World Cleanup 2012
“There’s 100 million tons of illegal garbage lying around the world. Waste is everywhere, in cities, beaches, oceans, forests. To change this we have to come together and create a real global change.” In 2012, from 24th of March until 25th of September, the Cyber-environmentalists team of World Cleanup 2012 invites all the people and countries to be a part of these Olympic Games for the clean world.
Global Partnership for Oceans: to Reverse Patterns of Degradation, UN
A powerful coalition of governments, international organizations, civil society groups and private interests are joining together under the banner of a Global Partnership for Oceans to confront widely documented problems of over-fishing, marine degradation, and habitat loss.
Discovery Sheds New Light on Wandering Continents
Although the basic process that drives plate tectonics —the movement of the Earth’s crustal plates—is understood, many details remain a mystery…
Amount of Coldest Antarctic Water Near Ocean Floor Decreasing for Decades
Oceanographers find that, the coldest deep ocean water, Antarctic Bottom Water, has been disappearing at an average rate of about eight million metric tons per second over the past few decades, equivalent to about fifty times the average flow of the Mississippi River. The world’s deep ocean currents play a critical role in transporting heat and carbon around the planet, thus regulating our climate.
Chemical pollution in Europe’s Seas
According to a recent poll of citizens from ten European countries, pollution is the primary concern of the public at large among all issues that threaten the marine environment. Such public concern is not misplaced and is supported by scientific evidence.
Dog Excrement in Plastic Bags Threatens Beach Safety
Dog excrement wrapped in plastic bags discarded by careless owners, has emerged as a growing trend and one of the biggest single threats to the health and safety of beach visitors, the Marine Conservation Society has warned.
World Water Day 2012: Water and Food Security
Water is precious. All living things need it to survive. But we are failing to take care of it. Many struggle to get it while others believe their taps will never run dry. The UN has designated March 22nd World Water Day to focus attention on the importance of fresh, clean water and to advocate for the sustainable management of fresh water resources.
Global Sea Level Likely to Rise as Much as 70 Feet in Future Generations
Even if humankind manages to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit)–as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recommends–future generations will likely have to deal with a completely different world.
Venice hasn’t stopped sinking after all
Sea-level rise isn’t the only thing that has Venice’s famous canals rising ever-so-slightly every year: The city is also sinking, a new study shows, in contrast to previous studies that suggested the city’s subsidence had stabilized.