Le financement du système d’observation global des océans, le Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), est menacé par des coupes budgétaires et un désengagement des États-Unis, ce qui laisserait l’ensemble de la population dans le noir en ce qui concerne le changement climatique et les prévisions météo. M. Naumann/IOW

Le système mondial d’observation des océans est en danger : sans les États‑Unis, l’Europe et l’Asie doivent jouer un rôle global

Arrêter de financer le système global de mesure de l’océan met en danger nos capacités de prévisions météorologiques et d’anticipation – ce qui coûterait au final bien plus cher que ce système lui-même.
The Global Ocean Observing System is facing funding pressures and data gaps as a result which leave the world blind. IOW M Naumann

Ocean monitoring is in trouble: without the US, it’s up to Europe and Asia to avoid losing sight of the world’s deep‑sea ecosystems

Defunding marine monitoring networks could jeopardise efforts to avoid losing track of the world’s oceans and their precious ecosystems, which drive the blue economy.
The debate may be fiery, but it’s also phony. AAP

The false, the confused and the mendacious: how the media gets it wrong on climate change

The Conversation wraps up Clearing up the Climate Debate with a statement from our authors: the debate is over. Let’s get on with it. Over the past two weeks The Conversation has highlighted the consensus…
Christopher Monckton deliberately misleads the public on climate change. AAP

The chief troupier: the follies of Mr Monckton

CLEARING UP THE CLIMATE DEBATE: Associate Professor John Abraham puts Christopher Monckton’s climate claims to the test. This summer, the people of Australia will yet again be treated to a circus tour…
Is it getting hot in here? jetsandzeppelins/Flickr

‘Very worried’ about escalating emissions? You should be

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released unpublished estimates of 2010 global carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions, and the news is not good. Between 2003 and 2008, emissions had been rising at a rate…

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