their warmest and most acidic levels on record last year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Wednesday, as United Nations officials warned that war in Ukraine threatened global climate commitments.Oceans…
