OCEANS
Corals thriving in Palau’s more acidic sea
Jun 09, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
A sheltered archipelago in the western Pacific offers a glimpse at the future of a more acidic ocean. Corals are thriving, though are more vulnerable to being worn away
Cleaning up Korea
May 09, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
Large-scale oil spills once dominated shipping incidents, but following a five-year low in tanker accidents, most of today’s spills are small-scale releases coming from non-tankers
Bright spells: forecasting bioluminescence
May 08, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
A greater understanding of the mysterious plankton responsible for bioluminescence has helped scientists predict plumes in the ocean
Gulf oil disaster: five years later
Apr 24, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
Five years ago, between April and July 2010, over 4.9 million barrels worth of oil poured into the Gulf of Mexico. Geographical looks at how the local environment has attempted to recover from this incident
Predicting floods in the Pacific Northwest
Apr 08, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
The Pacific North West’s isolated, low-lying cities are at risk from stronger storm surges
What will be the fate of the Great Barrier Reef?
Apr 08, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
Conservationists paint a bleak picture for the future of the world famous reef, but a new study suggests all is not lost
Mediterranean facing plastic crisis
Apr 07, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
Human pressure is adding significant plastic pollution to the Mediterranean Sea, with total estimates ranging from 1,000 to 3,000 tons
Vanishing coast
Mar 17, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
Trinidad and Tobago is losing its coastline, a problem for an island nation where 70 per cent of the population lives near the edge
New land ahoy
Mar 13, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
A recent volcanic eruption in Tonga caused a new island to emerge from the sea. But how unique an event is this? And will it last?
Coral reefs face bleaching events on a global scale
Feb 25, 2015
Written by
Tom Hayes
Increasingly warm ocean temperatures are leading to coral bleaching on a global scale for only the third time in recorded history, and for the first time not during an El Niño period
Whale tales
Jan 30, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
As the Natural History Museum’s diplodocus cast skeleton makes way for a blue whale skeleton in 2017, Geographical looks at the ‘emperor of the seas’
Ocean acids altering organisms
Jan 28, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
Marine organisms that cost the maritime industry $22billion a year are set to change if ocean acidification continues
China’s unsustainable fish farms
Jan 23, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
China’s fish farms provide three-quarters of the country’s fish, but the industry’s reliance on fishmeal from wild-caught fish is unsustainable
The short, stormy life of Sabrina Island
Jan 16, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
When an explorer discovers an uncharted land, there’s an expectation that wherever the explorer ventures next, the last discovery will stay where it was found. This isn’t always the case
Tsunamis, science and culture
Jan 15, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
On average two tsunamis happen somewhere in the world each year, Geographical looks at the culture and science behind the ‘harbour wave’
US coastal regions under threat of increased flooding
Dec 22, 2014
Written by
Tom Hart
A new report into sea level rises claims that by 2050, regular flooding will threaten most US coastal areas
Underestimated ocean effects
Nov 23, 2014
Written by
Tom Hart
Atmospheric greenhouses gases have been the focus for fears over changes to the Earth’s climate. But research from Rutgers University suggests that the oceans equal the atmosphere for importance in regulating the planet’s temperature
Tsunami secure
Nov 22, 2014
Written by
Tom Hart
Twenty-five minutes isn’t long to find shelter from a tsunami, but that’s how long Washington state residents living in coastal areas would have if a major earthquake hit the Cascasia Subduction Zone
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