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Trump threatens to take back control of Panama Canal over ‘ridiculous fees’
1 day, 18 hours ago

Trump threatens to take back control of Panama Canal over ‘ridiculous fees’

Al Jazeera  

Trump also hinted at China’s growing influence around the canal, which connects the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans. United States President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to demand control of the Panama Canal after accusing Panama of charging excessive rates on US ships passing through one of the busiest waterways in the world. “This complete ‘rip-off’ of our Country will immediately …

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Intensity of cyclones may increase in future, shows IISc study
2 days, 18 hours ago

Intensity of cyclones may increase in future, shows IISc study

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Cyclones especially tropical cyclones, are large-scale phenomena with destructive impacts. A study by researchers from IISc shows that the mixing of oceans and cyclones is reducing the sea surface temperature and this is reducing evaporation, which will potentially increase the intensity of future cyclones. In the study titled- Enhanced Ocean Mixing During the Passage of Tropical Cyclone- the researchers …

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Cyclone Chido leaves Mayotte reeling. Warmer oceans fueled it
5 days, 2 hours ago

Cyclone Chido leaves Mayotte reeling. Warmer oceans fueled it

Associated Press  

The Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte is reeling from Cyclone Chido, the most intense storm to hit the French territory in 90 years. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print This undated photo provided Tuesday Dec. 17, 2024 by the French Interior Ministry shows devastated houses in the French territory of Mayotte in the …

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Polluting shipwrecks are a ticking time-bomb at the bottom of our oceans
5 days, 7 hours ago

Polluting shipwrecks are a ticking time-bomb at the bottom of our oceans

The Hindu  

At the bottom of the oceans and seas lie more than 8,500 shipwrecks from two world wars. Of course, wrecks from the world wars are far from the only ones to be found at the bottom of the sea, with many others adding to the problem. Many of the wrecks that may pose the greatest problems are found in shallower …

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Maharashtra leaders condole Zakir Hussain’s death
1 week ago

Maharashtra leaders condole Zakir Hussain’s death

The Hindu  

Several leaders from Maharashtra condoled the death of table maestro Zakir Hussain in a hospital in San Francisco on Monday morning. “The passing away of Ustad Zakir Hussain, the talented musician and tabla player who spread the rich treasure of Indian classical music across the oceans with both hands, is a loss to the entire musical world,” he said. “Hussain …

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Humpback whale swims over 13,000 km setting a new record in quest for a mate. Details inside
1 week, 1 day ago

Humpback whale swims over 13,000 km setting a new record in quest for a mate. Details inside

Hindustan Times  

In an astonishing feat, a male humpback whale has swum over 13,046 kilometres from South America to Africa, setting a new record for the longest whale migration ever documented. Unveiling the whale’s epic journey The remarkable journey was detailed in a study published in Royal Society Open Science and marks the first time an adult male humpback whale has been …

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How the Greenland shark can live for centuries
1 week, 2 days ago

How the Greenland shark can live for centuries

CNN  

Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. After mapping and studying their extraordinary genomes, scientists think the sharks’ unusually long lifespans are rooted in their unique genetic makeup — with insights that could be used to extend human lifespans. Now, scientists studying the remains have confirmed the “really stocky, powerful-looking little animal” is …

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Humpback whale makes 19,000-km-long record-breaking migration across three oceans
1 week, 3 days ago

Humpback whale makes 19,000-km-long record-breaking migration across three oceans

India Today  

A remarkable study led by Ekaterina Kalashnikova from the Bazaruto Centre for Scientific Studies has unveiled the longest recorded migration of a humpback whale. Published in Royal Society Open Science, the research chronicles an extraordinary journey of an adult male humpback whale that traveled at least 13,046 kilometers, potentially reaching up to 19,000 kilometers, connecting breeding grounds across three oceans. …

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Humpback makes record 13,000km migration between Pacific and Indian oceans
1 week, 3 days ago

Humpback makes record 13,000km migration between Pacific and Indian oceans

ABC  

A male humpback has set a record for the longest migration between feeding and breeding grounds in different oceans — travelling more than 13,000 kilometres between South America and Africa. "This represents the longest recorded great-circle distance between sightings on two breeding grounds of a photo-identified adult male humpback whale," the study said. "The first record of a humpback whale …

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How Carbon Markets are Exploiting Marginalised Communities in the Global South Instead of Uplifting them
1 week, 6 days ago

How Carbon Markets are Exploiting Marginalised Communities in the Global South Instead of Uplifting them

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 10, 2024 17:00 IST - 9 MINS READ For Janni Mithula, 42, a resident of the Thotavalasa village in Andhra Pradesh, cultivating the rich, red soil of the valley was her livelihood. What we decide here will enable all of us, particularly those in the Global South, to not only take ambitious mitigation action but also adapt …

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Qingdao's round-the-world racing yacht to be crewed by 12 sailors
2 weeks ago

Qingdao's round-the-world racing yacht to be crewed by 12 sailors

China Daily  

After an intense selection process, 12 sailors for the yacht Qingdao have been selected to represent Qingdao – the city renowned as the sailing capital of China – in the next season of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. The new season of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race will set sail from the United Kingdom in late …

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New study finds ship collisions are top killer for whales
2 weeks, 3 days ago

New study finds ship collisions are top killer for whales

Salon  

All the mountains of stuff that we ship across the oceans comes at a price: whale blood. The scientists mapped and quantified movement for four globally distributed large whale species — the blue, fin, humpback and sperm whales — based on 435,000 locations and then related the data to global shipping activity. Climate change is likely to exacerbate the problem, …

