by Admin | Dec 12, 2016 | Climate Change
The melting of Arctic ice has many effects on the planet, once of which has been less cloud cover in the Arctic. This creates a vicious cycle, because less cloud cover means that more sunlight gets through to the ice, which makes the ice melt faster. In order for...
by Admin | Nov 28, 2016 | Environmental hazards
The Ocean Cleanup is a Dutch foundation that was created to address issues like the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a swirling mass of plastics and other debris that floats between Hawaii and California. It is one of the most dramatic examples of what happens to litter...
by Admin | Nov 11, 2016 | Climate Change
Thanks to some ingenious new measurement technology created by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), we can get accurate, up-to-date measurements of the phytoplankton Synechococcus, a bacterium that is a key species in some marine ecosystems. Because of...
by Admin | Oct 14, 2016 | Climate Change, Information
Climate change is going to have a very strong impact on the world, and especially on the oceans. Rising temperatures and acidification, the latter caused by the ocean sequestering more carbon dioxide than normal, is already having a negative impact on corals and other...
by Admin | Jan 22, 2016 | Articles, Climate Change, Conservation
There have been a number of studies recently that have found plastic in the digestive tracts of a wide array of marine animals. Further, a huge swirling mass of plastics, known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, is floating in the north Pacific. Plastics in the ocean...
