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The Bulletin: August 20-26, 2025
The Bulletin: August 20-26, 2025 This past week’s articles of interest… CLICK HERE If you’re new to my writing, check out this overview. The Machine that Is Eating the Earth – by David Haggith Global Nuclear Power Hits Record High as Asia Surges Ahead | OilPrice.com Why Oil Prices Don’t Rise To Consistently High […]
Oceans face ‘triple threat’ of extreme heat, oxygen loss and acidification
Oceans face ‘triple threat’ of extreme heat, oxygen loss and acidification Third of world’s ocean surface particularly vulnerable to threats driven by burning fossil fuel and deforestation, new research finds The world’s oceans are facing a “triple threat” of extreme heating, a loss of oxygen and acidification, with extreme conditions becoming far more intense in […]
Panama prepares to evacuate first island in face of rising sea levels
Panama prepares to evacuate first island in face of rising sea levels GARDI SUGDUB, Panama (AP) — On a tiny island off Panama’s Caribbean coast, about 300 families are packing their belongings in preparation for a dramatic change. Generations of Gunas who have grown up on Gardi Sugdub in a life dedicated to the […]
The world dumps 2,000 truckloads of plastic into the ocean each day. Here’s where a lot of it ends up
The world dumps 2,000 truckloads of plastic into the ocean each day. Here’s where a lot of it ends up A local fisherman performs maintenance on his boat while surrounded by trash washed up on Loji Beach in West Java, Indonesia. The western coast of Java in Indonesia is popular with surfers for its world-famous […]
Tire Dust Makes Up the Majority of Ocean Microplastics, Study Finds
Tire Dust Makes Up the Majority of Ocean Microplastics, Study Finds Researchers say tire emissions pose a threat to global health, and EVs could make the problem worse. When contemplating the emissions from road vehicles, our first thought is often about the various gases coming out of the tailpipe. However, new research shows that we should be […]
Hottest ocean temperatures in history recorded last year
Hottest ocean temperatures in history recorded last year Ocean heating driven by human-caused climate crisis, scientists say, in sixth consecutive year record has been broken An oil platform stands offshore as cargo shipping container ships wait in the Pacific Ocean to enter the port of Los Angeles. Photograph: Patrick T Fallon/AFP/Getty Images The world’s oceans […]
Oceans Break Heat Record for Third Year in a Row
Oceans Break Heat Record for Third Year in a Row 2021 broke the record from 2020 by about 14 zettajoules, or 20 times the world’s annual energy consumption An Arvor float is deployed from the RV Pourquoi Pas to capture ocean temperature data. The oceans are absorbing more heat as climate change advances. Credit: Argo Program […]
Weather 2022: New anomalies are growing in the Atmosphere and the Oceans, that will change the weather patterns as we head deeper into the year
Weather 2022: New anomalies are growing in the Atmosphere and the Oceans, that will change the weather patterns as we head deeper into the year Major changes are coming in 2022 across the atmosphere and the oceans, creating different weather patterns into the second half of the year, and especially in the cold season later […]
New research on forests and oceans suggest projections of future warming may be too conservative, with serious consequences
New research on forests and oceans suggest projections of future warming may be too conservative, with serious consequences How much will the world warm with ongoing fossil-fuel carbon emissions? It’s a big question that preoccupies policymakers and activists, with important discussions about when the world will hit two degrees, are we really on a path […]
Triple Crisis in the Anthropocene Ocean.
Triple Crisis in the Anthropocene Ocean. Part Three: The Heat of 3.6 Billion Atom Bombs Continuing Ian Angus’s examination of the ‘deadly trio’ of CO2-driven assaults on ocean life. Part three: ocean warming and permanent heatwaves “Triple Crisis” has been published in three parts Part One: Corrosive Seas Part Two: Running Low on Oxygen Part Three: The […]
Dead Zones: Industrial Agriculture versus Ocean Life
Dead Zones: Industrial Agriculture versus Ocean Life Worldwide, there are now over a thousand coastal areas where fish can’t breathe. The nitrogen that makes crops grow is also destroying offshore ecosystems. “Let us not, however, flatter ourselves overmuch on account of our human victories over nature. For each such victory nature takes its revenge on […]
Ocean floor mining: What could possibly go wrong?
Ocean floor mining: What could possibly go wrong? A recent article on undersea mining in The Atlantic brought back a detailed childhood memory. When I was in fifth grade, my class put on a sort of mini science fair and performance art program for parents. My project focused on the prospect of mining the oceans. I drew a […]
Living in the Concretaceous Period
Living in the Concretaceous Period Scientists long ago determined that Earth had entered the Anthropocene period, based on a determination that humans were altering fundamental planetary parameters such as biodiversity and the chemistry of the atmosphere and oceans to the degree that it warranted an entirely new geological designation. Following another millennium of observation and […]
