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ARCTIC IMPACT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz6WxTH-p3o&ab_channel=JustHaveaThink

https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/climate-change/milne-ice-shelf-collapse-canada-last-remaining-ice-shelf-collapse-raises-global-warming-fears-72756

https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/nunavuts-milne-ice-shelf-collapses/

https://wirl.carleton.ca/research/ice/ice-shelves/calving-2020/

https://www.livescience.com/canada-last-ice-shelf-collapses.html

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/deep-frozen-arctic-microbes-are-waking-up/

https://www.sapiens.org/culture/arctic-sea-ice/

https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147746/the-long-decline-of-arctic-sea-ice

https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/climate-change-glacier-mass-balance

https://nsidc.org/cryosphere/arctic-meteorology/climate_change.html

https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/81214/arctic-amplification

https://eos.org/science-updates/understanding-causes-and-effects-of-rapid-warming-in-the-arctic

https://www.carbonbrief.org/south-pole-warmed-three-times-faster-than-global-average-over-past-thirty-years

https://earthsky.org/earth/arctic-warmest-3-million-years

https://theconversation.com/siberia-heatwave-why-the-arctic-is-warming-so-much-faster-than-the-rest-of-the-world-141455

HYPOXIA/EUTROPHICATION

https://www.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=18da4076ebb041c6a7600cf864f5d2e9&autoplay

https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/reviving-gulf-coast-dead-zone

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/podcast/feb18/nop13-hypoxia.html

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/dead-zone/

https://www.epa.gov/ms-htf/hypoxia-101

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/229587029_Quantification_of_Anoxia_and_Hypoxia_in_Water_Bodies

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/07438140209353936

https://bg.copernicus.org/articles/11/1215/2014/bg-11-1215-2014.pdf

https://aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.4319/lo.2006.51.1_part_2.0690

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/eutrophication.html

https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/1194121/eu-moves-to-tackle-baltic-sea-pollution

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/decaying-weapons-world-war-II-threaten-waters-worldwide-180961046/

https://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/articles/entry/satellite-factory-farm-lake-erie-great-lakes-pollution-algae-blooms

https://www.epa.gov/greatlakes/lake-erie

https://www.siwi.org/publications/water-pollution-data-baltic-sea-basin-local-regional-approach/

https://www.blastic.eu/baltic-sea-lets-fix-damage-caused/

https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/en/projects/finland/baltic-deal-reduces-water-pollution-around-the-baltic-sea

https://www.arc2020.eu/factory-farming-made-the-baltic-sea-one-of-the-worlds-most-polluted-seas/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0025326X0500528X

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03468755.2019.1692067

https://phys.org/news/2017-01-gulf-shrimp-prices-reveal-hidden.html

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/eutrophication.html

https://www.wri.org/our-work/project/eutrophication-and-hypoxia/sources-eutrophication

https://www.usgs.gov/mission-areas/water-resources/science/nutrients-and-eutrophication?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects

https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/eutrophication-causes-consequences-and-controls-in-aquatic-102364466/

https://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/20/world/discarded-war-munitions-leach-poisons-into-the-baltic.html

http://www.balticsea2020.org/english/the-baltic-seas-challanges/fiske

MARIANA TRENCH

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/bathyscaphe/

http://www.deepseachallenge.com/the-expedition/mariana-trench/

https://api.nationalgeographic.com/distribution/public/amp/news/2012/3/120325-james-cameron-mariana-trench-challenger-deepest-returns-science-sub

https://api.nationalgeographic.com/distribution/public/amp/news/2018/05/plastic-bag-mariana-trench-pollution-science-spd

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-mariana-trench-is-7-miles-deep-whats-down-there/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trash-littering-ocean-floor-deepest-submarine-dive-1.5134717

OIL SPILLS

Deepwater Horizon Disaster

https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/deepwater-horizon-bp-gulf-mexico-oil-spill

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/04/how-is-wildlife-doing-now--ten-years-after-the-deepwater-horizon/

