France summit seeks action on ocean protection
PARIS, France (AFP) - World leaders, scientists and major companies gather in France this week to boost efforts to protect…
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Oceans
World must work together to tackle plastic ocean threat: WWF
by Stéphane ORJOLLET Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - Plastic has infiltrated all parts of the ocean and is now…
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Mountain glaciers hold less ice than thought, and that’s bad news
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - Mountain glaciers shrinking due to climate change are less voluminous than…
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Corals doomed even if global climate goals met: study
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - Coral reefs that anchor a quarter of marine wildlife and the…
4 years ago
Greenland ice cap loses enough water in 20 years to cover US: study
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) - Greenland's immense ice sheet has lost enough ice in the past 20 years to submerge the…
4 years ago
Monster iceberg released ‘billions of tonnes’ of fresh water into ocean
by Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - A giant iceberg that detached from Antarctica in 2017 released the…
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‘Remarkable’ giant coral reef found off Tahiti
by Kelly MACNAMARA Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - Scientists have discovered a vast reef of "pristine" rose-shaped corals apparently…
4 years ago
Coral reefs of western Indian Ocean at risk of collapse: study
by Nick Perry Agence France-Presse NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) - Rising sea temperatures and overfishing threaten coral reefs in the western…
5 years ago
Into the ‘plastisphere’: Scientists comb Japan waters to study new eco threat
by Etienne BALMER and Hiroshi HIYAMA Agence France-Presse SHIMODA, Japa (AFP) - A boat's crew casts a net into the…
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Global warming kills 14 percent of world’s corals in a decade
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - Dynamite fishing and pollution -- but mostly global warming -- wiped…
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Senegal’s old capital on the frontline against rising sea
by Laurent Lozano Agence France-Presse SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (AFP) - In the northern Senegalese city of Saint-Louis, excavators are ripping up…
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Dramatic shark decline leaves ‘gaping hole’ in ocean: study
by Sara HUSSEIN Agence France Presse Overfishing has wiped out over 70 percent of some shark and ray populations…
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