The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
The Marine Environmental Protection Authority (MEPA) provided services to nearly 1,000 ships, in 2011, to reduce disposal of waste at sea, Minister of Environment Anura Priyadarshana Yapa said. "MEPA has taken several measures to improve the service and ensure safe disposal of waste collected from ships in an environment friendly …
This study provides a quantitative approach that predicts the response of coral calcification to the combined effects of ocean acidification and global warming. The analysis suggests that warm-water aragonitic corals are more resilient to climate change than previously thought, whereas marine organisms that precipitate calcitic skeletons are particularly vulnerable.
Aquanaut Sylvia Earle, co-leader of the final mission to the world's only undersea lab, says the oceans need protecting more than ever – don't pull funding.
Two new areas of marine protection off the coastline of Northern Ireland have been announced. The Special Areas of Conservation include the sea and seabed surrounding the Maidens Islands off Larne and those adjacent to the Portrush Skerries and Giant's Causeway. The move also provides protection for the harbour porpoise. …
There is increasing concern regarding the role of climate change in driving bacterial waterborne infectious diseases. Here we illustrate associations between environmental changes observed in the Baltic area and the recent emergence of Vibrio infections and also forecast future scenarios of the risk of infections in correspondence with predicted warming …
The Environmental Protection Authority has recommended a $35 billion gas hub in the Kimberley be approved with strict conditions. The Browse liquified natural gas project at James Price Point, near Broome, could go ahead with 29 conditions and offsets to ensure environment objectives are met, EPA chairman Paul Vogel announced …
Brazil's National Petroleum Agency, or ANP, is unlikely to fine U.S. oil major Chevron Corp. CVX +0.73% more than 50 million Brazilian reais ($24.5 million) for its role in a November oil spill off Brazil's coast, ANP Director Magda Chambriard said Monday. The ANP is expected to release its report …
Yeosu, South Korea: The massive oil spill in ’95 that caused destruction of sea life in the waters of Yeosu, is a thing of the past. Seventeen years later, Yeosu’s coastal waters are brimming with marine life as the city hosts ‘The Living Ocean and Coast: Diversity of Resources and …
Fisheries expert and marine scientist Sanjeeva Ghosh has demanded core changes to the project report for the proposed seaport at Vizhinjam, warning that the construction activities for the port would impact on the marine ecosystem and the livelihood of the fishing community and pose a serious setback to beach tourism. …
Fixing of a time line for different phases of activities to be undertaken against each scheme of the World Bank-aided project under the Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) was stressed at the steering committee meeting of ICZM here on Tuesday. Held under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary BK Patnaik, it …
Oceans' rising acid levels have emerged as one of the biggest threats to coral reefs, acting as the "osteoporosis of the sea" and threatening everything from food security to tourism to livelihoods, the head of a US scientific agency said Monday. The speed by which the oceans' acid levels has …
Tata Power Ltd, which is setting up the 4,000-MW Ultra Mega Power Project (UMPP) in Mundra, Gujarat, has been accused of violating social and environmental norms by an independent fact-finding team. The project has caused “massive damage to livelihood, marine life and the overall environment in the vicinity of the …
Rising ocean temperatures have reduced rates of coral calcification and increased rates of coral mortality, thereby negatively impacting the health of coral reef ecosystems. Nevertheless, the response of corals to thermal stress seems to vary spatially across the reef environment. Here, we show that between 1982 and 2008 in the …
Environmentalist group, ToxicsWatch Alliance, has raised alarm bells against the permission being granted to a “hazardous” and “dead” US ship Exxon Valdez to dock in Alang beach, Gujarat. The ship has been allowed to enter Indian waters in violation of the Supreme Court order, says an open letter by Mr …
The decision to establish Sansha city in South China's Hainan province to administer the Xisha, Zhongsha and Nansha islands and their surrounding waters will further protect the South China Sea's marine environment, local authorities said. The country's Sansha plan will help coordinate the three islands' efforts to protect the marine …
Increasing discharge of pollutants and booming offshore human activity, such as oil exploration, are worsening China's fragile marine environment, according to an annual report released by the country’s ocean watchdog. The severely polluted sea area surged to 44,000 square kilometers in China in 2011 from 25,000 sq km in 2003, …
Environmentalists have urged PM Manmohan Singh to take lead in ocean protection - an environmental issue that has so far failed to receive focused attention during negotiations and consultations at climate change meetings. For the Rio+20 convention that the PM is slated to address on June 21, the host Brazil …
NEW DELHI, 10 JUNE: The National Green Tribunal has sought replies from the Centre and the owner of Panama-flagged cargo vessel MV Rak, which sank off Mumbai coast last year, on a plea for compensation for damages caused to the marine ecology due to an oil spill. The tribunal issued …
