Coastal flooding could save atoll islands from rising seas – but only if their reefs remain healthy: big sea/Shutterstock Communities living on coral atoll islands, which rarely rise more than four metres above the surface of the sea, face a strange paradox. On the one hand, these islands are among the most sensitive to the …
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Why are water companies dumping raw sewage in Britain’s rivers and coastal seas?: There were more than 400,000 discharges of raw sewage in 2020, together lasting more than three million hours, from water companies into rivers in England and Wales. One company, Southern Water, was recently fined a record £90 million for dumping up to …
South Africa in the news: Task force tackling piracy and wildlife trafficking in the Sulu and Celebes Seas to be launched: Its aim is to ensure criminal gangs can no longer find the region’s wildlife an ‘easy target’ new task force focused on taking down piracy, abductions and marine wildlife trafficking is set to be …
A cool Camps Bay Beach image: 350 ACTION CAMPS BAY BEACH SAVE OUR SEAS SHARK CENTRE AND CONSIDER US, CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA Image by 350.org ‘Camp Bay beach in Cape Town saw over 600 teenagers make history, pledging to fight Climate Action by forming a huge Consider Us logo which changed into a 350 …
Stormy seas ahead: confidence in the cruise industry has plummeted due to COVID-19: The cruise industry has weathered many storms, including fairly regular brushes with disease. Outbreaks of norovirus, H1N1 and measles have all happened in the not too distant past. Despite this, a cruise has traditionally been regarded as a safe holiday – the …
How Scottish Gaelic is helping protect Scotland’s seas: Alastair Cole/Tongue Tied Films, Author provided Regulations brought in following the UK’s departure from the EU have delayed the export of live shellfish to Europe, causing entire lorry loads of lobsters and langoustines to expire in Scotland’s ports. Fishing is a relatively small part of the UK’s …
South Africa in the news: Regent Seven Seas Voyager Cruise Reviews for Gay & Lesbian Cruises to the Transatlantic from Cape Town: Where do I even begin to describe the best cruise we have been on? I guess, like everyone else, I need to start at the beginning. GETTING THERE Getting from Washington State to …
Prehistoric communities off the coast of Britain embraced rising seas – what this means for today’s island nations: Tresco Beach, Isles of Scilly. Paul Nash/Shutterstock Legend has it that the land of Lyonesse was engulfed by the sea in a single night during a dreadful storm. They say that this beautiful land, now lost to …
How we recruited albatrosses to patrol the high seas for illegal fishers: Reisegraf.ch/Shutterstock Wandering albatrosses have long been considered exceptional creatures. They can fly 8.5 million kilometres during their lifetimes – the equivalent of flying to the Moon and back more than ten times. Their three-and-a-half-metre wing span is the same length as a small …
CHANDELIERS ON THE HIGH SEAS (5-12 years) – a Beauty interest event taking place on 2019-01-26 10:00:00 in Australia Learn how to make beautiful tinkly, sparkly, summery chandeliers using everyday objects like ice-cream container lids, plastic kitchenware and shiny packaging. at The Lock-up 90 Hunter Street Newcastle Australia – Add your South African Event here. …
CHANDELIERS ON THE HIGH SEAS (5-12 years) – a Beauty interest event taking place on 2019-01-17 10:00:00 in Australia Learn how to make beautiful tinkly, sparkly, summery chandeliers using everyday objects like ice-cream container lids, plastic kitchenware and shiny packaging. at The Lock-up 90 Hunter Street Newcastle Australia – Add your South African Event here. …
National Geographic LIVE! Wild Seas, Secret Shores with Thomas Peschak – a Africa interest event taking place on 2017-01-22 15:00:00 in Singapore * To Thomas Peschak, sharks aren't a reason to get out of the water. They're a reason to get in. Following his lifelong obsession, he's found himself paddling kayaks alongside great white sharks …