BLOG ClimateUncategorized December 23, 2020

Cyclone Yasa’s Destruction In Fiji and What It Means

Officially deemed one of the most intense tropical storms in the southern hemisphere on record, Category 5 Cyclone Yasa ripped through the northern region of Fiji last Thursday, bringing powerful wind speeds that reached...

BLOG ArcticClimatePolicyUncategorized December 23, 2020

Cyclone Yasa’s Destruction In Fiji and What It Means

This blog was written by Elise Georgeff. Elise is an Associate Researcher with the Marine Team at the International Council on Clean Transportation. She supports research on zero-emission vessel alternatives and addressi...

BLOG ClimateUncategorized December 22, 2020

A Chance to Stop “Biden” Our Time on Hydrogen for Shipping

My whole life I’ve wanted to protect the wildlife and wonder of our planet. Climate change was always on the edge of that personal mission until about five years ago when I started working at an Earth and planetary scien...

BLOG ClimateFloridaUncategorized December 14, 2020

Celebrating Five Years of the Paris Agreement—and Looking Ahead

Michigan and Ohio may not be the first places you think of when you think of the impacts of climate change, but according to the Environmental Protection Agency, the Great Lakes region as a whole is “facing more frequent...

BLOG ClimatePolicyScience December 3, 2020

NFL Players and Broadcaster Support Our Ocean for My Cause My Cleats 2020

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the federal agency tasked with protecting our environment, is celebrating its 50th anniversary today. The EPA was created under President Richard Nixon’s administration, officia...

BLOG ClimateUncategorized December 2, 2020

The Environmental Protection Agency Celebrates 50 Years

Click here for Spanish translation. Already adept at the role of linking the play between the defense and attack for West Ham United, midfielder Pablo Fornals—who grew up on the Spanish coast in Castellón de la Plana—is...

BLOG ClimateFisheriesPlasticsPolicy November 30, 2020

West Ham United’s Pablo Fornals Joins Team Ocean

At Ocean Conservancy, it is our great privilege to come to work every day and focus on ways we can protect our ocean from some of the greatest global challenges because a healthy ocean means abundant wildlife, thriving c...

BLOG ClimateFloridaUncategorized November 25, 2020

To the Ocean Defenders in the U.S. Federal Government, With Gratitude

Move out of the way, sea slugs, there’s a new charismatic critter on the block: the sea snail! Sea snails are an extremely diverse group of marine gastropods that are found around the world. They can spend time on land,...

BLOG ClimateUncategorized November 9, 2020

5 Sensational Sea Snail Species

This week marks the 15th anniversary of Hurricane Rita, a Category 5 storm, weakened to Category 3 before coming ashore, that caused devastation to East Texas and the city of Houston. It seems fitting that its anniversar...

BLOG ArcticClimateScienceUncategorized September 24, 2020

Hurricanes Worsened by Climate Change

For people living in northern climates, the transition to the fall season marks significant annual events, from the end of summer vacations to the emergence of brilliant autumn colors as cooler temperatures arrive. In th...