A Triple Whammy for the Arctic Ocean
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you are probably aware that the Arctic is melting rapidly as the result of CO2 related global warming, and that spells...
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Record Melt of Sea Ice Leaves Arctic Vulnerable to Rapid Development
Sea ice in the Arctic thawed to a record low this past weekend, with even further declines expected in coming weeks As scientists at the National Snow and Ice...
James Cameron's Record Dive Exposes Need for Global Protection of the High Seas
Yesterday, filmmaker James Cameron became the first solo explorer to reach the ocean’s deepest point, traveling nearly seven miles down through some of the...
Four Steps to Protect the Arctic, Our Final Ocean Frontier
As summer sea ice disappears, Big Oil, commercial fishing, shipping and other industries have set their sights on the Arctic as a new source for profits. So...
Rio+20: oceans and the "zero draft"
I’ve been reviewing the oceans portion of what is called in UN-speak the “zero draft” of the Rio+20 intergovernmental outcome. This is the document governments...
Common Sense Rethink for the Oceans
“Not only are we already experiencing severe declines in many species to the point of commercial extinction in some cases, and an unparalleled rate of regional...