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Heatwaves kill coral reefs far faster than thought: study
Aug 09, 2019 (AFP)
Scientists have known that rising sea temperatures blamed on global warming can severely damage reefs through a process of "bleaching," where the high temperatu...
InVADER project to test technology for exploring ocean worlds
Aug 09, 2019 (SPX)
Their project, known as InVADER (In-situ Vent Analysis Divebot for Exobiology Research), will transform the technological and operational arsenal available for ...
Kleos and Spire join forces on Safety at Sea collaboration
Aug 08, 2019 (SPX)
Spire AIS data with KLEOS RF data to create a new shared capability to bring safety at sea. Kleos and Spire have entered into an agreement to collaborate on cre...
Scientists reveal key insights into emerging water purification technology
Aug 08, 2019 (SPX)
One of those researchers is Tiezheng Tong, an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, whose lab is studying an emerging te...
China beach fans never without their inflatable
Aug 07, 2019 (AFP)
Crowds of holidaymakers both old and young wade into the water with their trusty floats and bob alongside each other, beating the hot August sun. "First it's fo...
PNG asks China to refinance $8bn public debt
Aug 07, 2019 (AFP)
Beijing has been strengthening ties with PNG and other Pacific nations by increasing engagement and offering loans for infrastructure, prompting both the US and...
Commercial fishing to blame for planet's declining shark numbers
Aug 06, 2019 (UPI)
Scientists with the Zoological Society of London analyzed shark population dynamics in ecosystems throughout the world's oceans. The data suggests shark numbers...
Quarter of world's population facing extreme water stress
Aug 06, 2019 (AFP)
The World Resources Institute's Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas ranked water stress, drought risk and riverine flood risk using a peer-reviewed methodology. "Agricult...
500 years on, how Magellan's voyage changed the world
Aug 05, 2019 (AFP)
The Portuguese explorer was killed by islanders in the Philippines two years into the adventure, leaving Spaniard Juan Sebastian Elcano to complete the three-ye...
New wood membrane provides sustainable alternative for water filtration
Aug 05, 2019 (SPX)
Most membranes that are used to distill fresh water from salty are made of polymers, which are derived from fossil fuels and are also difficult to recycle. The ...
Beaches choked with stinky seaweed could be the new normal
Aug 05, 2019 (AFP)
The culprit, called sargassum, turns clear-blue sea water a murky brown and smells like rotten eggs when it washes ashore and starts to rot. The seaweed is a na...
Anxious wait at collapsing UK dam after more rain
Aug 04, 2019 (AFP)
More than 1,500 people have been evacuated from the Derbyshire town of Whaley Bridge after part of the dam wall holding back the Toddbrook Reservoir collapsed o...
Pacific leaders want summit focus on climate, not China
Aug 04, 2019 (AFP)
Once regarded as a sleepy backwater of the diplomatic world, the islands are now a hotbed of aid projects and charm offensives as anxiety over China's presence ...
Turkey begins to fill controversial dam, say activists
Aug 02, 2019 (AFP)
The small town of Hasankeyf in the southeastern Batman province, home to 3,000 residents, will disappear as the lake is filled for the Ilisu project. While some...
British town evacuated as dam disintegrates
Aug 02, 2019 (AFP)
The Toddbrook Reservoir dam was feared to be on the verge of caving in following heavy rain, threatening the lives and homes of residents in Whaley Bridge. One ...
US warns dams give China 'control' of Mekong river
Aug 01, 2019 (AFP)
The famous waterway starts in China and twists south through parts of Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam, feeding 60 million people through its basin...
Palau tells Australia to step-up on climate
Aug 01, 2019 (AFP)
Australia has launched a diplomatic push it calls the Pacific "step-up" to boost its influence and counter growing Chinese influence in the region. But Palau Pr...
Washed up: Sargassum blankets beaches
Jul 31, 2019 (ESA)
Sargassum is a large brown algae, first spotted by Columbus during his voyage to the Americas. Out at sea, Sargassum is an important habitat for marine species ...
Water meant for Puerto Rican hurricane victims dumped on farmland
Jul 29, 2019 (AFP)
Aerial images captured by AFP show a sea of water bottles, packaged into massive bundles, heaped on what appears to be a private estate in the Higuillar neighbo...
Tensions surge over Serbia's small hydropower plants
Jul 28, 2019 (AFP)
The remote and sparsely-populated Bulgarian border region of Stara Planina, which means Old Mountain in Serbian, is famed for rugged peaks and pristine rivers c...
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