As a carbon sink, seagrass has other advantages too. It’s unlikely to catch fire and release large quantities of carbon back into the atmosphere at once, for example. But it is vulnerable to other threats. Increased coastal erosion can muddy the waters, making it more difficult for Posidonia to photosynthesize. Cruise ships dropping anchor can … Read more
ABUJA, Nigeria — A dozen countries across Africa suffered a major internet outage on Thursday as multiple undersea telecommunication cables reported failures, network operators and internet watch groups said. The MTN Group, one of Africa’s largest network providers, said the ongoing disruptions were a result of failures in multiple major undersea cables. “Our operations are … Read more
China has, of course, denied the incident ever occurred, but some 55 Chinese sailors aboard a submarine designated 093-417 are presumed dead after an accident in the Yellow Sea, off of China’s Shandong Province. British intelligence reports the submariners died after a “catastrophic” failure of the vessel’s oxygen systems on August 21, 2023. “Our understanding … Read more
Sweden has reported partial damage to an undersea telecom cable in the Baltic Sea running to Estonia ByThe Associated Press October 17, 2023, 11:44 AM STOCKHOLM — Sweden on Tuesday reported partial damage to an undersea telecom cable in the Baltic Sea running to Estonia that authorities believe happened at the same time as damage … Read more
By Man Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) – An in depth ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin mentioned on Wednesday there was no motive for Moscow to not destroy its enemies’ undersea communication cables given what he mentioned was Western complicity within the Nord Stream pipeline blasts. A pointy drop in strain on each pipelines was registered … Read more