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From fish to clean water, the ocean matters and here’s how to quantify the benefits

Nature protection, conservation and restoration is “not a trivial matter but key to human survival,” according to scientists quoted in a 2005 UN report. To demonstrate this, they developed the concept of “ecosystem services” – the benefits that people derive from nature. Over the next 20 years, this concept has…

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Sliver of cool surface water 2mm deep helps oceans absorb CO2, say scientists

Subtle temperature difference between ‘ocean skin’ and water beneath found to drive more CO2 absorption

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39 People Predict Potential Disasters That Most Of The World Are Clueless About

We may not know what the future holds, but there are some indicators of possible disasters waiting to happen. These people are predicting some of them. The post 39 People Predict Potential Disasters That Most Of The World Are Clueless About first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Hurricane Kristy strengthens into a Category 5 storm in the Pacific Ocean

Hurricane Kristy has strengthened into a Category 5 storm

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I’ve been on holiday to the Maldives eight times – this is the best way to do it

With so many islands to choose from, it can be tricky to know where to stay – having travelled to the Indian Ocean for the past 15 years, Sam Wylie-Harris shares her tips for making the most of your holiday, whether you’re after an active break, culinary getaway or fly-and-flop

The Independent UK

From a salty breeze to the stench of sewage, here’s how smell affects our ocean experience and reflects changing seas

Apart from the breathtaking sight of vast blue waters or the rhythmic sound of crashing waves, the vivid smell of the sea ties us to the rhythms of nature and the ebb and flow of the tides. The salty freshness of a coastal breeze or the distinctive scent of seaweed…

The Conversation

‘We don’t know where the tipping point is’: climate expert on potential collapse of Atlantic circulation

Oceanographer Stefan Rahmstorf explains why Amoc breakdown could be catastrophic for both humans and marine life

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Hurricane Kristy strengthens into a Category 2 storm in the Pacific Ocean

Forecasters say Hurricane Kristy has strengthened into a Category 2 storm in the Pacific Ocean and is expected to remain away from land as it quickly grows more powerful

The Independent UK

Lady Scotland urges Commonwealth members to continue climate action support

Departing secretary general says small island developing states should be given greater access to climate finance

The Guardian - UK

Kristy strengthens into a hurricane in the eastern Pacific Ocean

Forecasters say Kristy has strengthened into a hurricane in the eastern Pacific Ocean and is expected to remain away from land as the storm grows more powerful

The Independent UK

Key Atlantic current could collapse soon, 'impacting the entire world for centuries to come,' leading climate scientists warn

Leading climate scientists ring alarm bell on key Atlantic Ocean current collapse in open letter

LiveScience

Beloved Surfer Fatally Stabbed in Chest by Swordfish: 'Devastating Tragedy'

The fish unexpectedly sprang out of the Indian Ocean and impaled Giulia Manfrini in her chest, causing a two-inch puncture wound.

Latin Times

Women’s Surf Coast Classic confirmed as add in to Cadel Evans Great Ocean road race lead-in for 2025

The 118km UCI 1.1 ranked women’s race added for Wednesday January 29, men to line up for 157km event from Lorne to Torquay the next day

Cycling News

Swordfish Kills Italian Surfer In Freak Accident Off Coast Of Indonesia

The fish unexpectedly sprang out of the Indian Ocean and impaled Giulia Manfrini in her chest, causing a two-inch puncture wound.

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The Independent UK

A vast meteor striking Earth might have brought about whole new kinds of life, scientists say

Oceans would have boiled away and everything would have been coated in a deadly dust – but still something thrived

The Independent UK

The colors of the world are changing as climate change is morphing nature’s most beautiful sights

Warming global temperatures can turn brilliant fall foliage colors brown and ocean waters bright green

The Conversation

New report reveals that targets to save 30% of the ocean by 2030 aren’t being met

The world is gathering in Colombia for the UN biodiversity conference known as Cop16, a biannual pulse-taking of the living planet where actions to protect the natural world are agreed. At its last meeting in 2022, an ambitious roadmap for nature protection was put in place. As part of that…

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Ghana loses historic forts along its coastline to climate change

Ghana is gradually losing its historic forts along the 550-kilometer coastline to intense tidal waves from the Atlantic Ocean.

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Beloved Surfer Impaled In The Chest By Swordfish In Freak Ocean Attack

Italian surfer Giulia Manfrini was catching waves on Masokut Island in Indonesia, a popular spot for surfers near Sumatra, when the swordfish attacked her. The post Beloved Surfer Impaled In The Chest By Swordfish In Freak Ocean Attack first appeared on Bored Panda.

The Guardian - UK

Poem of the week: The Hottentot Venus Hails Botticelli’s on the High Seas by Dzifa Benson

The ghost of a black African woman whose body was abusively exhibited for white Europeans directs her own gaze to a different ideal of beauty

Digital Camera World

Amazing close-up photo shows tiny warrior-like organism that fights climate change

A remarkable image of a coccolithophore is one of the 12 finalists in the 2024 Beaker Street Science Photography Prize

The Guardian - US

‘The ocean doesn’t care what color I am’: Black US surfers reclaim the waters

As a new documentary illuminates surfing’s African roots, Black people revive their sacred connection to the sport

The Guardian - US

US approves first-ever tribal marine sanctuary: ‘Our community’s hard work has come to fruition’

Chumash Heritage national marine sanctuary, a 4,543 sq mile expanse of ocean along the California coast, will now be protected

LiveScience

'An ancient, complex, and very serious game is going on': The weird ways creatures feed in the open ocean

Sea angels — a type of swimming slug — that live in the open ocean are carnivorous little creatures that have evolved to feed on sea snails.

The Guardian - UK

Why are eyes different colours and why do dolphins jump? Try our kids’ quiz

Five multiple-choice questions – set by children – to test your knowledge, and a chance to submit your own junior brainteasers for future quizzes

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