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Low-oxygen zones in Danish seas double in a year
Aug 28, 2020 (AFP)
Lack of oxygen in the sea can have grave consequences for the survival of plants, animals and fish. In the waters of Denmark's exclusive maritime zone, "the tot...
US defence chief says China 'destabilising' Pacific
Aug 28, 2020 (AFP)
The visit, which lasted barely three hours, comes as Washington attempts to counter Beijing's efforts to gain influence in the sparsely populated but strategica...
Efforts to reach Nile dam joint accord 'at standstill': Sudan
Aug 28, 2020 (AFP)
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has been a source of tension in the Nile River basin ever since Ethiopia broke ground on the project in 2011. Egypt a...
Overfishing erased sharks from many of the world's reefs
Aug 27, 2020 (UPI)
A study by the Global FinPrint initiative also confirmed that affluent nations with strict fishing controls, especially the United States and Australia, still h...
La Nina likely, but temperatures set to remain high: UN
Aug 27, 2020 (AFP)
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said there was a 60 percent chance of a La Nina event between September and November. But WMO chief Petteri Taalas w...
New research shows NOAA scientist built a better lionfish trap
Aug 26, 2020 (UPI)
The so-called Gittings trap, named for its inventor, can be deployed deeper than spear fishermen who currently provide most lionfish control, allowing it to cat...
As neighbours build dams, Iraqis watch twin rivers dry up
Aug 26, 2020 (AFP)
Nowhere is the effect on the country more palpable than in Basra, Iraq's only coastal province. Here, the Tigris and Euphrates -- on which millions of Iraqis re...
Oklahoma City nabs $617M to upgrade water utility for Tinker AFB
Aug 25, 2020 (UPI)
The 50-year deal was a sole-source acquisition, using a justification in U.S. code that exempts government contracts from typical competition requirements if th...
In northeast Syria town, families say Turkey cut their water
Aug 25, 2020 (AFP)
"I spend the whole time running after water trucks," the 43-year-old grandmother said, amid an ongoing outage -- one of many in recent months -- in Hasakeh, a c...
Sudan, Ethiopia vow 'all efforts' to resolve Nile dam dispute
Aug 25, 2020 (AFP)
Egypt and Sudan view the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) as a threat to their vital water supplies, while upstream Ethiopia considers it crucial for its ...
Water availability has changed, and humans are to blame
Aug 25, 2020 (SPX)
A recent study published in the journal Nature Geosciences analyses the changes in global average water availability on land - defined by the difference between...
Study reveals the causes of sea level rise since 1900
Aug 24, 2020 (JPL)
When each factor is added together, this estimate should match the sea level that scientists observe. Until now, however, the sea level "budget" has fallen shor...
$600 million settlement in Flint water crisis
Aug 20, 2020 (AFP)
The settlement could see payments to tens of thousands of people, children and adults alike, who may have ingested lead-tainted drinking water after the city of...
Ecuador says Chinese trawlers turned off tracking system near Galapagos
Aug 19, 2020 (AFP)
The Ecuadorian Navy detected 149 ships that had turned off their transponders, a device that allows authorities to know where they are, defense minister Oswaldo...
Alaska's salmon are getting smaller
Aug 19, 2020 (UPI)
As a result, Alaska's salmon are smaller than they were 30 years ago, according to an analysis published Wednesday in the journal Nature Communications. In addi...
Stanford researchers develop new way to study ocean life
Aug 18, 2020 (SPX)
"This is a completely new way of studying life in the ocean," said study first author Deepak Krishnamurthy, a mechanical engineering PhD student at Stanford. Th...
Malaysia coast guard kill Vietnamese fisherman in S. China Sea clash
Aug 17, 2020 (AFP)
The incident took place inside Malaysian waters, where local fisherman have complained in the past about Vietnamese fishing boats that damage their nets. Coast ...
Climate change worsens effects of nutrient pollution on marine ecosystems
Aug 17, 2020 (UPI)
Research published Monday in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science suggests the damage is magnified by other human activities, including overfishing and clima...
Scientists discover 30 new species in Galapagos depths
Aug 17, 2020 (AFP)
The deep-sea experts discovered fragile coral and sponge communities including 10 bamboo corals, four octocorals, one brittle star and 11 sponges -- as well as ...
Talks on Ethiopia's mega-dam pushed to Tuesday
Aug 16, 2020 (AFP)
"After lengthy discussions, the attendees decided to resume negotiations on Tuesday... to work on unifying the texts of the agreements submitted by the three co...
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