Blog (Environment)

We don’t need deep-sea mining, or its environmental harms. Here’s why
Mining

We don’t need deep-sea mining, or its environmental harms. Here’s why

Justin Alger
4 min read
Despite technological advancements, mining the ocean floor remains speculative and expensive
Earth is trapping much more heat than climate models forecast — and the rate has doubled in 20 years
Climate Change

Earth is trapping much more heat than climate models forecast — and the rate has doubled in 20 years

Steven Sherwood
4 min read
The acceleration in heat trapping is mainly due to increased greenhouse gas emissions and changes in cloud patterns
Entangled livelihoods: Jellyfish blooms and the fall of traditional fishing in Kerala backwaters
Environment

Entangled livelihoods: Backwater conservation, gear repair subsidies can help Kerala’s traditional fishers deal with jellyfish blooms

Hari Praved P
7 min read
In India, particularly along the Kerala coast, blooms have intensified post monsoon, driven by warming seas, pollution, habitat modification, depleted fish stocks
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