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#ukraineVery interesting film about Black Sea. I think, that some facts, from this video you never know befor.
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Дуже цікавий документальний фільм про Чорне Море. Я думаю, що про деякі факти, які згадуються в цьому відео, ви ніколи не знали. -
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Can women solve Ukraine's manpower problem? . . . . . Putin may seek to give Trump diplomatic win before US midterms, Zelensky says . . . . . Units of Russian missile brigade equipped with Oreshniks deployed in Belarus . . . . . NATO jets scrambled multiple times over Baltic region in one week . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/09/tuesday-september-8-2026/
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Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Can women solve Ukraine's manpower problem? . . . . . Putin may seek to give Trump diplomatic win before US midterms, Zelensky says . . . . . Units of Russian missile brigade equipped with Oreshniks deployed in Belarus . . . . . NATO jets scrambled multiple times over Baltic region in one week . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/09/tuesday-september-8-2026/
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Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Can women solve Ukraine's manpower problem? . . . . . Putin may seek to give Trump diplomatic win before US midterms, Zelensky says . . . . . Units of Russian missile brigade equipped with Oreshniks deployed in Belarus . . . . . NATO jets scrambled multiple times over Baltic region in one week . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/09/tuesday-september-8-2026/
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Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Can women solve Ukraine's manpower problem? . . . . . Putin may seek to give Trump diplomatic win before US midterms, Zelensky says . . . . . Units of Russian missile brigade equipped with Oreshniks deployed in Belarus . . . . . NATO jets scrambled multiple times over Baltic region in one week . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/09/tuesday-september-8-2026/
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Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Can women solve Ukraine's manpower problem? . . . . . Putin may seek to give Trump diplomatic win before US midterms, Zelensky says . . . . . Units of Russian missile brigade equipped with Oreshniks deployed in Belarus . . . . . NATO jets scrambled multiple times over Baltic region in one week . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/09/tuesday-september-8-2026/
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https://www.cyclingeu.com/949535/russia-retreated-to-olenya-for-safety-the-loading-cycle-made-it-a-target/ Russia Retreated to Olenya for Safety. The Loading Cycle Made It a Target. #AirDefense #Bicycling #BicyclingUkraine #Biking #BlackSea #Cycling #DeepStrike #DefenseEconomics #DroneWarfare #ElectronicWarfare #FpvDrone #GlideBomb #himars #LoiteringMunition #MaguraV5 #MilitaryAnalysis #PANTSIR #RussiaUkraineWar #RussianLogistics #S400 #SeaDrone #Shahed #ukraine #UkraineWar #WeaponsExplained
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Ukraine strikes three Russian oil refineries and a target in the Black Sea, Zelenskyy says
What enemy targets did Ukrainian drones strike today?
https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/ukraine-strikes-three-russian-oil-refineries-1788779523.html
#WarOfAggression #Ukraine #drone #Zelenskyy #BlackSea #logistics #Oil #Refinerie #Ryazan #OilRefinery #Perm #Tatarstan #occupied #warfare #army #war #Russia #DeepStrike #WarCriminal #invaders #occupiers
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Ukraine strikes three Russian oil refineries and a target in the Black Sea, Zelenskyy says
What enemy targets did Ukrainian drones strike today?
https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/ukraine-strikes-three-russian-oil-refineries-1788779523.html
#WarOfAggression #Ukraine #drone #Zelenskyy #BlackSea #logistics #Oil #Refinerie #Ryazan #OilRefinery #Perm #Tatarstan #occupied #warfare #army #war #Russia #DeepStrike #WarCriminal #invaders #occupiers
#перемогаYкраїни -
Ukraine strikes three Russian oil refineries and a target in the Black Sea, Zelenskyy says
What enemy targets did Ukrainian drones strike today?
https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/ukraine-strikes-three-russian-oil-refineries-1788779523.html
#WarOfAggression #Ukraine #drone #Zelenskyy #BlackSea #logistics #Oil #Refinerie #Ryazan #OilRefinery #Perm #Tatarstan #occupied #warfare #army #war #Russia #DeepStrike #WarCriminal #invaders #occupiers
#перемогаYкраїни -
Ukraine strikes three Russian oil refineries and a target in the Black Sea, Zelenskyy says
What enemy targets did Ukrainian drones strike today?
https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/ukraine-strikes-three-russian-oil-refineries-1788779523.html
#WarOfAggression #Ukraine #drone #Zelenskyy #BlackSea #logistics #Oil #Refinerie #Ryazan #OilRefinery #Perm #Tatarstan #occupied #warfare #army #war #Russia #DeepStrike #WarCriminal #invaders #occupiers
#перемогаYкраїни -
Ukraine strikes three Russian oil refineries and a target in the Black Sea, Zelenskyy says
What enemy targets did Ukrainian drones strike today?
