Flattening the COVID-19 curve is formidable, unnerving, dispiriting, taking forever — and just a harrowing prelude to the post-pandemic “climate curve” we’ll face when our lives begin anew. I know because I work at climate’s cutting edge. We’re in for another lengthy fight that’s straight uphill, but I have hope. Let me explain. The Antarctic […]
Read MoreOceanites is honored to be included in this article about 7 Crucial Organizations That Study & Protect The Ocean. This is a great article and we hope you enjoy it. The article mentions how Oceanites utilizes “the power of science, policy, and education programs to monitor and assess penguins, the Southern Ocean ecosystem, and the […]
Read MoreBritish State Department recognizes the work of Oceanites in Antarctica. Read the full article here.
Read MoreThe 25th anniversary season of the Antarctic Site Inventory was successful and is now history. We are busy toting up our counts with data ultimately to be logged into our continent-wide MAPPPD database. We continue to be the only project monitoring penguin populations throughout the Antarctic Peninsula and many thanks to all our counters for […]
Read MoreThe 37th meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources has just concluded, Oceanites once again participating as an officially invited, international expert observer. On larger matters before countries that are members of this Commission, I sadly report that none of the three proposed marine protected areas (MPAs) — East Antarctica, […]
Read MoreWith immense sorrow — all of us who knew Mark Epstein are saddened beyond description that he has passed away. He fought nobly and optimistically for his life, and, even with the end nearing, maintained his playfully mischievous sense of humor and zest for being with his friends and colleagues. All of us extend heartfelt […]
Read MoreHow to describe what I’m feeling today … with more than 30 seasons in Antarctica under my belt … having actually witnessed changes firsthand like glaciers receding, ice shelves that have calved off, penguin populations significantly falling (and, in one case, rising)? Climate change is real and undeniable. It is happening now. We humans north […]
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Oceanites released the State Of the Antarctic Penguin 2017 report on April 25th, World Penguin Day. The report was picked up all over the world by such notable media outlets as CBS, Time, PBS, USA Today, Scientific American, US News and World Report,
Read MoreNew research has found lakes, rivers and even waterfalls atop Antarctica. Source: Scientists have discovered vast systems of flowing water in Antarctica. And that worries them. – The Washington Post
Read MoreWhat’s the most common climate-related health risk where you live? A recent report maps how climate change is threatening our health across the United States. Source: Where climate change is making Americans sick – CNN.com
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