15 Aug 2023
The Times reports that the government has privately asked water companies to explore saving money on future water supplies by assuming unrealistically low levels of climate change. Water firms are required to publish “water resources management plans” every five years for how they will ensure the water supply for the next 25 years, including new […]
15 Aug 2023
A paper, published in Conservation Letters, assesses how existing recommendations for climate resilience are applied in real-world MPA management, using criteria from five key management components: objectives, assessments, design, monitoring, and management. The review evaluates 172 management plans for 555 MPAs across 52 countries. The researchers found that MPA management plans contain many underlying scientific […]
08 Aug 2023
The average daily global sea surface temperature beat a 2016 record this week, according to the EU’s climate change service Copernicus. It reached 20.96°C (69.73°F) – far above the average for this time of year. Warmer waters have less ability to absorb carbon dioxide, meaning more of that planet-warming gas will stay in […]
08 Aug 2023
The Third National Adaptation Programme (NAP3) establishes the basis for action over the next 5 years, building on and developing the approach from previous rounds since 2012. Actions identified for coastal and marine habitats and species include creation, restoration and enhancement of estuarine, coastal and marine habitats and developing an approach for marine net gain […]
01 Aug 2023
2022 was a record-breaking year for weather and is a sign of the UK’s changing climate. The Met Office has published the annual ‘State of the UK Climate’ report, examining the weather of 2022 in the context of long-term climate records. The report highlights how the UK’s climate continues to change, with recent decades warmer, […]
01 Aug 2023
The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea is an independent judicial body established by the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. The tribunal has jurisdiction over any dispute concerning the interpretation or application of the convention and certain legal questions requested of it. The answers to these questions are known as […]
01 Aug 2023
A vital system of ocean currents that governs weather patterns across the northern hemisphere could collapse by the middle of the century and potentially as early as two years’ time, according to a study warning that the ocean climate system is close to an irreversible tipping point. But other researchers have doubts about the accuracy […]
26 Jul 2023
Up to 5.5 billion people worldwide could be exposed to polluted water by 2100, a modelling study has found. Researchers mapped surface water quality under three different visions of future climate and socio-economic development. In every case, sub-Saharan Africa was shown to be among the worst-affected areas. The predictions, published in Nature Water on 17 July1, offer […]
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