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"The beauty of coral reefs is key to their survival – so we came up with a way to measure it"
#CoralReef #Environment #Oceans

The beauty of coral reefs is key to their survival – so we came up with a way to measure it
Researchers found that photos of restored reefs were rated just as beautiful as those of healthy reefs.

Ciekawostka: w języku angielskim, nazwy kierunków świata są również częściowo powiązane z porami dnia, ale nie w tak oczywisty sposób, jak w polskim.
Najwyraźniej "west", czyli zachód, ma wspólne korzenie ze słowem oznaczającym "wieczór", natomiast "east", czyli wschód ze słowem oznaczającym "świt".
"South", czyli południe, miałoby być powiązane ze "słońcem" (tu już łatwiej dostrzec podobieństwo do "sun"), a &q…

https://www.donaukurier.de/nachrichten/wissenschaft/ansagen-zu-plastik-und-tiefsee-fazit-der-un-ozeankonferenz-18858878

Ansagen zu Plastik und Tiefsee: Fazit der UN-Ozeankonferenz
Fünf Tage lang rangen Staaten im südfranzösischen Nizza um den Schutz der Weltmeere. Denn die Ozeane stehen unter Druck. Was hat die Weltgemeinschaft erreicht?

This is bonkers https://flipboard.com/@petapixel/photography-news-5n3gc1f7z/-/a-oE1QjSymQF-PhVB0jgDlIA:a:1814180069-/0

Scientists Create Incredible Tool That Realistically Relights Photos in 3D
Researchers at the Computational Photography Lab at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada, developed a new software tool that can …

fuck a weighted blanket, the only pressure that can satisfy my autism is being imploded like an oceangate submersible in the mariana trench

Earth’s Oceans Are Boiling. And It’s Worse Than We Thought #ocean

This from @… is spot on and incredibly important. And we need to recognize it as a crucial fracture point in the right-wing coalition.
1/ https://mastodon.social/@Okanogen/114704498198492599

La liste des faits donne le tournis... Et la nausée. Il ne fait pas bon être militant de l'environnement en ce moment.
https://reporterre.net/Menaces-degradations-l-ONG-Bloom-harcelee-pour-sa-defense-des-oceans

Menaces, dégradations : l'ONG Bloom harcelée pour sa défense des océans
Dégradations, menaces, désinformation... L'association de protection des océans Bloom subit de nombreuses attaques anonymes. En parallèle, elle est sous pression des lobbies de la pêche industrielle qui l'attaquent en justice.

"‘The ocean is not a backdrop’: MEPs and experts say oceans must be prioritised at COP30"
#Oceans #Environment #COP30

What message has the Nice ocean summit sent to COP30 this year?
Campaigners, MEPs and experts made pleas from UNOC3 for oceans to be protected at the climate summit in Brazil.

North Pacific waters are acidifying more rapidly below the surface, research reveals #waters

North Pacific waters are acidifying more rapidly below the surface, research reveals
Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere enters the ocean at the surface and has been increasing the acidity of Pacific waters since the beginning of the industrial revolution over 200 years ago. A new study, led by University of Hawai'i at Mānoa oceanographers, revealed that the ocean is acidifying even more rapidly below the surface in the open waters of the North Pacific near Hawai'i.