Global Scans · Life Below Water · Weekly Summary

In September 2015, 193 world leaders agreed to 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development. If these Goals are completed, it would mean an end to extreme poverty, inequality and climate change by 2030.
Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.

• [New] A suite of projects across the New River watershed will help reduce flooding, increase water quality, and improve recreational access in Jacksonville, North Carolina. ECO Magazine
• [New] Routes between the Far East and Europe via the Suez Canal have been directly impacted, with disruptions in the Red Sea affecting most trade routes. India Shipping News
• [New] The security threats in the Red Sea, with Houthi rebel attacks on commercial vessels, underscore the urgent need for enhanced maritime defence against Iran's proxy groups, emphasizing the pressing requirement for robust defence measures. Yahoo Finance
• [New] As GOES East, GOES - 19 will be positioned to monitor weather systems affecting most of North America, including the continental United States and Mexico, as well as Central and South America, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west coast of Africa. National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information
• [New] Russia's Northern Sea Route provides for significant distance savings to Asia, especially compared to the ongoing detour via the Cape of Good Hope due to instability in the Red Sea. PortNews
• [New] The impact of Houthi attacks on maritime traffic through the Red Sea are jeopardizing the Suez Canal's facilitation of trade between Asia and Europe and, by extension, risking China's investments. Middle East Council on Global Affairs
• [New] Asian countries may not be Arctic countries, but they are aware that a more contested Arctic could exacerbate concerns about major power competition and the behaviour of China and Russia evident in the South China Sea and with the Ukraine invasion. Wilson Center
• [New] Escalating geopolitical tensions and security threats in the Middle East, notably the Houthi militants' threats to maritime vessels in the Red Sea, are further straining maritime trade routes and raising risk of delays and insurance costs for shippers. Fitch Solutions
• [New] Countries around the world are building consensus and working in synergy to address the risks and challenges facing the marine eco-environment, striving to make the oceans clean and beautiful. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
• [New] Today, Russian blood oil proliferates to new markets, and the shadow tanker fleet endangers the world's oceans and seas with looming threats of major spills, that can lead to environmental disasters across Europe's coastal regions. Common Dreams
• [New] Rapidly melting sea ice in the Canadian Arctic is making shipping routes less accessible, contrary to previous research that suggested it would create new, shorter routes that could become cheaper alternatives to traditional routes that connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. CBC
• [New] Shipping companies are adapting to longer trade routes as major throughputs in the Red Sea and Panama Canal remain limited and major ports experience delays and/or disruptions. Default
• [New] Latin America and Caribbean countries face a future of increasing climate threats ranging from floods and forest fires to droughts and rising sea levels. phys.org
• [New] Disruptions in the Red Sea due to the broader geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have eased and vessel operations are back to normal. The Business Standard
• If current anthropogenic warming continues until the end of this century, lakes worldwide will likely experience pervasive and unprecedented surface and subsurface warming, far outside the range of what they have encountered before. ScienceDaily
• About 400 million tons of plastic waste are produced globally every year - so another 30 Eiffel Towers might seem like a drop in the ocean. Fortune Europe
• Across most U.S. coastlines, the rate of sea level rise would suggest future trajectories that would be considered intermediate under a series of scenarios projected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Inside Climate News
• When people think about climate change on small island states and territories that are situated in the major oceans of the world, the first aspect that comes to mind is the threat of sea-level rise and the associated flooding of low-lying land. Nature
• In a future crisis, Russia could create strategic challenges for NATO in the Mediterranean, the Baltic Sea, the High North, and even off the coast of Florida, but it cannot maintain sea control in the Black Sea against a Ukrainian navy that fights without any ships. FDD
• The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change assessment reports provide evidence of sea level rise and increasing hot extremes on islands that are confidently projected to increase. phys.org
• China's recent aggressive moves in its neighborhood and the reactive moves by the US and its allies like Japan, enhancing their military postures and partner security strategies across the South China Sea and the Taiwan Straits indicate the risks. Modern Diplomacy
• The Arctic Ocean is warming four times faster than the rest of the world's oceans, a trend that could potentially spill over to the rest of the world in the form of altered weather patterns and other climate consequences. Just another WordPress site

Last updated: 21 July 2024