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Clouds may be the reason the world is warming faster than expected
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Clouds may be the reason the world is warming faster than expected

CNN  

CNN — Last year was the hottest on record, oceans boiled, glaciers melted at alarming rates, and it left scientists scrambling to understand exactly why. In simple terms, fewer bright, low clouds mean the planet “has darkened,” allowing it to absorb more sunlight, said Helge Goessling, a report author and climate physicist at the Alfred Wegener Institute in Germany. The …

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Future-ready Indian Navy key to Viksit Bharat: President Murmu
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Future-ready Indian Navy key to Viksit Bharat: President Murmu

New Indian Express  

PURI: Amid rising threat perceptions along the sea routes in the changing global geopolitical situation, President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday exuded confidence that Indian Navy will continue to ensure maritime security that is essential to enable the country rise to a Viksit Bharat by 2047. With 63 ships being built in the country, the Navy’s single-minded focus to be an …

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Did Venus have oceans like its twin Earth? Scientists now have a definite answer
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Did Venus have oceans like its twin Earth? Scientists now have a definite answer

India Today  

New research has put a damper on the long-held belief that Venus, often dubbed Earth's twin, may have once been covered by oceans. A study published in Nature Astronomy reveals that Venus has a significantly dry interior, suggesting it has never harbored the liquid water necessary for oceans or life as we know it. Tereza Constantinou, the study's lead author …

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NPU alumnus Muhammad Hanan: China through my eyes
2 weeks, 6 days ago

NPU alumnus Muhammad Hanan: China through my eyes

China Daily  

I grew up with special feelings for China as a result of watching Bruce Lee Kung Fu movies in my childhood, which were played once a week on Pakistan’s national television channel PTV. I arrived in China in Sep 2013, and I studied and lived in the city of Xi’an for the next 3 years, studying for a master’s degree …

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'Monumental victory for the ocean': Norway halts plans for deep-sea mining
2 weeks, 6 days ago

'Monumental victory for the ocean': Norway halts plans for deep-sea mining

Raw Story  

Environmental organizations cheered as Norway's controversial plans to move forward with deep-sea mining in the vulnerable Arctic Ocean were iced on Sunday. "Today marks a monumental victory for the ocean, as the SV Party in Norway has successfully blocked the controversial plan to issue deep-sea mining licenses for the country's extended continental shelf in the Arctic," Steve Trent, CEO and …

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It’s time to tax fossil fuels and shipped goods to fund climate resilience
3 weeks, 1 day ago

It’s time to tax fossil fuels and shipped goods to fund climate resilience

Al Jazeera  

Climate-stricken regions are sinking into debt. Developing countries particularly vulnerable to climate change, and which bear little responsibility for it, are paying more than $100bn in climate-related loss and damage per year and sinking under oceans of debt before the sea levels rise. We had the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage within two years, forming the …

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Two-day art street begins in Coimbatore with a diverse collection of artworks
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Two-day art street begins in Coimbatore with a diverse collection of artworks

The Hindu  

A two-day art exhibition — Art Street or “Oviya Sandhai” — featuring works of more than 100 artists from different parts of the country, began in Coimbatore on Saturday as part of Coimbatore Vizha. P. Ashwin Kumar, head of Art Street, said the theme raises awareness about plastic’s damaging impact and motivates everyone to use plastics responsibly. “Art Street at …

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In our fight against climate change, could the seas turn the tide?
3 weeks, 3 days ago

In our fight against climate change, could the seas turn the tide?

The Hindu  

The ocean, the earth’s vast blue lung, has long played a critical but underappreciated role in moderating the planet’s climate. It has absorbed 25% of anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions and more than 90% of the excess heat generated by greenhouse gases, buying humankind precious time against the worsening effects of climate change. However, their carbon sequestration potential is modest — …

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Millions of tons of plastic foul the world around us
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Millions of tons of plastic foul the world around us

Associated Press  

On a Philippines beach, barefoot children jumped and played on shoals of plastic washed ashore in previous typhoons. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print People store various waste materials in plastic sacks for sorting out in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn …

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India proposes multilateral fund for new deal to end plastic pollution
3 weeks, 5 days ago

India proposes multilateral fund for new deal to end plastic pollution

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India on Wednesday proposed a multilateral fund for a new international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution. The resolution mandated the INC to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, and set into motion a process for global agreement. Therefore, it is a practical and workable model which can drive global action on plastic pollution under …

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NASA scans discover abandoned Cold War-era ‘secret city’ under Greenland's ice sheet; Here's what scientists expect next
3 weeks, 5 days ago

NASA scans discover abandoned Cold War-era ‘secret city’ under Greenland's ice sheet; Here's what scientists expect next

Hindustan Times  

An abandoned “city” from the Cold War has been discovered beneath the ice in a radar image captured by NASA scientists in Greenland. The deserted city belongs to Camp Century, a military installation constructed in 1959 after excavating a network of tunnels below the Greenland ice sheet's near-surface layer. Here's what researchers expect next with NASA discovery The goal of …

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‘Moana 2’ star explains how the character is a hero princess for our times
3 weeks, 5 days ago

‘Moana 2’ star explains how the character is a hero princess for our times

CNN  

CNN — The main character in “Moana 2” can walk on water and move oceans, but is she a princess? “Films are always representative of their times,” Cravalho told EW, “For today’s day and age, we want to see a young woman being the hero of her own story,” she said. Moana’s journey in the new movie, Cravalho told People, …

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