Tag: Oceans
the National Maritime Museum is getting a makeover at the Palais de Chaillot
After more than five years of renovations, the emblematic Maritime Museum reopened its doors to the public on November 17 at the Palais de Chaillot, in Paris. With a new…
French Navy seizes 2.4 tonnes of cocaine in the Gulf of Guinea
The French army and the Atlantic maritime prefecture announced that a frigate engaged in Operation Corymbe, a permanent mission to monitor and secure the Gulf of Guinea, seized 2.4 tonnes…
Anne-Sophie Roux: “Treaty on the high seas, the idea is to protect international waters”
Opening at the UN on the sidelines of the 78th General Assembly of this organization, of the signatures of the treaty on the protection of the high seas. Anne-Sophie Roux,…
This is how warm oceans contribute to catastrophic storms
previous full screen Next Many thousands of people have died in the city of Darnah in Libya since storm Daniel and the devastating downpours moved in. The picture is from…
Billions of tons of sand torn from the oceans: what consequences for the environment?
Some six billion tonnes of sand are torn from the oceans each year, an exploitation at the limit of what is sustainable and with dramatic consequences for the environment and…
Cotonou threatened by rising waters alert experts
Cotonou, as in all major coastal cities, is exposed to rising waters. Experts and institutions in charge of the issue of global warming monitor and alert on the issue. The…
Scientists worried: Record high surface temperature in the world’s oceans
Data from the EU’s Copernicus Earth observation program shows the record 20.96 degrees is the highest recorded since 2016. It is also well above average for this time of year.…
The daily average sea surface temperature of the oceans is at a record high
The average daily temperature of the sea surface of the oceans was the highest in the measurement history this week. The average temperature was 20.96 degrees, breaking the 2016 record…
At the bottom of the oceans lie metals coveted by the battery industry – The International Seabed Organization files rules for mining
Deep sea mining raises concerns about environmental harm. The fair distribution of financial benefits also raises discussion. The International Seabed Organization ISA is currently trying to solve the conundrum of…
The oceans are overheating, here’s what it means for humans and ecosystems around the world
By Annalisa Bracco, Georgia Institute of Technology Since mid-March 2023, mercury on the surface of the oceans climbs to unparalleled levels in 40 years of satellite monitoring, and the detrimental…