Environmental Activists Celebrate a ‘Victory for Our Oceans’

Jon Queally / Common Dreams Dec 29, 2019 A court ruling upholds protections for one of the most fragile and scientifically important areas in the North Atlantic. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Arctic’s Oldest Ice Is Disappearing Before Our Eyes

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Nov 24, 2019 There’s change afoot even where scientists least expect it. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

An Unlikely Weapon in the Fight Against Climate Change

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Sep 29, 2019 Three scientists advocate a sea change in global thinking: seabed carbon storage. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Acid Oceans May Trigger Mass Extinction

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jul 23, 2019 Once levels of dissolved carbon dioxide in the oceans reach a certain threshold, life undergoes dramatic and catastrophic change. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Plastic Island

Steve Sack / The Minneapolis Star-Tribune, MN Jun 27, 2019 Dig deeper

WWF Sounds Alarm After 48 Pounds of Plastic Found in Dead Whale

COLLEEN BARRY / The Associated Press Apr 2, 2019 "It is the first time we have been confronted with an animal with such a huge quantity of garbage," says a biologist in Padua, Italy. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Web of Life Is Unraveling

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Mar 3, 2019 Biodiversity is on the decline. That includes the natural ecosystems that directly and indirectly manage the catering for humanity’s dinner table. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

2 Reasons 2019 Could Be the Planet’s Worst Year Yet

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Feb 4, 2019 Here comes another dismal science forecast, with human carbon emissions due to rise this year. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Understanding Global Warming’s Impact on Oceans Is Vital but Complicated

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jan 10, 2019 The world’s oceans are a vast reservoir of heat and a slow register of natural climate change. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Horrors Humans Have Inflicted on the Planet’s Wilderness

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Nov 11, 2018 The spread of the human horde means under a quarter of the world’s habitable land now counts as wilderness. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Oceans Are Heating Up Faster Than We Thought

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Nov 7, 2018 Science knows that ocean warming is occurring. A big challenge now is to work out how quickly the temperature is rising. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Humans Have Damaged Most of the Seas, Apart From Climate Change

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Aug 9, 2018 Humankind has already disturbed or degraded six-sevenths of the world's oceans. And that is apart from the rising acidification and other malign consequences of global warming. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )