WATER WORLD - AFRICA DAILY

Are marine ecosystems headed toward a new productivity regime?

Jul 20, 2015 (SPX)

Human-induced carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to the atmosphere are projected to rise to up to 30 gigatonnes of carbon per year by 2100, assuming a "business-as-...

SeaWorld staffer allegedly spied on animal rights group

Jul 17, 2015 (AFP)

US theme park SeaWorld has suspended an employee who allegedly infiltrated the animal rights group PETA -- but activists denounced the move as cosmetic and said...

Syria's Aleppo suffering three-week 'water crisis'

Jul 16, 2015 (AFP)

Government and rebel-held parts of Syria's Aleppo have been without safe water for nearly three weeks because the war-torn city's only pumping station is not fu...

Rescue saves rare Philippine turtles from 'brink of extinction'

Jul 15, 2015 (AFP)

Thousands of rare forest turtles have been rescued from horrifying conditions of captivity in the Philippines, saving the critically endangered animals from pos...

China begins construction of 'world's tallest' dam

Jul 15, 2015 (AFP)

China has begun building a 314-metre (1,030-ft) high dam which will be among the world's tallest, officials said, as the country massively expands hydropower. T...

Less than half pay controversial Irish water charges

Jul 15, 2015 (AFP)

Ireland said payment of new water charges implemented in exchange for a bailout were in line with expectations despite figures released Wednesday showing that l...

Philippines repairs crumbling South China Sea ship outpost

Jul 15, 2015 (AFP)

The Philippines said Wednesday it was repairing a crumbling ship serving as its lonely outpost in the disputed South China Sea as China deploys more vessels and...

New Zealand opposition embroiled in racism row

Jul 15, 2015 (AFP)

New Zealand's main opposition Labour Party denied allegations of racism Wednesday after blaming Chinese investors for pushing up prices in Auckland's red-hot pr...

Ocean warming leads to stronger precipitation extremes

Jul 14, 2015 (SPX)

That the temperatures on our planet are rising is clear. In particular, the increasing emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide continue to warm the...

Google removes Chinese name on map after Philippine furore

Jul 14, 2015 (AFP)

Google has quietly removed the Chinese name for a South China Sea shoal bitterly disputed by Beijing and Manila from its maps service, following an outcry from ...

Strong El Nino not expected to answer California drought

Jul 11, 2015 (UPI)

New ocean temperature readings suggest this year's occurrence of El Niño may be the strongest since 1997, when it caused massive flooding in northern Californi...

Global trends show seabird populations dropped 70 percent since 1950s

Jul 10, 2015 (SPX)

UBC research shows world's monitored seabird populations have dropped 70 per cent since the 1950s, a stark indication that marine ecosystems are not doing well....

Where does water go when it doesn't flow

Jul 10, 2015 (SPX)

More than a quarter of the rain and snow that falls on continents reaches the oceans as runoff. Now a new study helps show where the rest goes: two-thirds of th...

Evidence from past suggests climate trends could yield 20-foot sea-level rise

Jul 10, 2015 (SPX)

When past temperatures were similar to or slightly higher than the present global average, sea levels rose at least 20 feet, suggesting a similar outcome could ...

Where iron and water mix

Jul 10, 2015 (SPX)

Since their first discovery a generation ago, it has been recognized that hydrothermal vents at the bottom of the deep dark oceans represented unique habitats f...

Managing mining of the deep seabed

Jul 10, 2015 (SPX)

Thousands of feet below the ocean's surface lies a hidden world of undiscovered species and unique seabed habitats--as well as a vast untapped store of natural ...

NASA Finds Oceans Slowed Global Temperature Rise

Jul 10, 2015 (JPL)

A new NASA study of ocean temperature measurements shows that in recent years, extra heat from greenhouse gases has been trapped in the waters of the Pacific an...

Deal to resolve Tom Selleck water row in California

Jul 10, 2015 (AFP)

US actor Tom Selleck has struck a "tentative" deal to resolve allegations he stole water from local authorities in drought-stricken California, an official said...

Conservation group calls for more deep sea mining protections

Jul 09, 2015 (UPI)

As is so often the case, business interests are outpacing regulatory protections -- this time in the realm of deep-sea drilling. According to a new report from ...

Seafloor hot springs a significant source of iron in the oceans

Jul 09, 2015 (SPX)

At the bottom of the sea, volcanic and magmatic forces create hot springs that spew super-heated water into the deep sea. The hot, acidic water scours metals fr...