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China launches satellite for ocean salinity detection
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 14, 2024 China launched a new satellite designed to detect ocean salinity on Thursday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi Province, northern China, as reported by the China National Space Administration (CNSA). The satellite was successfully sent into orbit at 6:42 am Beijing Time, carried by a Long March-4B Y53 rocket. This satellite aims to close the gap in China's high-precision global ocean salinity detection capabilities and enhance data collection on oceanic dynamics and environmental ... read more |
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NASA data aids global efforts in combating sea level riseLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 18, 2024 The world's oceans are rising, posing significant challenges for coastal regions as they face disruptions to their infrastructure and communities. To help these areas prepare, NASA is providing crit ... more 
Floods hit northern Philippines after typhoon forces dam releaseManila (AFP) Nov 18, 2024 Floodwaters hit hundreds of houses in the northern Philippines on Monday after water released from a dam following Typhoon Man-yi caused a major river to break its banks. ... more 
Taps run dry in sprawling suburb of Mauritania's capitalNouakchott (AFP) Nov 18, 2024 Khadidjatou Taher has lived for a decade in her ramshackle neighbourhood on the far outskirts of Mauritania's capital, but is yet to have running water in her home. ... more 
Parts of Great Barrier Reef suffer highest coral mortality on recordSydney (AFP) Nov 19, 2024 Parts of the Great Barrer Reef have suffered the highest coral mortality on record, Australian research showed Tuesday, with scientists fearing the rest of it has suffered a similar fate. ... more |
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Will living by the sea remain viable?Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 12, 2024 A significant report titled Navigating the Future VI (NFVI), developed by top European ocean scientists, has brought new focus to how climate ... more 
US hopes river pact with Mexico will reduce water scarcityMexico City (AFP) Nov 9, 2024 The United States and Mexico said Saturday that they have signed an agreement aimed at preventing water shortages in parched southern US states with more reliable Mexican deliveries of river water. ... more 
New UMass model sheds light on carbon emissions from inland US watersLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 05, 2024 Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have used a pioneering modeling technique to estimate carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from 22 million lakes, rivers, and reservoirs across the U ... more 
Curtin and NASA unlock ocean secrets from spacePerth, Australia (SPX) Nov 05, 2024 Curtin University has joined forces with NASA, University of Miami, San Jose State University and the National Institute of Standards and Technology on a new-generation satellite mission to study th ... more 
Experts Warn of Potential Ocean Epidemic Risk from Migrating SpeciesBerlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 04, 2024 As climate change warms the Ocean, species are forced to migrate to new habitats to find conditions they are adapted to. This large-scale migration brings with it significant risks, including the po ... more |
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Pentagon announces new director of Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 4, 2024 The Defense Department announced Monday that a retired major general with decades of service will take over next year as the new director for the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. Maj. Gen. Suzanne Puanani Vares-Lum will become director of the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, starting in early 2025. DKI APCSS is a Defense Department institute dedicated to scholars and practitioners focused on the Indo-Pacific region. It opened in September 1995 in Honolu ... read more 
Thousands take to London streets demanding cleaner waterLondon (AFP) Nov 3, 2024 Thousands of people marched through central London on Sunday demanding action on cleaning up Britain's rivers and seas. ... more |
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Oceanographers record the largest predation event ever observed in the oceanBoston MA (SPX) Oct 30, 2024 There is power in numbers, or so the saying goes. But in the ocean, scientists are finding that fish that group together don't necessarily survive together. In some cases, the more fish there are, t ... more 
FAU receives DOE grant to explore offshore ocean current energy near Palm BeachLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2024 Imagine the potential of tapping into ocean currents for clean, renewable energy along Southeast Florida's coast. Florida Atlantic University's Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy Center (SNM ... more 
No 'island of garbage' here, Puerto Rico's new marine reserveCali, Colombia (AFP) Oct 30, 2024 The Caribbean US territory of Puerto Rico, likened to a "floating island of garbage" at a Republican rally in New York, on Wednesday announced the creation of a new marine reserve to protect manatees and other species. ... more 
Giant clam declared critically endangered after the latest assessmentBoulder CO (SPX) Oct 29, 2024 The giant clam, known for its colorful cape-like mantle, wavy shell and astonishing size, is in danger of going extinct after its population plunged by more than 80% over the last century, according ... more 
Global network of undersea robots unveils hidden depths of phytoplankton biomassLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2024 Marine phytoplankton play a critical role in Earth's ecosystems, driving primary production and anchoring the global carbon cycle. These microscopic organisms, which thrive in the sunlit layers of t ... more |
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