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Scientists and birders watching the extraordinary and disturbing midwinter migration of hundreds of snowy owls from the Arctic admit that they don’t know why so many of the birds are departing their natural wintering grounds. One observer used the word “unbelievable.” Another said that it was the “most significant ... keep reading
Written by Jeanne Roberts this week, about Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Environment & Wildlife, Events, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Weather (2 comments)
On Thursday, January 26, an alliance of like-minded environmental organizations and Native American tribes sued the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) for failing to protect higher sea mammals from U.S. Navy military training exercises along the West Coast. The suit is taking place in a U.S. District Court ... keep reading
Written by Jeanne Roberts this week, about Environment & Wildlife, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, War
An expedition by scientists from the University of Aberdeen and NIWA has unearthed supergiant amphipods. These dwarf the standard 2-3cm deep sea amphipod. The supergiants found were both the biggest specimen ever caught and the deepest they had been found.They are more than 20 times larger than their smaller ... keep reading
Written by Celsias this week, about Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Education, Environment & Wildlife, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans
Looking at these innovative images, it may seem as though UK photographer,Mandy Barker took cues from the I Spy children’s book series. However, a closer look reveals an intelligent stance on raising awareness about ocean debris. Even while reading this, the massive mound of trash, known as the ... keep reading
Written by PSFK/Kyana Gordon this week, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Art & Culture, Consumerism, Environmental Disasters, Health, Pollution, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans
Lake Vostok is buried under more than two miles of ice and Russian scientists are on the verge of reaching it, having narrowly missed in the last Antarctic Summer season. If the Russian scientists do tap into this lake it will be the first time in millions of years and ... keep reading
Written by Celsias this week, about Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Environment & Wildlife, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans
Singapore has become a powerhouse in the past 30 years, and undergone a carefully planned transformation.It is often quoted as one of the most liveable of Asian cities. It has even extended the size of the island but now it faces a battle to protect its hard gained territory ... keep reading
Written by Celsias this month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Climate Change, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans
Electricity generation is a major concern for much of the world, since demand is rising.Hydropower is electricity generated using the energy of moving water. Electricity generated from water is entirely renewable, since water is an abundant natural resource and no water is expended during the electricity generation process. Hydroelectric ... keep reading
Written by Naseem Sheikh this month, about Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Population, Poverty & Development, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Water
Citing figures obtained from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Conservation International (CI) announced that more than one million green turtle (Chelonia mydas)eggs were laid last year in Baguan Island of Turtle Islands, Tawi-Tawi, achieving an all-time high since recording of nesting started in 1984. A total ... keep reading
Written by Celsias this month, about Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Environment & Wildlife, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association has designated the Atlantic sturgeon an endangered species, providing it greater legal protections, following a petition the Natural Resources Defense Council submitted in September 2009. NOAA's Fisheries Service today announced four subpopulations or distinct population segments of Atlantic sturgeon, which are treated as ... keep reading
Written by Celsias this month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Consumerism, Environment & Wildlife, Politics & Government, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans (1 comment)
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) is an idea for creating renewable energy by exploiting the difference in ocean temperatures between the surface and the seabed. The OTEC permit office first opened in 1981 as part of NOAA, America's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the marine counterpart to NASA. It ... keep reading
Written by James Burgess last month, about Clean Technologies, Green energy, Industry & Business, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans
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