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Off the southern coast of Florida lies a devastating transformation hidden beneath turquoise waters. The Florida Keys have lost over 90% of their live coral in just 40 years—a dramatic example of "shifting baseline syndrome."
As record-breaking temperatures triggered severe coral bleaching in 2023, monitoring networks documented unprecedented conditions while scientists raced to preserve genetic diversity. These advanced monitoring systems may offer our best hope for understanding, documenting, and potentially reversing this alarming decline.
The shift to renewable energy requires massive amounts of minerals like lithium, copper, and cobalt. Could the deep sea sustainably provide these resources?
Norway's Project EMINENT is researching this complex question, investigating whether seabed mineral extraction could be environmentally and economically viable. The answers could fundamentally reshape how we source the critical materials needed for our green energy future.
Hovering over a mile-wide lake of acidic water, a remote-controlled octocopter lowers an EXO1 Multiparameter Sonde into Montana's Berkeley Pit.
With 48 billion gallons of mineralized water too dangerous to sample using staffed boats, the Water Sampling Platform (WaSP) allows scientists to gather critical data on pH, dissolved oxygen, conductivity, turbidity, and other key parameters without risking human safety.
In remote Queensland, Australia, where crocodile-infested waters and dangerous flood conditions make manual measurements perilous, the SonTek-QC4 camera-based system is revolutionizing river monitoring.
Combining stereoscopic cameras, powerful processors, and telemetry equipment, it builds rating curves in days that would otherwise take decades to develop through conventional site visits.
Norway's Salmon Evolution has developed a unique hybrid flow-through system that combines the strengths of traditional aquaculture methods.
By adding fresh seawater while recirculating 50-65% of tank water, they've found the "sweet spot" for fish welfare and environmental protection. Each tank functions as an independent biological zone, meticulously monitored to ensure optimal water quality parameters.