Ocean Science Fact: What is Ocean Acidification?
Ocean acidification is the ractio between Carbon dioxide and water, which forms carbonic acid that increases water acidity. It has increased by about 26% and surface seawater is 30% more acidic than it was 50 years ago. The Ocean Acidification…
Ocean Science Fact: Did you know majority of volcanoes and earthquake occurrence is along the Ring of Fire?
Ring of Fire in the Pacific ocean, also referred as "Circum-Pacific Belt", that is a path along the Pacific Ocean. This belt has many volcanoes and the major site of earthquakes. Around 90% of all earthquakes occur along this belt and about 75% of the…
Stat of the week: the 2021 inflation rate in Tuvalu was 6.7%
The 2021 inflation rate in Tuvalu was 6.7%, up from 1.6% in 2020.
The Inflation rate is the annual percentage increase of the cost of living as measured by the consumer price index. Consumer price indices are based on a representative basket…
Ocean Science Fact: Did you know that feeding algae to cow can boost their productivity, keep cows in better shape while cutting methane emissions drastically?
Research shown that feeding seaweed supplementation as little as 0.2% of the total feed can eliminate 98% of methane produced by livestock. Algae can sequester carbon, making this algae-based feeding solution a potential game changer for food systems in…
It’s time to wake up to the importance of ocean health
The recent UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon focused on solutions to conserve and sustainably manage the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development — the heart of SDG14 - life below water.
Pacific Leaders take Pacific solutions to the United Nations Oceans Conference
Pacific solutions to the global ocean crisis took centre stage at the recent United Nations Ocean Conference.
Pacific solutions to a global problem
To mobilise action to save our oceans, the recent United Nations Ocean Conference bought the world together to propel science-based innovative solutions aimed at starting a new chapter of global ocean action.
Ocean Science Fact: Did you know that major environmental disasters can occur underwater without being noticeable on the surface?
Massive waves (up to 240 m of amplitude) propagate in the ocean interior along density interfaces (I.e. between warm surface waters and deeper cold waters). It can cause internal solitary waves (ISW), provoking remarkable changes in ocean current and…
New agreement boosts vital scientific collaboration in the Pacific
A new agreement between UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC-UNESCO) and the leading scientific and technical organisation in the Pacific region, The Pacific Community (SPC), will boost ocean science collaboration for the world's…
Ocean Science Fact: Marine heat waves are not only destructive, they can also lead to massive ecosystem changes
Marine heat wave, combined with ocean warming, can lead to substantial ecosystem changes. Following the 2011 marine heatwave, a kelp forest ecosystem along 100 kilometres of Western Australia’s coastline completely collapsed. High water temperatures…