by Challenger | Nov 23, 2022 | Our Ocean in Crisis
Deep sea mining imperils ‘our greatest ally’, the Ocean Nov 21, 2022 By Philip Pearson Mining companies are negotiating controversial permits from the UN’s International Seabed Authority (ISA) to strip mine metallic nodules on the deep Ocean floor for the copper,...
by Challenger | Oct 23, 2022 | Our Ocean in Crisis
Today: Rising ocean temperatures Nov 21, 2022 By Philip Pearson ‘How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean.’ This quote, beloved of oceanographers and others who care about the sea, comes from science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke....
by Challenger | Oct 23, 2022 | Our Ocean in Crisis
Today: Rising ocean temperatures Nov 21, 2022 By Philip Pearson The Challenger expedition provides direct evidence of rising ocean temperatures. The longest interval over which records of ocean temperatures can be compared on a global scale is the 135 years between...
by Challenger | Sep 23, 2022 | Our Ocean in Crisis
Today: Climate change, marine life in the acidic ocean Nov 21, 2022 By Philip Pearson Scientists at the Natural History Museum have now re-examined a clutch of Challenger’s specimens collected 150 years ago at Station 272, located in the mid-Pacific Ocean. The...
by Challenger | Sep 23, 2022 | Our Ocean in Crisis
Beginnings: Challenger Sounding Station 272 Nov 21, 2022 By Philip Pearson It’s a remarkable story, really. On 8 September 1875, Challenger reached a point in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, Sounding Station number 272, where the scientists and crew began another...
