Researchers have found that Arctic seabirds are part of perpetuating toxic pollution. In an environmentally polluting circle, the birds are eating contaminated fish in the ocean, defecating the chemicals onto land, which is then absorbed […]
Tag: Ocean
This System Can Produce Drinking Water Powered Solely By The Ocean
Over 150 million people currently live in cities with a shortage of fresh water. It is predicted that by 2050, this number will increase to nearly 1 billion. Moreover, climate change will do its part […]
Outbreak Of Dark Waterspouts Over Great Lakes Forecasted This Weekend
People living near the northern Great Lakes have had the pleasure of watching the amazing phenomenon known as dark waterspouts spinning out over the waves. They resemble small tornadoes that appear to be drilling into […]
Why It’s Wrong To Value The Ocean At $24 Trillion
An interesting piece of research came from one of Australia’s Queensland University. Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, one of Australia’s leading marine scientists and director of the University of Queensland’s Global Change Institute in St Lucia, published a […]
Rare Oarfish Washes Ashore On New Zealand Beach
An extremely rare Oarfish washed up on a beach at the mouth of Otago Harbour, New Zealand this morning. The impressive specimen was 3 metres long – medium sized for the species. Although rare other […]