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/04/bp-oil-spill-still-dont-know-effects-decade-later/

https://ocean.si.edu/conservation/pollution/gulf-oil-spill

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-OILCOMMISSION/pdf/GPO-OILCOMMISSION.pdf

https://www.mmc.gov/priority-topics/offshore-energy-development-and-marine-mammals/gulf-of-mexico-deepwater-horizon-oil-spill-and-marine-mammals/

https://www.newscientist.com/round-up/deepwater-horizon-oil-spill/

https://hbr.org/2010/05/the-gulf-oil-spill-a-classic-f

https://slate.com/technology/2016/09/bp-is-to-blame-for-deepwater-horizon-but-its-mistake-was-actually-years-of-small-mistakes.html

https://www.nola.com/news/environment/article_462806af-c1e5-5712-9608-31b125c43c8c.html

https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/public_lands/energy/dirty_energy_development/oil_and_gas/gulf_oil_spill/a_deadly_toll.html

https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/winners-and-losers-in-deepwater-horizon-payout

https://www.houmatoday.com/news/20200419/bp-partners-have-spent-71-billion-over-10-years-on-deepwater-horizon-disaster

https://www.mmc.gov/priority-topics/offshore-energy-development-and-marine-mammals/gulf-of-mexico-deepwater-horizon-oil-spill-and-marine-mammals/

Exxon-Valdez Oil Spill

https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2014/03/remembering-the-exxon-valdez-oil-spill/100703/

https://www.marineinsight.com/maritime-history/the-complete-story-of-the-exxon-valdez-oil-spill/

https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/wounded-wilderness-the-exxon-valdez-oil-spill-30-years-later/

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/03/oil-spills-30-years-after-exxon-valdez/

https://www.britannica.com/event/Exxon-Valdez-oil-spill

Norilsk Oil Spill

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52977740

https://bellona.org/news/arctic/2020-06-oil-spill-in-russian-artic-had-many-causes-environmentalists-say

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/12/24/russia-admits-to-worlds-largest-arctic-oil-spill-a72477

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/norilsk-nickel-russian-fuel-spill-consequences-1.5645408

https://theconversation.com/a-20-000-tonne-oil-spill-is-contaminating-the-arctic-it-could-take-decades-to-clean-up-141264

https://arcticwwf.org/newsroom/stories/norilsk-nickel-must-be-held-to-account-for-devastating-fuel-spill/

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/10/europe/arctic-oil-spill-russia-whistleblower-intl/index.html

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-pollution-insight/russias-nornickel-fights-cover-up-accusations-over-arctic-oil-spill-idUSKBN24B0QH

https://reindeerherding.org/documents/category/17-ealat

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/03/europe/russia-putin-oil-spill-norilsk-intl/index.html

ACIDIFICATION/CORAL BLEACHING

https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/co2-and-ocean-acidification

https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/great-barrier-reef-suffers-massive-blow/

https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/5-coral-reefs-that-are-dying-around-the-world/

https://www.worldwildlife.org/pages/everything-you-need-to-know-about-coral-bleaching-and-how-we-can-stop-it

https://www.epa.gov/ocean-acidification/effects-ocean-and-coastal-acidification-ecosystems

https://blog.dhigroup.com/2020/06/29/diving-deep-into-the-problem-of-ocean-acidification/

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2017.00158/full

https://www.aims.gov.au/docs/media/latest-news/-/asset_publisher/EnA5gMcJvXjd/content/why-ocean-acidification-matters-to-zooplankton-a-coral-s-primary-food-source

https://stri.si.edu/story/ocean-acidification-and-reefs

https://www.aims.gov.au/docs/media/latest-news/-/asset_publisher/EnA5gMcJvXjd/content/extent-and-severity-of-2016-coral-bleaching-on-australia-s-coral-reefs-revealed

https://usa.oceana.org/effects-ocean-acidification-marine-species-ecosystems

https://www.sprep.org/attachments/Publications/CC/ocean-acidification.pdf

https://stri.si.edu/story/ocean-acidification-and-reefs

https://sos.noaa.gov/datasets/coral-reef-risk-outlook/

https://www.aims.gov.au/docs/research/climate-change/coral-bleaching/bleaching-events.html

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-04660-w

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews-science/sea-cucumbers-aid-reef-ecosystems-their-dung-180976946/

https://www.positiveluxury.com/blog/2019/06/05/positive-luxury-the-glossary-ocean-acidification/

COP 26

https://eciu.net/analysis/briefings/international-perspectives/cop-26

https://eciu.net/analysis/briefings/international-perspectives/what-is-cop26-who-will-attend-it-and-why-does-it-matter

https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/explainers/what-is-cop26/

POLLUTION

Great Pacific Garbage Patch

https://www.theconsciouschallenge.org/ecologicalfootprintbibleoverview/plastic-the-great-pacific-garbage-patch

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/podcast/mar18/nop14-ocean-garbage-patches.html

https://theoceancleanup.com/great-pacific-garbage-patch/

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-22939-w

https://marinedebris.noaa.gov/info/patch.html

https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/about/media/how-big-great-pacific-garbage-patch-science-vs-myth.html

