Tropics take the brunt as hotter oceans drive large-scale humid heat waves: Study

It’s well known that hotter temperatures due to climate change are dangerous to human health. But when paired with high humidity, this intense heat can be especially deadly. These extreme weather events, known as humid heat waves, are rapidly intensifying and increasing in frequency as the world warms. Read more here.

Half of seabirds are declining. Protecting marine flyways could help save them

Nearly half of migratory seabird species are in decline, in part because conservation systems stop at borders while the birds do not. Read more here.

75% of marine protected areas hit by pollution: Wake-up call for global conservation

In an exclusive AgroSpectrum interview, Dr. Amelia Wenger warns that global conservation efforts risk falling short as sewage pollution remains critically underfunded and poorly integrated into marine protection strategies. Read more here.

Ocean protections clash with mining pressure in Indonesia’s diverse marine ecosystem

“There’s nowhere on Earth that has as many fish, corals and everything else packed into one small place,” said Mark Erdmann, an American coral reef biologist who has spent more than two decades studying the region and became a central figure in building Raja Ampat’s conservation model. Read more here.

24 new species found in ocean zone eyed for battery metals mining

Scientists discovered 24 new species of tiny crustaceans and an entirely new evolutionary branch from a deep abyss in the central Pacific, some 4,000 meters below the surface. Read more here.