oceans

Oxygen Crisis in World’s Oceans

In the past 50 years, the amount of water in the open ocean with zero oxygen has gone up more…

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Japan’s nuclear watchdog urges discharge of Fukushima radioactive water into ocean

Plaintiffs that sued TEPCO and the Japanese government in Fukushima, Japan. © Kyodo / Reuters A final decision to release…

7 years ago

Drinking Tap Water Might Be Simplest Solution to Ocean Plastic Pollution

Is the solution to plastic water bottle pollution as simple as educating the masses that their tap water is safe…

7 years ago

A look at farm runoff and the worsening algae plague

Algae floats on the surface of Lake Erie's Maumee Bay in Oregon, Ohio, on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. Chemicals and…

7 years ago

The State of Coral in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

October 3, 2017 — The NOAA research vessel Hiialakai returned Saturday from a 25-day trip to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands…

7 years ago