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Over-fishing 'devastating' for Gambia, says Amnesty
May 31, 2023 (AFP)
In a report, it estimated that illegal and excessive fishing off The Gambia, Mauritania, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea and Sierra Leone amounted to a total los...
Two killed in clashes on Afghan-Iranian border: Taliban
May 27, 2023 (AFP)
Iranian police confirmed the incident without giving details of casualties, while local news agency Mehr reported one Iranian border guard had been killed. Both...
Dangerous slowing of Antarctic ocean circulation sooner than expected
May 26, 2023 (AFP)
Scientists have said that an acceleration of melting Antarctic ice and rising temperatures, driven by the emission of planet-warming gases, is expected to have ...
BlackSky and Spire create commercial, real-time AI-driven maritime custody service
May 25, 2023 (SPX)
"BlackSky and Spire have developed a very cost-effective and flexible vessel tracking service capable of delivering on-demand maritime intelligence at scale," s...
Bird flu fells nearly 9,000 marine creatures in Chile
May 25, 2023 (AFP)
Since the beginning of 2023, more than 7,600 sea lions, 1,186 Humboldt penguins -- an endangered species that breeds only in Chile and Peru -- and several otter...
Ivory Coast imposes fishing bans in bid to conserve stocks
May 25, 2023 (AFP)
"In the face of the threat from the continued fall in marine fisheries resources," the government "has taken the initiative to set up an annual biological rest ...
US Supreme Court deals setback to clean water law
May 25, 2023 (AFP)
The nation's highest court ruled in favor of a couple who were stopped by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from building a home near Priest Lake in Ida...
Our oceans are in hot water
May 24, 2023 (ESA)
The coupled ocean-atmosphere system of El Nino and La Nina, together known as the El Nino Southern Oscillation, are drivers of significant variations in global ...
AI-enabled forecasting model predicts nearly two years of ENSO events
May 24, 2023 (SPX)
"ENSO dominates Earth's year-to-year climate variability and can often cause severe environmental and socioeconomic impacts globally," said first author Haoyu W...
Pre-Hispanic aquaducts irrigate modern Peruvian crops
May 24, 2023 (AFP)
The complex labyrinth of channels and pits up to 15 meters (49 feet) deep brings critical drinking and irrigation water from faraway mountains and rivers to abo...
Papua New Guinea, US to sign security pact with eye on China
May 22, 2023 (AFP)
Washington has growing concerns about China's rise in the Pacific, where it is trying to woo nations with an array of diplomatic and financial incentives in ret...
States reach consensus on Colorado River Basin water conservation deal
May 22, 2023 (UPI)
Arizona, California and Nevada submitted the proposal to address ongoing severe drought conditions along the river basin. The three make up the Lower Basin stat...
US states reach agreement to save dwindling Colorado River
May 22, 2023 (AFP)
The plan comes after years of bitter wrangling, with states refusing to give ground even as the water course has reached crisis point, threatening drinking wate...
Against the stream: Iraq artist battles to save boating tradition
May 22, 2023 (AFP)
Once a common sight across Iraq's southern streams and marshlands, the elongated boats with tapered bows and sterns known as meshhouf have been around "since th...
Iran says 'reserves' right to act on Afghan water dispute
May 19, 2023 (AFP)
"The Islamic Republic of Iran reserves its rights to take necessary measures and emphasises the full responsibility of Afghanistan in this regard," the foreign ...
New non-toxic powder uses sunlight to quickly disinfect contaminated drinking water
May 19, 2023 (SPX)
Now Stanford University scientists have invented a low-cost, recyclable powder that kills thousands of waterborne bacteria per second when exposed to ordinary s...
Pacific isles fear becoming theatre for US-China rivalry
May 19, 2023 (AFP)
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown -- invited to represent the region at a Group of 7 summit in Hiroshima -- told AFP that increased superpower interest in ...
'Friends to all': US-China influence race a boon for Pacific islands
May 19, 2023 (AFP)
Antony Blinken will be dispatched to meet Pacific leaders at a summit Monday in the place of President Joe Biden, who had planned a historic visit spurred by Be...
A better way to study ocean currents
May 19, 2023 (SPX)
By accurately predicting currents and pinpointing divergences, scientists can more precisely forecast the weather, approximate how oil will spread after a spill...
Modi seeks to boost New Delhi's Indo-Pacific role
May 19, 2023 (AFP)
Western nations regularly refer to the wider region as the Indo-Pacific, but New Delhi has been left far behind by Beijing's efforts in recent years to woo the ...
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