Week in Review: Climate Injustice:The Real History of the Maldives, How to Swim Safely with Sharks, and More!
1. Climate Injustice: The Real History of the Maldives This week you may have seen some posts on our social media sites about the current activity in the Maldives. After we found out the ocean conservationist and human rights leader, Mohamed Nasheed, was imprisoned and not given the right to an attorney, we sprung to action. […]
Sea Save works hard to release president Mohamed Nasheed
Staunch ocean activist, Maldives President Mohammed Nasheed, solidified his stance against Climate Change when he held his first cabinet meeting underwater. A coup transpired and Nasheed’s right to representation denied. Sea Save foundation obtained over 40,000 signatures demanding his release.
Week in Review: Satellite Images Reveal Ocean Acidification, Evolution Favors Bigger Sea Creatures, and More!
1. Satellite Images Reveal Ocean Acidification According to a new report in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, 25% of the carbon dioxide we release into the atmosphere is absorbed into the ocean. The carbon dioxide increases the acidity of the seawater through a process defined as ocean acidification. Scientists from the University of Exeter, […]
Week in Review: Geoengineering: Friend or Foe?, World’s Oceans Clogged by Millions of Tons of Plastic Trash, and More!
1. Geoengineering: Friend or Foe ? With climate change in its current state,geoengineering research and development has increased. This week, the National Academies released reports on two geoengineering options- carbon dioxide removal and solar radiation management. On Tuesday, a US government-sponsored scientific panel discussed the pros, cons, and feasibility of implementing this technology. The Panel did conclude […]
Week in Review: 25% of the World’s Marine Life Threatened, Sharks Dance Their Way into the Hearts of America, and More!
1. 25% of the World’s Marine Life is Threatened with Extinction Based off of conservation data for marine and non-marine organisms, almost 25% of the well known species in our oceans are now threatened with extinction. Dr Thomas Webb, a scientist at the University of Sheffield, states that: “Until now, there has been a general […]
