Published by Ocean Conservancy From the iconic emperor to the quirky macaroni, penguins are some of the most charismatic (and well-dressed) ocean animals. In honor of World Penguin Day, we’ve compiled a few of our favorite penguin facts to celebrate these captivating birds. So sit back, enjoy and be sure to share your favorite penguin trivia […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Whales are awe-inspiring and often elusive creatures. Their distribution and critical feeding areas are currently poorly understood, and as climate change and krill fishing increase, our time to learn more about these giant mammals is running out. However, with the help of Dr. Ari Friedlaender, a whale ecologist and National […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Whales are awe-inspiring and often elusive creatures. Their distribution and critical feeding areas are currently poorly understood, and as climate change and krill fishing increase, our time to learn more about these giant mammals is running out. However, with the help of Dr. Ari Friedlaender, a whale ecologist and National […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Scientists compiling a record of the atmosphere based on air trapped in Antarctic ice found that rising carbon dioxide has accelerated plant growth. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/05/science/carbon-dioxide-plant-growth-antarctic-ice.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Welcome to our weekly Trump v. Earth column, in which onEarth reviews the environment-related shenanigans of President Trump and his allies. Henhouse, meet foxes. EPA administrator Scott Pruitt renewed his science denier vows on Thursday, telling CNBC that human activity is not a “primary contributor” to the observed warming of […]
Published by the Environmental News Service CAMBRIDGE, UK, February 19, 2016 (ENS) – The appearance of a large crack and growing in the ice shelf near the British Antarctic Survey’s Halley VI research station has prompted officials to close the base for the first time. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2017/02/19/antarctic-ice-crack-closes-british-research-station/
Published by Ocean Conservancy In a time of uncertainty for people and the environment, I am happy to write that a positive step towards a more sustainable Arctic took place last week at the Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromsø, Norway. Hurtigruten, a world-leading expedition cruise ship operator, joined international environmental organizations to launch the Arctic Commitment. […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy It’s not an easy life we lead. And by “we”, I mean the entirety of the male penguin population. As a male Magellanic penguin, the complexities of my life escalate the second I turn four. In a few years’ time, I’m expected to find the mate I want to spend the rest […]
Published by the Environmental News Service SYDNEY, Australia, January 15, 2017 (ENS) – Hours after Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull smiled for a photo with Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Sydney on Saturday, Japanese whalers were caught killing whales in the icy waters of the Australian Whale Sanctuary off Antarctica. Read the full article […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy It’s 2017, and a suite of new standards and practices are now in place for vessels operating in Arctic and Antarctic waters. The new set of rules—called the Polar Code—is designed to increase ship safety and environmental protection in high-latitude waters. Adopted by a specialized agency of the United Nations called the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund [embedded content] This story originally appeared on Climate Central. It’s been clear that carbon dioxide is changing the climate. Now, how it moves through the atmosphere is clearer than ever, thanks to NASA scientists, satellites, and supercomputers. NASA released a mesmerizing new visualization of a year in the life […]
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme – Marine protected areas now cover 18.5 million km2 – over 5% of the global ocean and nearly 13% of territorial waters – Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh launches campaign to place an Antarctic area the size of Australia under protection – Mexico announces largest biological reserve in the […]
Published by the Environmental News Service HOBART, Tasmania, Australia, October 30, 2016 (ENS) – The world’s experts on Antarctic marine conservation have agreed to establish an expansive marine protected area, MPA, in the Ross Sea region of the Southern Ocean. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/10/30/new-ross-sea-protected-area-now-worlds-largest/
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. Antarctica’s Ross Sea will become home to the world’s largest marine protected area – At a meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, delegates from 24 countries […]
Published by the Environmental News Service ARLINGTON, Virginia, October 25, 2016 (ENS) – A Scottish glaciologist with the U.S. Antarctic Program was fatally injured Saturday when the snowmobile he was riding fell into a crevasse. Dr. Gordon Hamilton, 50, of the University of Maine Climate Change Institute, was working on White Island in the Ross […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Dr. Hamilton, who was killed in Antarctica over the weekend, studied glaciers with our future in mind, and with a smile. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/25/science/gordon-hamilton.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Climate Central This story originally appeared on Climate Central. In the centuries to come, history books will likely look back on September 2016 as a major milestone for the world’s climate. At a time when atmospheric carbon dioxide is usually at its minimum, the monthly value failed to drop […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Click for larger version Ed Hawkins This story originally appeared on Climate Central. Climate change just got another telling visual courtesy of the famed temperature spiral creator. But rather than a graph, it’s a series of 167 maps. Alone, they each tell the story of whether a year was mostly […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund In just a few days, I will be leading an NRDC delegation of lawyers, scientists, and policy experts to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) World Conservation Congress, which will be held in the U.S. (Honolulu, Hawaii) for the first time in its 60-year history. […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Sea Shepherd CEO and Founder Paul Watson Back in the U.S. After Two Year Absence The star of the ‘Whale Wars’ television series will make his first public appearance at Vermont Comic Con on Saturday, August 27. Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has announced that Captain Paul Watson has recently entered […]