Trash tracking satellites help Indonesia tackle marine waste
by Lucie GODEAU Agence France-Presse JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Every year, pounding rains wash away mountains of plastic waste from…
6 years ago
Oceans
Global warming to continue no matter what we do: study
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Even if humanity stopped emitting greenhouse gases tomorrow, Earth will warm…
6 years ago
14 million tons of microplastics on sea floor: Australian study
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- The world's sea floor is littered with an estimated 14 million tons of microplastics, broken…
6 years ago
Sea level: Greenland ice loss worst in 12,000 years
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse Ice loss from Greenland's massive ice sheet will cause sea levels to rise more during…
6 years ago
Limpet sticking power down to mucus, not muscle
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Limpets -- those coin-sized, suction-cup critters with conical caps -- have…
6 years ago
Eurasian ice sheet collapse raised seas eight meters: study
by Patrick GALEY Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- The melting of the Eurasian ice sheet around 14,000 years…
6 years ago
Six-fold jump in polar ice loss lifts global oceans
by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) -- Greenland and Antarctica are shedding six times more ice than during the 1990s,…
6 years ago
Indian warship drives away Chinese vessel: reports
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India's Navy chief said Tuesday that an unauthorized Chinese vessel had entered its waters in…
7 years ago
Ocean plastic waste probably comes from ships, report says
by Ivan Couronne Agence France Presse Most of the plastic bottles washing up on the rocky shores of Inaccessible Island,…
7 years ago
Tropical fish swim into Europe’s waters as common species head north
by Nicolas GUBERT Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Cod, sole and plaice might be regulars on European…
7 years ago
Climate change could turn oceans from friend to foe, UN report warns
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Global warming and pollution caused by humanity's carbon-heavy footprint…
7 years ago
Greenland ice sheet melting faster than thought: study
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Greenland's ice sheet may have completely melted within the next millennium if greenhouse gas emissions…
7 years ago
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