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ENSO drives synchronized shifts in global water extremes
Austin, United States (SPX) Jan 12, 2026 Water extremes such as droughts and floods strongly affect communities, ecosystems, and economies across the globe, and new research shows that a single climate pattern has largely driven these extremes over the past two decades. In a study in AGU Advances, scientists at The University of Texas at Austin report that the El Nino Southern Oscillation, or ENSO, has been the dominant influence on global total water storage extremes since 2002, synchronizing wet and dry conditions across continents. ... read more |
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Japan aims to dig deep-sea rare earths to reduce China dependenceTokyo (AFP) Jan 12, 2026 A Japanese research vessel on Monday began a historic voyage to attempt to dig deep-sea rare earths at a depth of 6,000 metres to curb dependence on China. ... more 
Experts say oceans soaked up record heat levels in 2025Brest, France (AFP) Jan 9, 2026 The world's oceans absorbed a record amount of heat in 2025, an international team of scientists said Friday, further priming conditions for sea level rise, violent storms, and coral death. ... more 
Ankara city hall says water cuts due to 'record drought'Ankara (AFP) Jan 10, 2026 Water cuts for the past several weeks in Turkey's capital were due to the worst drought in 50 years and an exploding population, a municipal official told AFP, rejecting accusations of mismanagement. ... more 
Japan to test deep sea rare earth mining to cut China relianceTokyo (AFP) Jan 9, 2026 Japan embarks Sunday on what it says is the world's first bid to tap deep sea rare earths at a depth of 6,000 metres - greater than the height of Mount Fuji - to curb dependence on China. ... more |
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Viral resistant bacteria still help drive deep ocean carbon transportLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 19, 2025 Marine bacteria help determine whether carbon remains near the ocean surface or sinks to deeper waters, but they live under constant threat from infection by viruses known as phages and frequently m ... more 
SAR11 ocean bacteria form distinct ecological teams across coastal and open watersSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 18, 2025 A study led by researchers at the University of Hawaii at Manoa's Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology has identified how SAR11, one of the ocean's most abundant bacterial groups, diversifies into dis ... more 
Salt rejecting hydrogel design targets long life solar desalinationTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 18, 2025 Researchers from Hebei University of Technology and Tsinghua University have developed a zwitterionic hydrogel evaporator that maintains high solar desalination performance while resisting salt crys ... more 
Weak La Nina reshapes Pacific sea levels and seasonal weatherLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2025 A weak La Nina has re-established itself in the equatorial Pacific Ocean after a pause of several months, with below-average sea surface temperatures observed since September 2025 and persisting int ... more 
Brazil megacity Sao Paulo struck by fresh water crisisJoanopolis, Brazil (AFP) Dec 16, 2025 Brazil's megalopolis Sao Paulo faces a new water crisis as the lowest rainfall in a decade has turned its main reservoir into mere streams surrounded by cracked earth, prompting water rationing. ... more |
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US says Mexico agrees to water treaty obligations
New York (AFP) Dec 13, 2025 The United States and Mexico reached an agreement on water-sharing on Friday, after President Donald Trump threatened new sanctions. Trump said Mexico owed 800,000 acre-feet of water to the US and demanded it release a quarter of this amount by December 31 or be hit with a new five percent tariff. The Republican leader accused Mexico of violating a 1944 treaty under which the US shares water from the Colorado River in exchange for flows from the Rio Grande, which forms part of the border between ... read more 
Mexico president confident of deal with US on water disputeMexico City (AFP) Dec 9, 2025 Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Tuesday she was confident of reaching an agreement with US President Donald Trump in a water-sharing dispute, after he threatened new sanctions. ... more |
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Wave kills four in Spain's TenerifeMadrid (AFP) Dec 8, 2025 Four people died in Tenerife over the weekend and one remained missing after a wave swept away bathers on the Spanish tourist island hotspot, according to the authorities. ... more
Norway postpones deep-sea mining activities for four yearsOslo (AFP) Dec 3, 2025 Norway on Wednesday postponed the first licences to permit deep-sea mining in its Arctic waters for four years, a delay environmentalists hope signals the "nail in the coffin" of the plans. ... more 
Study says African penguins starved en masse off South AfricaJohannesburg (AFP) Dec 5, 2025 Endangered penguins living off South Africa's coast have likely starved en masse due to food shortages, a study said Friday, with some populations dropping by 95 percent in just eight years. ... more
Sea-floor animals decrease nearly 40% in deep-sea mining zone: studyLondon (AFP) Dec 5, 2025 The number of sea-floor animals fell by 37 percent in a deep-sea mining exploration zone, according to a study published Friday probing the emerging industry's impact on biodiversity. ... more
Hydrogen plasma method cuts most CO2 from deep sea metal extractionBerlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Sustainable Materials report that deep sea manganese nodules could supply large volumes of copper, nickel and cobalt for the energy transition if mining a ... more |
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