Oceans
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New Zealand’s sea temperatures hit record highs, outstripping global averages
Experts say the new figures dispel the notion that the country is protected from extreme temperatures and rais…
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No crops, no brides: how rising seas are killing India’s coastal villages
As the sea inundates Odisha’s coastline, livelihoods have withered with the harvest and weddings are a rarity …
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‘Everything is destroyed’: dynamite use sends shockwaves through fishing industries
Using explosives is illegal, wasteful and devastating to marine life and people’s livelihoods. Yet in Sri Lank…
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Art’s new wave: Fiji turns to underwater sculptures to restore its bleached reefs
A series of steel artworks sitting off the coast of Nacula Island is growing coral in hope of creating more cl…
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‘A dying art’: India’s female seaweed divers look to a brighter future for their girls
For generations, mothers in Tamil Nadu have taught their daughters the dangerous trade. But while their work h…
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New Zealand’s warming seas threaten Māori food sources relied on for generations
Māori tribes record changes to lands and oceans, with some food-gathering practices that have sustained commun…
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Researchers near Japan capture footage of deepest fish ever recorded underwater – video
Scientists have captured footage of a fish swimming more than 8km underwater, setting a new record for the dee…
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Could a digital twin of Tuvalu preserve the island nation before it’s lost to the collapsing climate?
With rising seas expected to submerge the nation by 2100, official says ‘we should always be able to remember …
- Animals, Antarctica, Asia Pacific, Environment, Marine life, New Zealand, Oceans, Wildlife, World news
Antarctic researchers gain insights from on high as they count seals from space
Scientists used satellite images and more than 300,000 volunteers to count Weddell seals, a key Southern Ocean…
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Rate of sea level rise around New Zealand doubles in past 60 years
Climate change named as major driver, with up to $14bn in infrastructure at risk from higher sea levelsSea lev…
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Scientists hope ‘world’s loneliest tree’ will help answer climate questions
New Zealand researchers believe the isolated spruce could reveal much about the Southern Ocean, one of the wor…
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Indonesian islanders sue cement producer for climate damages
Claimants say they are experiencing serious negative impacts and demand Swiss-based Holcim pay compensationRes…
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‘White gold’: why shrimp aquaculture is a solution that caused a huge problem
In the 1980s, farmers in Bangladesh went from paddies to ponds, letting salt water flood their land. Now milli…
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New Zealand records largest ever bleaching of sea sponges
Researchers say tens of millions of sponges may have been affected by protracted marine heatwaveNew Zealand is…
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‘Aurora of the sea’: luminous plankton light up New Zealand shores
Rare phenomenon of bioluminescence is caused by blooms of plankton which glow to evade or distract predatorsOn…