SDG 14: Life Below Water
Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG 14) is one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations in 2015. The official wording of SDG 14 is: “Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.”
Coastal Vulnerability Assessment Using an Integrated Approach
Coastal vulnerability, exacerbated by climate threats and urbanization, is critical. This study assesses coastal region susceptibility to environmental and disaster impacts, underscoring the importance of regular vulnerability assessments for effective mitigation strategies.
Looking for the origin of one of the largest Mediterranean tsunamigenic earthquakes : Amorgos, July 9th, 1956, Greece.
In the past few years, marine geologists have new eyes to capture seafloor in detail! Different types of deep-sea vehicles can now map the sea bed, at resolutions never reached before, and in particular with new imaging techniques. And this is the starting point of the story behind our paper.
Intense bottom trawling impairs carbon storage in marine sediments
This is a "Behind the Paper" post for our recently published paper "Long-term carbon storage in shelf sea sediments reduced by intensive bottom trawling" in Nature Geoscience.
Plastic pollution is infiltrating coral ecosystems in the ocean.
Microplastics alter crystal growth in coral skeleton structures. Our study reveals the concerning impact of polyethylene microplastics in oceans, emphasizing the urgent threat they pose to Briareum violacea corals. Rising pollution levels may harm coral skeletal growth and overall health.
Atmospheric rivers and the upper ocean
Using an eddy-resolving ocean coupled to a high resolution atmosphere, we find that atmospheric rivers significantly influence upper ocean processes, and the nature of these impacts change as the climate warms.
