The lack of thermal refugia in the ocean means marine life has nowhere to escape from rising sea temperatures.
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Mayor Signs Landmark Clean Energy Law for D.C.
The new law, which gained widespread support, including in the environmental and business communities, requires that all electricity sold in the city come from renewable energy sources by 2032.
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Coral Microbiomes Offer Clues for Resilience and Conservation
Some coral species might be better equipped to adapt to a warmer, more acidic ocean. Finding out which ones, and why, could be the key to saving reefs around the world.
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Developing Ocean Acidification “Champions” in Congress
Ocean acidification “provides a case study of a way that we can drive forward bipartisan action on an environmental issue,” says an Ocean Conservancy scientist.
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Groups Gear Up to Fight Oil and Gas Development in Arctic Refuge
With Democrats controlling the House of Representatives beginning in January, advocates see an opportunity to try to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from oil and gas development.
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Dive into Ocean Issues with Sherman’s Lagoon
Sherman’s Lagoon creator talks to Eos about providing light-hearted entertainment while weaving in ocean facts and larger messages about threats to the ocean and its creatures.
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Trump’s Ocean Policy Order Draws Ire from Conservation Groups
The executive order gives nods to science and the environment but focuses on resource development and national security.
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March on Saturday Highlights Threats to the Oceans and Solutions
David Helvarg, lead organizer of the 9 June March for the Ocean, spoke with Eos about the goals for the march and “turning the tide” to protect the oceans.
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Earth Day Message from an Astronaut on the Space Station
NASA astronaut and geoscientist Drew Feustel reminds us: High above Earth, you see no borders; you barely see cities. You do see evidence of Earth’s raw power.
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Scientists Examine Novel Options to Save Coral Reefs
Warming events prompt scientists to look at ecological, genetic, and engineering interventions.