Studies assessing flood risk have systematically underestimated today’s sea levels on average, Dutch researchers have found. The biggest discrepancies appear along coastlines in Southeast Asia and the Indo-Pacific.
By Kai Schöneberg
Now that 60 UN member states have ratified it, the UN Convention on the Protection of the High Seas will enter into force in a few months' time. Protected areas are to be designated on the high seas in order to protect marine ecosystems.
By Leonie Düngefeld
According to a new study, plankton react more sensitively to heat than previously thought. This also threatens the food webs in the oceans.
By Redaktion Table
