Thursday, 21 November , 2024

Oceans

Why Japan should stop its Fukushima nuclear wastewater ocean release

By Tatsujiro Suzuki September 22, 2023 On August 24, 2023, Japanese electric utility holding company Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) announced that it has started discharging...

Eurasian integration and the western nightmare for a “Fistful… of cables”

By Panagiota Paparouna* “Whoever rules the Eastern Europe will rule the Heartland, whoever rules the Heartland will rule the World Island, and whoever rules the...

Study Warns Climate-Driven Collapse of Critical Ocean Current System ‘Much Closer...

"It is very plausible that we've fallen off a cliff already and don't know it," said one researcher. By Brett Wilkins Jul 25, 2023 The system of...

Despite Warnings, IAEA Approves Japan Release Plan for Contaminated Fukushima Water

"Piping water into the sea is an outrage. The sea is not a garbage dump," said one local fisherman earlier this year. By Jon Queally Jul...

Ignoring science, environmental protection and international law – G7 endorses Japan’s...

Greenpeace International 16 April 2023 Legacy of Fukushima disaster shows nuclear energy is no solution to energy and climate crisis. Sapporo, Japan – The nations of the...

The arrogance of old and new colonial powers

By Frank Schumann There are many islands and atolls in the Pacific. Their existence is threatened by the rising water level of the oceans. This...

Record ocean temperatures put Earth in ‘uncharted territory’, say scientists

‘Unprecedented’ warming indicates climate crisis is taking place before our eyes, experts say By Fiona Harvey Apr 26, 2023 Temperatures in the world’s oceans have broken fresh...

Recent, rapid ocean warming ahead of El Niño alarms scientists

By Matt McGrath and Mark Poynting Apr 25, 2023 A recent, rapid heating of the world's oceans has alarmed scientists concerned that it will add to...

Ignoring science, environmental protection and international law – G7 endorses Japan’s...

Apr 16, 2023 Legacy of Fukushima disaster shows nuclear energy is no solution to energy and climate crisis. Sapporo, Japan – The nations of the G7...

Reaching 1.5°C of Global Heating by 2024 Isn’t Even the Whole...

Does anyone out there still believe that our current system of growth at all costs is symbiotic with our existence? By Simon Whalley Jan 26, 2023 With...