An international group of marine scientists led by Karine Kleinhaus, of Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS), has published a letter in Science, coinciding with COP27, that is a call to action for policymakers, government agencies and ocean conservation groups to take major steps to preserve Egypt’s 1,800 km of coral reefs–a massive section of the Red Sea’s reef system.
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As part of the U.S. National Marine Sanctuary System’s upcoming 50th anniversary, the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation (NMSF) partnered with NORC at the University of Chicago to conduct a nationwide poll surveying Americans coast to coast about ocean conservation, climate change and their awareness and support for stronger protection.
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Seawater sensor and measuring system manufacturer -4H-JENA engineering’s FerryBox multiparameter water measurement system is now being used to evaluate the role of global warming and glacial meltwater on the rising level of oxygen in the oceans aboard PONANT’s Le Commandant Charcot, the world’s only luxury icebreaker, a hybrid-electric vessel powered by liquified natural gas.
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The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report says that there are options in all sectors to at least halve emissions by 2030.
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The renowned hydrologist Wilfried Brutsaert, also known as “Mr. Evaporation,” has been awarded the Stockholm Water Prize 2022 for his groundbreaking work to quantify environmental evaporation, helping to make accurate predictions of the impact that climate change has on local rainfall patterns and water sources.
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