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Ninth meeting of the Global Ocean Observing System Steering Committee, part 2 28 September - 1 October 2020, France. Part 1 of the ninth GOOS Steering Committee was held online the weeks of 14 and 20 April 2020. The second session of this year’s GOOS Steering Committee meeting kicked off on 28 September - 1 October 2020, and will cover priority areas of GOOS work not covered in April.
In a throwback to the biblical plague of locusts which God inflicted on the Pharaohs of Egypt, the Horn of Africa is once again experiencing an invasion that is wreaking havoc on food security in the region.
A House committee listened to experts on why ocean science is critical to understanding the changing climate and why better land use could be a major part of mitigating climate change.
Climate change will make the oceans more acidic and could damage sharks’ skin. Increased acidity corrodes the sharks’ denticles – microscopic tooth-like scales that cover their skin – which may impair their swimming.
Former deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe has called on the government to urgently pursue the maritime economy as an economic growth driver.
Hundreds of bottles can be seen thrown around in the choppy water as it washes towards the rubbish-covered beach.