2023 hottest year on record as Earth nears critical 1.5C limit: monitor
By Rochelle GLUZMAN PARIS, Jan 9, 2024 (AFP) - The year of 2023 was the hottest on record, with the…
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Conservation meet mulls moratorium on deep sea mining
by Laure FILLON Agence France-Presse MARSEILLE, France (AFP) - The world's top conservation forum will vote this week on whether…
5 years ago
Ocean surface climates may disappear by 2100: study
by Patrick GALEY PARIS, France (AFP) -- Up to 95 percent of Earth's ocean surface will have changed by the…
5 years ago
New Chinese submersible reaches Earth’s deepest ocean trench
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China livestreamed footage of its new manned submersible parked at the bottom of the ocean Friday,…
6 years ago
Atlantic plastic levels far higher than thought: study
by Patrick GALEY PARIS, France (AFP) -- There may be more plastic floating just beneath the surface of the Atlantic…
6 years ago
Marine heatwaves may force fish to flee huge distances: study
by Kelly MACNAMARA PARIS, France (AFP) -- Fish and other marine life may have to flee thousands of kilometres to…
6 years ago
Reef tales: candid cams reveal shark populations in decline
by Sara HUSSEIN TOKYO, Japan (APF) -- An unprecedented global survey has revealed a shocking decline in the number of…
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Aussie scientists turn to drones to protect sea turtles
BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) -- Australian researchers have discovered they were underestimating numbers at the world's largest sea turtle nesting site…
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Half of world’s beaches could vanish by 2100
by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) -- Climate change and sea-level rise are currently on track to wipe out half…
6 years ago
Researchers to conduct major Japan ocean microplastics survey
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - Scientists will begin a two-year survey of microplastics in the coastal waters of Japan from April, a…
6 years ago
Adidas bets on recycled material ‘to combat ocean plastic’
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany (AFP) - German sportswear giant Adidas said Tuesday more than half of the polyester used in its…
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Oceans were hottest on record in 2019
by Patrick GALEY PARIS, France (AFP) -- The world's oceans were the hottest in recorded history in 2019, scientists said…
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