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We already know that 2023 was the hottest year on record by a significant margin. But a new report from the UN’s meteorological agency reveals how many other symptoms of climate change were off the charts last year. “Climate change is about much more than temperatures,” says the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO)’s secretary-general Celeste Saulo. “What we witnessed in 2023, especially with the unprecedented ocean warmth, glacier retreat and Antarctic sea ice loss, is cause for particular concern.” The WMO’s latest State of the Global Climate report takes stock of numerous indicators of t...
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As autonomous robots become more advanced, some in the marine industry say they could replace dangerous and expensive work at sea. At a biannual ocean technology conference held in London, marine tech insiders gathered to present new high-tech vessels. Using its onboard sensors, the Norwegian company Maritime Robotics' uncrewed surface vessel "The Otter" manoeuvred across the water at the convention. Humanoid robot-maker Figure partners with OpenAI and gets backing from Jeff Bezos and tech giantsEquipped with sonar sensors and GPS mapping, it’s designed to scan the sea floor to collect informa...
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Paris (AFP) - Last month was the warmest February on record globally, the ninth straight month of historic high temperatures across the planet as climate change steers the world into "uncharted territory", Europe's climate monitor said Thursday. The last year has seen an onslaught of storms, crop-withering drought and devastating fires, as human-caused climate change -- intensified by the naturally-occurring El Nino weather phenomenon -- stoked warming to likely the hottest levels in over 100,000 years. Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) service last month said the period from Februa...
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In a world where sustainability and natural beauty increasingly dominate travellers' choices, Portugal's Praia da Falésia emerges as the crown jewel, topping Tripadvisor's prestigious Best of the Best Beaches list for 2024. This impressive stretch of white sand and colourful cliffs was noted as "best for scenic walks and sunbathing" and is up from number six in 2023. Europe prevailed in the other top spots, with Italy's Spiaggia dei Conigli in Lampedusa at number two and Spain's La Concha Beach in San Sebastian in number three. All three were recommended for spring trips. Tripadvisor award put...
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Peva Levy said he felt a powerful, natural energy known as “mana” when he surfed Teahupo'o’s waves on a piece of plywood for the first time. He rushed down a crumbling white surf in front of an untouched volcanic beach. This was several years before the steady streams of surfers started arriving when the village got its first asphalt road over fifty years ago. “It was a secret spot,” the surfer and Tahitian native remembered, as he stood on the pristine beaches of Teahupo’o on the island’s south side, waves crashing off in the distance. “But it was not a secret spot for a long time.” Teahupo'o...
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OceanXplorer stretches the notion of what a ship can be. At 87 metres long, it holds two deep sea submersibles - one for scientists, the other for media - and laboratories lit up like film sets. The red carpet is rolled out when I visit the vessel in December, during the UN climate summit in Dubai. It’s docked down a guarded arm of the harbour, and has for days been hosting a stream of esteemed guests like Bill Gates and Jordanian royalty. This is the world’s most advanced media and research vessel, according to OceanX - a nonprofit arm of Dalio Philanthropies, which ‘furthers the diverse phil...
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Paris (AFP) - Earth has endured 12 consecutive months of temperatures 1.5C hotter than the pre-industrial era for the first time on record, Europe's climate monitor said Thursday, in what scientists called a "warning to humanity". Storms, drought and fire have lashed the planet as climate change -- supercharged by the naturally-occurring El Nino weather phenomenon -- stoked record warming in 2023, making it likely the hottest in 100,000 years. The extremes have continued into 2024, Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) service said, confirming that February 2023 to January 2024 saw warming ...
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A satellite capable of capturing the world’s oceans and atmosphere in never-before-seen detail achieved lift off this morning. NASA’s newest climate satellite known as PACE launched aboard a SpaceX rocket from Florida, and will now spend at least three years studying the oceans from 676 kilometres (420 miles) up. Its launch came as EU climate scientists confirmed that global heating has for the first time exceeded 1.5C across an entire year. “With this new addition to NASA’s fleet of Earth-observing satellites, PACE will help us learn, like never before, how particles in our atmosphere and our...
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A handful of centuries-old sponges from deep in the Caribbean Sea could hold clues about the impact of human-caused climate change. They're causing some some scientists to believe that warming began sooner and has progressed more rapidly than previously thought. The researchers calculate that the world has already gone past the internationally approved target of limiting global warming to 1.5°C since pre-industrial times, hitting 1.7°C as of 2020. They analysed six of the long-lived sponges - simple animals that filter water - for growth records that document changes in water temperature, acid...
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Around 70 per cent of people aged 16-25 are extremely worried or very worried about the climate, according to a 2022 study published in The Lancet. The Netherlands-based Sea Ranger Service is hoping to give young people concerned about the planet a chance to get involved in climate protection with a new project. The social enterprise is inviting people in the UK to join a paid training programme where they will learn to monitor, research and protect nature in the world’s oceans. The organisation says its mission is to restore one million hectares of ocean biodiversity by 2040. ‘Our oceans are ...
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