Abstract. The stable isotope values of seawater (δ18O and δ2H) provide valuable information on the exchange of water between the ocean, atmosphere, and cryosphere and on ocean mixing processes. As suc...

Abstract. The stable isotope values of seawater (δ18O and δ2H) provide valuable information on the exchange of water between the ocean, atmosphere, and cryosphere and on ocean mixing processes. As suc...

More than 40% of individual corals monitored around One Tree Island reef bleached by heat stress and damaged by flesh-eating disease

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Abuse directed at Armstrong came after Media Watch segment critical of the Indigenous presenter Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast ABC news director Justin Stevens has called out the racist abuse Tony Armstrong has received, saying the Indigenous presenter has been targeted on social media and in comments on news sites in a “despicable way”. The statement comes two days after a Media Watch segment which was critical of the News Breakfast presenter for voicing a commercial for NRMA insurance, prompting media coverage in a number of different outlets. Continue reading...

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Russia is suspected of deliberately leaking chemical waste into a river, with deadly consequences for wildlife Serhiy Kraskov picked up a twig and poked at a small fish floating in the Desna River. “It’s a roach. It died recently. You can tell because its eyes are clear and not blurry,” he said. Hundreds of other fish had washed up nearby on the river’s green willow-fringed banks. A large pike lay in the mud. Nearby, in a patch of yellow lilies, was a motionless carp. “Everything is dead, starting from the tiniest minnow to the biggest catfish,” Kraskov added mournfully. Kraskov is the mayor of the village of Slabyn, in Ukraine’s northern Chernihiv region. The rustic settlement – population 520 – escaped the worst of Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion. But the war arrived last week in a new and horrible form. Ukrainian officials say the Russians deliberately poisoned the Seym River, which flows into the Desna. The Desna connects with a reservoir in the Kyiv region and a water supply used by millions. Continue reading...

Ocean warming has repeatedly led to mass coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef in the past 20 years, threatening its existence. Coral skeletons show that reef temperatures reached historical highs...