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Ocean darkening has increased across over 20% of Earth's seas
May 28, 2025 (SPX)
Ocean darkening involves a reduction in the photic zone-the sunlit layer of the sea that supports 90% of marine life. Using satellite observations and numerical...
Japan says China conducted research near Pacific atoll
May 27, 2025 (AFP)
The alleged activity took place on Monday near the remote atoll of Okinotori in the Philippine Sea roughly halfway between Taiwan and Guam. China has said it do...
India's monsoon lashes Mumbai as rains arrive early
May 26, 2025 (AFP)
Heavy rains cooling temperatures -- welcomed by farmers for their crops but which cause havoc each year in cities by flooding transport infrastructure -- are no...
Iraq's water reserves lowest in 80 years: official
May 25, 2025 (AFP)
Water is a major issue in the country of 46 million people undergoing a serious environmental crisis because of climate change, drought, rising temperatures and...
Penn engineers develop energy-free material that captures and releases water from air
May 22, 2025 (SPX)
Led by Daeyeon Lee and Amish Patel, professors in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, along with postdoctoral scholar Baekmin Kim and collaborator Stefan Gul...
Villagers vow to fight new Panama Canal reservoir 'to the end'
May 21, 2025 (AFP)
The 49-year-old is one of hundreds of residents opposed to a new artificial lake that would feed the vital interoceanic waterway at the center of diplomatic ten...
China to host Pacific Island leaders, seeking closer ties
May 21, 2025 (AFP)
Leaders and diplomats from 11 Pacific Island nations, including Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and Fiji, will attend the talks in the eastern Chine...
Tokyo to waive basic water bills to combat extreme heat
May 21, 2025 (AFP)
Last summer was the joint hottest on record in Japan as extreme heatwaves fuelled by climate change engulfed many parts of the globe. "The basic fee will be wai...
'Serious problem': Afghan capital losing race against water shortages
May 21, 2025 (AFP)
Kabul faces a looming water crisis, driven by unruly and rapid urbanisation, mismanagement over years of conflict, and climate change, meaning people like Bibi ...
Dire sea level rise likely even in a 1.5C world: study
May 20, 2025 (AFP)
The pace at which global oceans are rising has doubled in three decades, and on current trends will double again by 2100 to about one centimetre per year, they ...
UN body clears China's Minmetals for deep-sea mining testing
May 20, 2025 (AFP)
China Minmetals said its environmental impact report on the planned test exploration had "recently successfully passed" the International Seabed Authority's (IS...
Healing Ozone Hole Key to Boosting Southern Ocean Carbon Uptake
May 19, 2025 (SPX)
The study, conducted by scientists from UEA and the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS), highlights the shifting influence of the ozone hole and GHG ...
Worry for orcas in French marine park spikes after video
May 17, 2025 (AFP)
France has been struggling to find a new home for mother and son after their owner, a marine park on the French Riviera, closed down over a law banning shows fe...
Australia's Albanese touts defence ties during Indonesia visit
May 15, 2025 (AFP)
The two nations have sought to boost security ties in the face of numerous flashpoints in the Asia-Pacific region including the contested South China Sea. Austr...
Abrupt Soil Moisture Loss Drives Global Water Flow into Oceans, Raising Sea Levels
May 15, 2025 (SPX)
The study also highlights the critical role of satellite altimetry and gravity missions, including the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) and GRACE...
Trump admin leaves door open for tougher PFAS drinking water standards
May 15, 2025 (AFP)
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin said Thursday its decision -- which retains previous limits for just two of the most notorious PF...
Toxic algae killing marine life off Australian coast
May 15, 2025 (AFP)
The algae -- Karenia mikimotoi -- appeared in waters around South Australia state in March, causing mass deaths in species including sharks, rays, crabs and oct...
Trump admin axes safeguards against 'forever chemicals' in drinking water
May 14, 2025 (AFP)
The Environmental Protection Agency said it would retain maximum contaminant levels for just two of the most notorious compounds from the so-called PFAS class o...
Liquid Metal Tin Powers Sustainable Water Desalination
May 13, 2025 (SPX)
A team led by Associate Professor Masatoshi Kondo from the Institute of Science Tokyo (Science Tokyo) has developed a breakthrough desalination technology using...
Spongy Device Draws Water from Air Using Sunlight for Efficient Harvesting
May 12, 2025 (SPX)
The water-harvesting device maintains its efficiency across a wide humidity spectrum, ranging from 30% to 90%, and operates effectively in temperatures from 5 t...
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