West Coast Fishery Rebounds in Rare Conservation ‘Home Run’

GILLIAN FLACCUS / The Associated Press Dec 26, 2019 Quotas lead to quicker than expected sustainability, and groundfish bottom trawling again will be allowed in area off Oregon and California. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Massive Floating Boom Will Corral Pacific Ocean’s Plastic Trash

OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ / The Associated Press Sep 8, 2018 A barrier and screen equipped with high-tech cameras, sensors and satellite antennas will be towed from San Francisco to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch—an island of trash twice the size of Texas. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.S. and China Spawn a New Great-Power Naval Rivalry

Alfred W. McCoy / TomDispatch Apr 9, 2018 Amid the intense coverage of Russia and North Korea, another struggle between superpowers is playing out quietly in the Indian and Pacific oceans. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Global Warming ‘Hiatus’ Is Over, U.K. Scientists Say

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Oct 5, 2017 The Pacific Ocean has reached the end of a period of cooler temperatures, according to Britain's national weather service. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Studies of Two Reefs Reveal They May Be Damaged Beyond Recovery

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Mar 29, 2017 The Pacific Ocean's Great Barrier Reef and reefs of the Maldives in the Indian Ocean may never overcome the effects of global warming, scientists say. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Big Issue Californians Are Not Hearing About This Election Year

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig May 19, 2016 While most voters’ attention is on the presidential primary and national-level races, it’s the legislative election that matters to the most powerful political force in the Golden State—big business. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Mangroves Face Struggle to Survive Rising Seas

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Oct 19, 2015 Higher sea levels and less silt will endanger many mangrove forests -- home to huge varieties of wildlife, and natural buffers that protect coasts and estuaries during tropical cyclones -- across the Pacific. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Coral Reefs Are Dying as El Niño Heats Up

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Oct 11, 2015 The third mass coral bleaching in recent history is underway as record ocean warmth creates a crisis in the tropics. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Scientists Detect Mysterious Warming in U.S. Coastal Waters

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Jun 28, 2015 Unprecedented ocean temperature rises off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States may be linked to sea level rise or the recent pattern of “weird” weather. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Cut Carbon Now to Avoid Climate Tipping Points

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Apr 3, 2015 Not cutting emissions of greenhouse gases could mean driving the planet across systemic boundaries from which there would be no return. Not cutting emissions of greenhouse gases could mean driving the planet across systemic boundaries from which there would be no return. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Surfers Fear Climate Change Will Wipe Out Big Waves

By Kieran Cooke, Climate News Network Oct 5, 2014 Dedicated surfers, deeply involved with monitoring the natural coastal environment around the world, warn that climate change now poses a major threat to this booming leisure industry. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trade Winds Draw ‘Missing’ Warmth to Deep Ocean

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Feb 10, 2014 The Pacific Ocean may be providing the world with a temporary reprieve from high rates of global warming, by storing heat that would normally warm the atmosphere, scientists say. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )