New Zealand oceans warming 34% faster than global average, putting homes and industry at risk, report finds
New Zealand's oceans are warming 34% faster than the global average, causing sea-level rise, marine heatwaves, acidification and placing NZ$180bn of coastal housing at risk.
The World's Oceans Are Hurtling Toward Breaking Point
Cumulative human pressures on the oceans could more than double by 2050, severely threatening marine biodiversity, coastal communities, and climate regulation.
Crumbling shells, melting ice and a wildlife boom: what recreating Scott's Antarctic trip reveals about our seas today
Dr. Hugh Carter hopes the preserved Antarctic urchins collected over a century ago will illuminate how modern environmental changes are impacting marine life.
Something in the water: how kelp is helping Maine's mussels boom
"Atmospheric carbon dioxide from fossil fuels is the main driver of declining ocean pH, increasing the acidity of the world's oceans by more than 40% since the preindustrial era."
"But what we're showing is that all of the changes that were projected, and even more so, are already happening-in all corners of the world, from the most pristine to the little corner you care about."