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          Marine biologist and oceanographer Dr Sylvia Earle at SeaWorld Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National

          Earth’s oceans are close to tipping point, expert says

          UAEJanuary 15, 2025
          In 2020, 435 million tonnes of plastic were produced, and by 2040 the figure could reach more than 700 million tonnes without tougher restrictions. Getty Images

          Plastic producers stall progress on treaty to limit pollution

          UAENovember 27, 2024
          The Titan submersible in an undated handout photo. PA

          Former Titan sub worker had 'no confidence whatsoever' in vessel's construction

          USSeptember 17, 2024
          UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks in the Tongan capital Nuku'alofa on August 26. AP

          UN's Guterres issues global SOS over fast-rising Pacific Ocean

          EnvironmentAugust 26, 2024
          The recent discovery of 'dark oxygen' could lead to the Pacific Ocean being mined for metals used in the production of electric vehicle batteries, vapes, laptops and mobile phones. Photo: NOAA Ocean Exploration

          Discovery of 'deep sea batteries' attracts interest of mining companies

          NewsJuly 25, 2024
          Razan Al Mubarak, UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for Cop28, at the Mena Oceans Summit on Monday. Antonie Robertson / The National

          UAE environmental campaigner urges nations to protect oceans

          UAEJune 10, 2024
          Turtles are released by the Environmental Agency Abu Dhabi, at Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National

          The ocean can be our best friend in tackling climate change

          CommentJune 07, 2024
          Turtles were released into the wild at Saadiyat Island on Thursday. Victor Besa / The National

          Endangered turtles released into wild at Saadiyat Island

          UAEJune 06, 2024
          Marine ecosystems are under pressure from rising ocean temperatures and pollution. Getty Images

          Protecting oceans key to climate fight, Abu Dhabi event hears

          UAEMay 30, 2024
          An undersea cable is laid to Hiddensee island off the northern coast of Germany. Getty Images

          Undersea cables rely on 'turtle tactics' to ward off catastrophe

          TechnologyMarch 14, 2024
          India's navy says it 'swiftly responded' to a distress call and freed an Iranian fishing vessel hijacked by pirates. Photo: Indian Navy

          Indian navy frees Iranian fishing boat hijacked off Somalia

          AfricaJanuary 29, 2024
          Scientists at a Saudi university have created a massive database of microscopic ocean organisms. Getty Images

          Atlas of ocean life unveiled by Saudi Arabian university

          EnvironmentJanuary 16, 2024
          An Indian Air Force Antonov An-32 transport aircraft. A plane of the same model disappeared nearly eight years ago with 29 people on board. AFP

          India finds debris of plane that vanished in 2016 with 29 on board

          AsiaJanuary 12, 2024
          A passenger on a hybrid touristic boat, combining a diesel motor and electric batteries, looks on as it makes its way in the sea ice in the Borebukta Bay, located at the north-western side of Isfjorden, in Svalbard Archipelago, northern Norway on May 3, 2022. AFP

          Norway approves plan to begin deep-sea mining exploration

          EuropeJanuary 09, 2024
          Manjulata Bijourli, in her 60s, working on a tiny kitchen garden at her home in Bagapatia in Odisha in India’s first rehabilitation colony for the victims of climate change. Ms Bijouli’s house was swallowed by rising levels of water in Satabhaya in Kendrapara district. Taniya Dutta / The National

          Displaced Indian women 'abandoned' as men migrate to find work

          AsiaDecember 11, 2023
          Former inhabitants of Podamepta village play on the beach by an abandoned house, testimony to the widespread devastation caused by climate change. Taniya Dutta / The National

          India's ghost village - where sinking houses tell a story of climate change

          WeekendDecember 08, 2023
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