The impact of pollution on the Arctic began as soon as widespread fossil ... Phytoplankton are key species in ocean food webs ...

The exception has been the Arctic Ocean, which has seen a sharp rise in POPs in its frigid waters over the past several decades. This study highlighted the success of source control measures ...

Widespread ocean pollution threatens the health of more than 3 billion people, international study led by Boston College researchers shows Ocean pollution is widespread and getting worse, and when ...

Ahead of the UN treaty talks in Busan, South Korea, the study underscores the urgency of reaching an agreement on how to ...

Slowing ocean current could ease Arctic warming -- a little. ScienceDaily . Retrieved November 13, 2024 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 10 / 241025194434.htm ...

“We found that, on average, only 15% of the lit area in the Arctic contained human settlements, which means that most of the artificial light is due to industrial activities rather than urban ...

Oct. 25, 2024 — The Arctic is warming at three to four times the global average. However, new research suggests the slowing of a key ocean current could reduce projected Arctic warming by up to ...

More than 800,000 square kilometres of the Arctic were affected by human activity ... land area in these regions was illuminated. Light pollution is increasing in terms of area every year, the ...

How climate change affects pollutants in the ocean. The ocean is warming, acidifying, and losing oxygen—well-documented ...

The main source of ocean plastic pollution is land-based—80% of plastic in the ocean ... and from there who knows? Maybe as far as the Arctic. Big changes start with small steps and we all have the ...

The negative impacts of industrial activities and light pollution are absolutely critical for the Arctic biodiversity. For example, artificial light at night reduces the ability of Arctic reindeer ...

"We found that about 128,000 years ago, enhanced melting of Arctic sea ice had a significant effect on the overturning ...