Warmer Water Leads To Respiratory Distress In Aquatic Animals
Until now, the link between rising water temperatures and higher mortality rates in aquatic animals was a bit of a chicken-and-egg situation. Are they dying because they’re unable to absorb enough...
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South Sea Escalation: Relations Between China And The US – Analysis
By Felix K. Chang* Every week that passes seems to bring a new development in the South China Sea. Over the last few months, China finished the construction of military-grade airfields on several of...
View ArticleOcean Observatory For The Red Sea Launched
The Marine Environmental Research Center established jointly by KAUST and Saudi Aramco is the first oceanic observatory capable of monitoring the Red Sea. “Marine research in the Red Sea in the past...
View ArticleRon Paul: Do We Need To ‘Rebuild The Military’? – OpEd
The Republican presidential debates have become so heated and filled with insults, it almost seems we are watching a pro wrestling match. There is no civility, and I wonder whether the candidates are...
View ArticleNew York Harbor’s Oyster Beds Once Protected Against Severe Storm And Extreme...
A recent study of past disturbance of the oyster beds in New York Harbor led by geoscientist Jonathan Woodruff and his doctoral student Christine Brandon of the University of Massachusetts Amherst is...
View ArticleRiding Two Horses At Once: Wither The Indian Navy? – Analysis
The International Fleet Review recently held at the Indian port of VIshakhapatnam was a display of togetherness amongst the world’s navies and at the same time a striking demonstration of India’s naval...
View ArticleUS Rebalancing: ASEAN And America’s Maritime Allies – Analysis
By William T. Tow* As the United States prepares to elect a new president in November 2016, President Obama’s ‘pivot’ or ‘rebalancing’ strategy formally introduced in 2011 and directed toward the...
View ArticleOcean Acidification Takes Toll On California’s Coastline At Nighttime
A new study, based on the most-extensive set of measurements ever made in tide pools, suggests that ocean acidification will increasingly put many marine organisms at risk by exacerbating normal...
View ArticleCall To Transform Guantánamo Into Marine Research Center And International...
On February 23, US President Barack Obama announced plans to close the notorious military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Whether he’ll be able to is a hot political question. Now, Joe Roman, a...
View ArticleChinese Muscle-Flexing In South China Sea: India Must Operate Closely With...
By Maj. Gen. P. K. Chakravorty (Retd.)* The South China Sea has become an important concern for China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines and Brunei. China claims the entire South China Sea and...
View ArticleTo Steer The Stream Of Time: The Crisis Of Verge Powers – Analysis
By Vijay Shankar* A quarter of a century after the demise of the Soviet Union brought an end to the bi-polar confrontation of the Cold War, what is emerging today is a fluctuating plurality of...
View ArticleLeading Combined Forces Maritime Operations: Starting Small, Growing Big –...
As the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) embarks on its fourth command deployment of the Combined Task Force 151(CTF 151) in Bahrain this week, its successful participation in CTF 151 since 2009 is...
View ArticleExpanding CUES: Singapore’s Timely Proposal – Analysis
The risks of unintended military confrontations in the South China Sea has increased significantly with Chinese deployment of surface-to-air missiles and the United States’ deployment of an aircraft...
View ArticleThe West Sumatra Earthquakes: Not Learning Our Lessons? – Analysis
A big earthquake hit the ocean floor off Southwestern Sumatra, Indonesia on 2 March 2016. Tsunami warnings were issued by the government to the whole Sumatran regions. How effective are Indonesia’s...
View ArticleCall For New Strategy To Study Climate Change Impacts On Coral Reefs
An international research team calls for a targeted research strategy to better understand the impact multiple stressors will have on coral reef in the future due to global climate change. The...
View ArticleSea-Level Rise From Antarctic Ice Sheet Could Double
An ice sheet model that includes previously underappreciated processes indicates that sea level may rise almost 50 feet by 2500 due to Antarctic ice sheet melting if greenhouse gas emissions continue...
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Logistical Challenges Result In Ship-To-Ship Transfers Of US Propane Exports...
U.S. propane exports have increased significantly over the past three years, but only after market participants overcame several transportation challenges to reach export customers. The first challenge...
View ArticleIslands Facing A Dry Future
Island nations could be forgiven for feeling slighted. They already face the brunt of the effects of climate change: Rising sea levels, dwindling resources, threats to infrastructure and economic...
View ArticleTara Pacific 2016-2018: Coral Reefs Biodiversity Facing Climate Change
The research schooner Tara will leave her home port of Lorient on May 28th 2016 for a new expedition in the Asian Pacific. The boat will sail nearly 100,000 km around the Pacific Ocean for more than...
View ArticleUK Royal Navy Uses Pilotless Aircraft To Navigate Through Ice
A tiny pilotless aircraft, built by the University of Southampton, has launched from the UK Royal Navy’s ice patrol ship HMS Protector for the first time to assist with navigating through the...
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