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Superswarms of krill
Dense superswarms of krill form in the Southern Ocean and some can stretch for tens of kilometres. Krill are shrimp-like crustaceans such as the Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba). Scientists have discovered that there are two main types of swarms. The … Continue reading
Underwater cabinet meeting goes ahead
President Mohamed Nasheed (pictured) of the Maldives and 11 of his ministers held the world’s first underwater cabinet meeting. They were all in diving gear at a depth of 4 metres. It was a PR stunt to raise awareness of … Continue reading
Diversitas claims world won’t meet biodiversity targets
Scientists from Diversitas, an international programme of biodiversity science, have warned of an alarming increase of animal extinctions as a result of threats to biodiversity and ecosystems. In a blog they seem particularly concerned about freshwater species. At the 6th … Continue reading
Maldives government underwater
In an attempt to highlight the threat of climate change, the government of the Maldives will hold a cabinet meeting underwater. On 17th October, all the cabinet ministers bar one (who has a health problem that precludes diving) will hold … Continue reading
RGS lecture – Picturing the Science
On Thursday evening the Royal Geographical Society – Hong Kong are presenting a lecture by Dr. Gavin Schmidt on NASA’s research into the nature of global warming and consequent climate change. The lecture is apparently going to combine scientific analysis … Continue reading
New coral species found in Galapagos
Scientists working in the Galapagos have found 3 new species of coral and one that had been thought to be extinct. The area they were researching was near Wolf and Darwin islands, which are in the north-east of the island … Continue reading
RGS Lecture: One Planet Economy
On Thursday the Royal Geographical Society of Hong Kong is presenting a lecture by Dr. Alan Knight, who has spent nearly 20 years in sustainable development in the fields of retail, global finance and advising government. He specialises in working … Continue reading
Coral reefs around the world
The Guardian has got an interactive map of 10 coral reefs around the world, with a brief description of them and the pressures they are facing as a result of climate change. They reckon you should go and see them … Continue reading
More on the Arctic methane story
There’s more on the Arctic methane story in this article from New Scientist.
Methane being released from Arctic seabed
Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas, so if large quantities of it are released into the atmosphere it could make climate change even worse.That may be starting to happen as researchers have found 250 plumes of methane bubbles that are … Continue reading
Jellyfish stir the oceans?
The BBC has an interesting article on whether jellyfish help to stir up the oceans, helping to distribute heat, nutrients and chemicals. They draw their material from a recent article in Nature where researchers used a green dye to see … Continue reading
Should you feel guilty for eating tuna?
Given all the press recently about the serious decline of blue fin tuna worldwide, should we be eating tuna? Well, it seems to depend on what type of tuna it is and which tuna “stock” it comes from. There are … Continue reading