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-14538-z

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/3/100302-new-ocean-trash-garbage-patch/

http://www.oceansplasticleanup.com/Gyres_Oceans_Plastics_Marine/Pacific_South_Gyres_Oceans_Marine_Plastic_Cleanup_Projects.htm

North Atlantic Garbage Patch

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/north-atlantic-garbage-patch

https://www.wired.com/2010/08/atlantic-plastic/

http://www.oceansplasticleanup.com/Gyres_Oceans_Plastics_Marine/Atlantic_North_Gyres_Oceans_Marine_Plastic_Cleanup_Projects.htm

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/pcbs.html

https://www.nature.com/articles/2281220a0

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/podcast/mar18/nop14-ocean-garbage-patches.html

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/3/100302-new-ocean-trash-garbage-patch/

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/podcast/mar18/nop14-ocean-garbage-patches.html

https://science.sciencemag.org/content/175/4027/1240

https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/atlantic-plastic-garbage-patch-found-1.918888

https://marinelife.org/2016/11/18/silent-but-sneaky-how-the-north-atlantic-garbage-patch-threatens-marine-life/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969717311579

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/3/100302-new-ocean-trash-garbage-patch/

https://www.wired.com/2010/08/atlantic-plastic/

Indian Ocean Garbage Patch

https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/the-indian-oceans-great-disappearing-garbage-patch/

https://theconversation.com/theres-no-garbage-patch-in-the-southern-indian-ocean-so-where-does-all-the-rubbish-go-114439

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-17/indian-ocean-garbage-patch/11023640

https://phys.org/news/2019-04-plastic-rubbish-indian-ocean.html

https://www.pnas.org/content/116/42/20892

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/4/140404-garbage-patch-indian-ocean-debris-malaysian-plane/

South Atlantic Garbage Patch

https://www.pnas.org/content/116/42/20892

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24360332/

http://www.oceansplasticleanup.com/Gyres_Oceans_Plastics_Marine/Atlantic_South_Gyres_Oceans_Marine_Plastic_Cleanup_Projects.htm

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259447272_Litter_survey_detects_the_South_Atlantic_'garbage_patch'

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-34108017

https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/expedition-finds-south-pacific-plastic-patch-bigger-india

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0025326X13007431

South Pacific Garbage Patch

https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/expedition-finds-south-pacific-plastic-patch-bigger-india

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Pacific_garbage_patch

https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/

http://www.oceansplasticleanup.com/Gyres_Oceans_Plastics_Marine/Pacific_South_Gyres_Oceans_Marine_Plastic_Cleanup_Projects.htm

PROTECTING THE NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE

https://blogs.unb.ca/newsroom/2019/10/researchers-embark-on-study-of-baleen-whale-monitoring-systems-in-the-honguedo-strait.php

https://blogs.unb.ca/newsroom/2020/11/right-whale-glider-project-successfully-completes-first-season-of-detection.php

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/right-whale-research-month-long-trip-1.5255731

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/transport-canada-north-atlantic-right-whales-glider-drone-1.5783705

https://whalemap.ocean.dal.ca/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/canadian-space-agency-using-satellite-data-to-track-north-atlantic-right-whales-1.5889544

North Atlantic Right Whale

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/north-atlantic-right-whale-poop-pregnancy-hormones-1.5423551

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/north-atlantic-right-whales-back-gulf-st-lawrence-1.5555368

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/13-new-north-atlantic-right-whale-calves-1.5882673

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/ship-speed-size-right-whale-deaths-research-three-calves-1.5846906

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/north-atlantic-right-whale-consortium-population-2020-1.5777127

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/research-ocean-noise-endangered-north-atlantic-right-whale-1.5791843

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/late-year-endangered-right-whale-detections-close-fishery-1.5813514

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/good-year-right-whale-1.5736180

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/transport-canada-north-atlantic-right-whales-glider-drone-1.5783705

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/right-whale-future-food-source-1.4299254

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3350670/

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/10-things-you-should-know-about-north-atlantic-right-whales

https://www.rcinet.ca/en/2021/01/22/cautious-hope-for-right-whales/

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/north-atlantic-right-whale

https://oceanconservancy.org/blog/2018/07/30/10-facts-didnt-know-north-atlantic-right-whales/

https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/climate-change-ocean-heat-content

https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/climate-change-is-threatening-these-10-species-in-canada-1.5247372

https://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/oceans/publications/soto-rceo/2012/page05-eng.html

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