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State of the Oceans — Log 111
STATE OF THE OCEANS Chris Hatherill 12/18/20 STATE OF THE OCEANS Chris Hatherill 12/18/20

State of the Oceans — Log 111

A new link between the Moon and the oceans, “happy corals” and a round up of this year’s most important climate stories.

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State of the Oceans — Log 110
STATE OF THE OCEANS Chris Hatherill 12/12/20 STATE OF THE OCEANS Chris Hatherill 12/12/20

State of the Oceans — Log 110

The amount of human-made material on Earth now outweighs the planet’s entire biomass, and marking five years since the Paris Climate Agreement.

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State of the Oceans — Log 109
STATE OF THE OCEANS Chris Hatherill 12/3/20 STATE OF THE OCEANS Chris Hatherill 12/3/20

State of the Oceans — Log 109

A huge new agreement by 14 countries aims to tackle overfishing and pollution, but comes amid reported failings to create meaningful ‘protected’ marine sanctuaries.

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State of the Oceans — Log 108
STATE OF THE OCEANS Chris Hatherill 11/21/20 STATE OF THE OCEANS Chris Hatherill 11/21/20

State of the Oceans — Log 108

A new global treaty on plastic pollution starts taking shape, blue whales return to South Georgia and the affect of climate anxiety on young people.

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State of the Oceans — Log 107
STATE OF THE OCEANS Chris Hatherill 11/14/20 STATE OF THE OCEANS Chris Hatherill 11/14/20

State of the Oceans — Log 107

How mangroves trap microplastic, a massive new Marine Protected Area and if you spot illegal fishing in Ghana there’s now an app for that.

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State of the Oceans — Log 106
STATE OF THE OCEANS Chris Hatherill 11/6/20 STATE OF THE OCEANS Chris Hatherill 11/6/20

State of the Oceans — Log 106

The US is responsible for way more of the plastic polluting the world’s oceans than previously thought, a new study has shown.

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State of the Oceans — Log 105
STATE OF THE OCEANS Chris Hatherill 10/31/20 STATE OF THE OCEANS Chris Hatherill 10/31/20

State of the Oceans — Log 105

Large methane deposits are opening across the Arctic, a 1600-foot coral reef structure was discovered in the Great Barrier Reef.

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State of the Oceans — Log 104
STATE OF THE OCEANS Chris Hatherill 10/24/20 STATE OF THE OCEANS Chris Hatherill 10/24/20

State of the Oceans — Log 104

Samoa pledges to protect 30% of its ocean, new oil spills menace three regions, and shocking news for parents.

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State of the Oceans — Log 103
STATE OF THE OCEANS Chris Hatherill 10/17/20 STATE OF THE OCEANS Chris Hatherill 10/17/20

State of the Oceans — Log 103

Facing an ice-free Arctic, the shocking scale of microfiber pollution, a huge loss for Great Barrier Reef corals, and what to do with water from Fukushima?

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State of the Oceans — Log 102
STATE OF THE OCEANS Chris Hatherill 10/10/20 STATE OF THE OCEANS Chris Hatherill 10/10/20

State of the Oceans — Log 102

New research suggests there could be more than 14 million tons of microplastic on the ocean floor, and the latest on Russia’s mysterious toxic spill.

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State of the Oceans — Log 101
STATE OF THE OCEANS Chris Hatherill 10/2/20 STATE OF THE OCEANS Chris Hatherill 10/2/20

State of the Oceans — Log 101

Even as the Pantanal wetlands burn, the Brazilian government is working to strip away protections for mangroves and coastal forests.

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State of the Oceans — Log 100
STATE OF THE OCEANS Chris Hatherill 9/26/20 STATE OF THE OCEANS Chris Hatherill 9/26/20

State of the Oceans — Log 100

Ocean heat blobs could be here to stay, a new system to keep whales safe and fresh hopes for coral in the Marmara Sea.

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State of the Oceans — Log 99
STATE OF THE OCEANS Chris Hatherill 9/20/20 STATE OF THE OCEANS Chris Hatherill 9/20/20

State of the Oceans — Log 99

The world fails big time on biodiversity targets, five cyclones churn in the Atlantic and the UK embarks on Europe’s largest coastal habitat restoration project.

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State of the Oceans — Log 98
STATE OF THE OCEANS Chris Hatherill 9/4/20 STATE OF THE OCEANS Chris Hatherill 9/4/20

State of the Oceans — Log 98

The oceans absorb more carbon than previously thought, another tanker disaster and scientists narrow down the true size of megalodon sharks.

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State of the Oceans — Log 97
STATE OF THE OCEANS Chris Hatherill 8/29/20 STATE OF THE OCEANS Chris Hatherill 8/29/20

State of the Oceans — Log 97

In the aftermath of Hurricane Laura, even facilities that weren’t damaged are creating massive levels of pollution.

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State of the Oceans — Log 96
STATE OF THE OCEANS Chris Hatherill 8/22/20 STATE OF THE OCEANS Chris Hatherill 8/22/20

State of the Oceans — Log 96

A surge in drift net use, a new estimate for microplastic in the Atlantic, and California records the highest temperature on Earth.

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State of the Oceans — Log 95
STATE OF THE OCEANS Chris Hatherill 8/17/20 STATE OF THE OCEANS Chris Hatherill 8/17/20

State of the Oceans — Log 95

Vast ice sheets are melting, sharks might be ingesting microplastic, Mauritius races to contain an oil spill – and is it time to start taxing single-use plastic?

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State of the Oceans — Log 94
STATE OF THE OCEANS Chris Hatherill 8/10/20 STATE OF THE OCEANS Chris Hatherill 8/10/20

State of the Oceans — Log 94

Scientists are beginning to unravel the mystery of why blue whales grew so big, and urgent efforts are underway in Mauritius to avert an oil spill catastrophe.

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State of the Oceans — Log 93
STATE OF THE OCEANS Chris Hatherill 8/1/20 STATE OF THE OCEANS Chris Hatherill 8/1/20

State of the Oceans — Log 93

Sharks are ‘functionally extinct’ in many coral reef ecosystems – plus new findings on how marine life breaks apart plastic.

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State of the Oceans — Log 92
STATE OF THE OCEANS Chris Hatherill 7/25/20 STATE OF THE OCEANS Chris Hatherill 7/25/20

State of the Oceans — Log 92

Estimates for the amount of plastic pollution entering the oceans have been revised up to 11 million tons, and that number is expected to triple by 2040.

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