Category: Environment
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Thrive and Protect – Interview with Peter Conroy
Watch this interview with Peter Conroy, as part of our Thrive and Protect web series, where he talks about his connection to the sea and why he does what he does to protect it.
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Auckland Beachgoers Urged to Check Safety Levels Before Heading for a Swim
Fifty beaches in the region were deemed unswimmable today due to pollution.
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7-hour Marathon Swim for Marine Conservation | Ross Edgley
A 2018 study revealed only 13% of our oceans are considered truly wild, but what’s worse is this (scary) statistic has gone relatively unnoticed. Why? Well, partly because the sea (and its inhabitants) require a bigger “voice” to be heard. To quote the great Sir David Attenborough “This is a communication challenge rather than a…
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Swimmers fall ill after mystery water pollution off Russian coast
Russian authorities on Saturday ordered residents to stay away from a popular beach in the country’s Far East due to unexplained water pollution. The environmental group Greenpeace dubbed it an “ecological disaster,” saying the pollution made some surfers sick. Authorities said preliminary tests revealed elevated levels of oil products and the chemical phenol in the…
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The Invisible Threat Orcas Face In Norway
Noise pollution caused by whale-watching boats and other human activity can interrupt orca communications and disorient the marine mammals. Scientists with the nonprofit Ocean Sounds are working to make Norway’s Lofoten archipelago a marine protected area, which would limit noise pollution and prevent oil drilling around the Arctic island chain.
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Brain-eating amoebae are very rare, but warming waters may change that
Scientists are concerned that climate change may be making N. fowleri infections more common. “In theory as the world heats up there will be more surface water at around 30 degrees Celsius [86 degrees Fahrenheit] so there will be more N. fowleri habitat†Maciver wrote. However, many factors, not just water temperature play a role in its occurrence. There’s…
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Sink Or Swim? Asia’s Sinking Villages Engulfed By Rising Seas | The Longest Day | Climate Change
By 2050, rising sea levels will flood 200 million people’s homes across the globe. For thousands across Asia, this is already a reality. In this episode, we travel to some of the worst affected places on Asia’s coastline, spending 24 hours with the families living at the whim of an unpredictable ocean. Every day, from…