#southatlantic

Mojo @mojo@aus.social

Imagine a massive whale sanctuary in the South Atlantic. For 26 years, Argentina, Brazil, & Uruguay have fought for it. It would have protected whales from commercial hunting. Sadly, it failed by just a few votes. #WhaleSanctuary #SouthAtlantic #OceanConservation #SaveTheWhales #EndWhaleslaughter #MarineLife #Wildlife

https://www.thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2024/09/30/whaling-ban-international-commission/

Pro-whaling nations BLOCK any real progress at international commission meeting

At the 69th International Whaling Commission (IWC),…

Canary

Oct 04, 2024, 11:27 · · 1 · 0

@990000@mstdn.social @990000@mstdn.social

#SouthAtlantic #AtlanticOcean #OceanCurrents #ClimateChange #AMOC #AtlanticMeridionalOverturningCirculation

‘How the South Atlantic is overcoming its history as an under-researched ocean’
https://www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-how-the-south-atlantic-is-overcoming-its-history-as-an-under-researched-ocean/

Via: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/reginarodriguesrodrigues_in-my-last-post-of-the-year-in-retrospect-activity-7146983433917964288-RFAJ

World diagram: Schematic of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation
(AMOC). Warm near-surface currents are shown in red, and cold deep currents are in blue.

$The South Atlantic Ocean plays a crucial role in the global climate, but has received only a fraction of the scientific attention of its northern counterpart. For example, the South Atlantic Ocean is a key part of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) – a major current system in the world’s oceans that plays a crucial role in regulating global climate. The South Atlantic also directly affects the climate of many South American and African countries and can drive extreme events – such as heatwaves, droughts and floods – that can lead to water and food insecurity for millions of people. Yet, the South Atlantic is under-researched when compared to the North Atlantic in large part because global powers have historically considered it less geopolitically and economically important. Moreover, the ocean is flanked by low-to-middle income countries that still struggle to fund the high costs of oceanographic research.$

Dec 30, 2023, 23:43 · · 0 · 0

Dimitri Dhuyvetter @dhuyvetter@mastodon.social

Oh yeah. I realised I haven’t posted here for quite a while. We sailed to St Helena, a small island in the middle of the South Atlantic which has terrible and expensive internet so I was hardly online for months. Arrived in Brazil last week and back online and back on Mastodon. So that’s what’s up. Updates from our sailing passages and links to podcast on @svtropicaldawn #brazil #sailing #cruisinglife #SouthAtlantic #whatsup