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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 8, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 03:19 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Scarlet Snow Belo, Andi Eigenmann read children's book for World Oceans Day

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 08 01:06 PM

Social media darling Scarlet Snow Belo and actress-turned-vlogger Andi Eigenmann are joining in the celebration of World Oceans Day this June 8 through a children's storytelling session.  Read more »

Ocean is life

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 08 12:07 PM

A fisherman looks for the best spot to collect seashells at Manila Bay near Baseco Compound in Manila on Tuesday. Rising sea levels due to climate change are threatening lives and livelihood in low-lying and coastal communities around the world, according to a study by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).    Read more »

Warmer seas keep hurricanes stronger for longer, study says

Sara Hussein, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 14 02:29 PM

Warmer seas caused by climate change are making hurricanes stronger for longer after landfall, increasing the destruction they can wreak on impact, a new study has found.  Read more »

14 million tons of microplastics on sea floor: Australian study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 07 12:41 PM

The quantity of the tiny pollutants was 25 times greater than previous localized studies had shown, the agency said, calling it the first global estimate of sea-floor microplastics. Read more »

Sea level rise quickens, as Greenland ice sheet sheds record amount

Marlowe Hood, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 21 09:14 PM

Greenland's massive ice sheet saw a record net loss of 532 billion tons last year, raising red flags about accelerating sea level rise. Read more »

Shoegaze band Sonnet 58 releases debut album 23 years late

Rick Olivares
Updated as of Dec 19 08:49 PM

Shoegaze band Sonnet 58 will release their debut album, "Crossing Oceans," on vinyl this coming December 30 at 70s Bistro -- 23 years after they first recorded the songs. Read more »

Ocean plastic waste probably comes from ships, report says

Ivan Couronne, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 01 07:21 AM

Most of the plastic bottles washing up on the rocky shores of Inaccessible Island, aptly named for its sheer cliffs rising from the middle of the South Atlantic, probably come from Chinese merchant ships, a study published Monday said. Read more »

New report on ocean, climate change shows ‘disastrous’ effects for PH — expert

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 25 10:33 PM

NEW YORK - In a few hours, a new United Nations report will be released to the world and, according to an expert, it will detail the ongoing devastating effects of climate change on oceans and island nations like the Philippines. Read more »

Jellyfish thrive in the man-made disruption of the oceans

Laure Fillon, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 24 01:11 PM

The proliferation of the jellyfish could lead to what some observers are calling the "jellyfication" of the oceans, which are facing profound changes according to a draft UN report due out on Wednesday.   Read more »

Used and abused, oceans key to fighting climate change

Amélie Bottolier-Depois and Marlowe Hood, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 20 05:24 PM

Humanity must heal oceans made sick by climate change and pollution to protect marine life and to save itself, experts warned days before the release of a major UN report. Read more »

Melting glaciers, ice sheets, raising Earth's seas

Patrick Galey and Marlowe Hood, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 29 11:22 PM

As the planet's polar ice sheets destabilize amid rising temperatures, a landmark UN assessment of Earth's retreating frozen spaces is also set to spell out how melting mountain glaciers will impact humanity in the decades to come. Read more »

Southeast Asian nations vow to combat plastic debris in oceans

Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Panu Wongcha-um, Reuters
Posted at Jun 22 10:57 PM

Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand, along with worst offender China, throw the most plastic waste into oceans, according to a 2015 report. Read more »

Tubbataha’s gone birds

Niña Corpuz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 08 04:20 PM

The Tubbataha seabirds are vanishing. Read more »

Aussie cops to the roo-scue as kangaroo caught in surf

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 28 03:45 PM

A kangaroo that hopped into the sea for a dip at a Melbourne beach had to be rescued by Australian police and brought back to life with CPR, officers said Sunday.  Read more »