https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/ukraine-strikes-three-russian-oil-refineries-1788779523.html
#WarOfAggression #Ukraine #drone #Zelenskyy #BlackSea #logistics #Oil #Refinerie #Ryazan #OilRefinery #Perm #Tatarstan #occupied #warfare #army #war #Russia #DeepStrike #WarCriminal #invaders #occupiers
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Saturday, September 5, 2026
Russia 'increasingly obstructing' return of Ukrainian children from occupied territories . . . . . 2 more Russian oil refineries cease operations after Ukrainian strikes . . . . . Fact check: False 'mass exodus' claims spread as Russia bombards Kyiv . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/09/saturday-september-5-2026/
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Monday, August 31, 2026
Missile strike hits Belgorod, Russia damaging Ozon facility and power plant . . . . . 800 Russian jet-powered drones launched over 4 days as attacks enter 5th straight day . . . . . Ukraine tests interceptors to down Russian jet-powered Shaheds . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/monday-august-31-2026/
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Saturday, August 29, 2026
Can Ukraine defend itself without more Patriot missiles? . . . . . A bridge, missiles, and billions in revenue: North Korea's role in Russia's war deepens again . . . . . Zelensky calls for Ukraine to launch 1,000 drones at Russia daily . . . . . Russia considers placing troops, weapons on civilian ships as it struggles to protect shadow fleet . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/saturday-august-29-2026/
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Russia's Black Sea Fleet Is Trapped In Novorossiysk Bay
https://charter97.org/en/news/2026/8/22/695707/
#WarOfAggression #Ukraine #Navy #ship #BlackSea #drone #Novorossiysk #vessel #missiles #occupied #warfare #army #war #Russia #DeepStrike #WarCriminal #invaders #occupiers
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Friday, August 21, 2026
Once a hub in the rear, Pavlohrad is now in Russia's guided bomb crosshairs . . . . . Ukraine hits Russian drone-launch airfields in Primorsko-Akhtarsk . . . . . Romanian military destroys suspected Russian sea drone in Black Sea . . . . . Russian aircraft suspected of violating Finnish airspace . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/friday-august-21-2026/
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Two Kalibr-carrying frigates, a missile ship, a patrol vessel: Ukraine hit four Russian warships in one night at Novorossiysk
Ukraine carried out the strike at the port where Russia’s Black Sea Fleet sheltered after fleeing Sevastopol.
Russia pulled its fleet back to Novorossiysk to keep it safe. Ukraine hit it there with 15 kinds of weapons at once
The overnight barrage fused jet drones, Neptune missiles and naval drones against the fleet’s last major refuge.#WarOfAggression #Ukraine #frigates #vessel #BlackSea #drone #SeaDrones #Neptune #missiles #occupied #warfare #army #war #Russia #DeepStrike #WarCriminal #invaders #occupiers
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A 141-meter ship mysteriously “disappeared” in the Black Sea near Novorossiysk, while Russian authorities are keeping the incident under wraps
The vessel may have been carrying military cargo, according to the OSINT project Exilenova+.
#WarOfAggression #Ukraine #Navy #ship #BlackSea #drone #Novorossiysk #vessel #missiles #occupied #warfare #army #war #Russia #DeepStrike #WarCriminal #invaders #occupiers
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Saturday, July 25, 2026
Military factory in Russia's Kirov in flames after reported Flamingo cruise missile attack . . . . . Fire reported overnight at Engels air base, home of Russia's heavy bombers . . . . . From crypto bans to shadow fleet seizures, EU gets creative with Russia sanctions . . . . . Russia has lost 1,436,100 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022 . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/07/saturday-july-25-2026/
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Monday, July 20, 2026
How Russia downed a passenger plane and escaped justice . . . . . Oil depot, logistics center reportedly struck in Moscow Oblast as Ukraine launches hundreds of drones towards Russian capital . . . . . Ukraine's drone commander says Kerch Strait ferry capacity reduced by 75% . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/07/monday-july-20-2026/
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Saturday, July 18, 2026
Moscow Oblast oil depot, fulfillment center reportedly set ablaze as Kyiv launches hundreds of drones towards Russian capital . . . . . Ukraine strikes oil refinery in Russia's Yaroslavl Oblast, vessels in Black, Azov seas, among other targets . . . . . Ukraine’s most effective defense minister? What Fedorov got right, and what his dismissal risks reversing . . . . . Why Zelensky fired Ukraine’s defense minister, explained . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/07/saturday-july-18-2026/
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Thursday, July 16, 2026
Russia hits Kyiv with ballistic missiles, killing 2, injuring 6 . . . . . Russia's Engels air base reportedly struck in Ukrainian drone attack . . . . . Ukraine expands drone campaign to Black Sea, hits 20 Russian vessels, including oil tankers . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/07/thursday-july-16-2026/
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NATO navies launch Exercise Sea Breeze in UK https://www.byteseu.com/2193879/ #ASIA #BlackSea #Bulgaria #BulgarianNavy #Denmark #Estonia #EstonianNavy #Europe #France #FrenchNavy #Georgia #Greece #HellenicNavy #Japan #JapanMaritimeSelfDefenceForce #Latvia #MENA #NATO #NorthAmerica #Poland #PolishNavy #RoyalDanishNavy #RoyalNavy #Turkey #TurkishNavy #Ukraine #UkrainianNavy #UnitedKingdom #UnitedStates #USNavy
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The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos [Unofficial] @[email protected] ·With Attacks on Crimea, Ukraine Hopes to Pressure Putin to End the War
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/02/world/europe/russia-crimea-ukraine.html
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Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Analysis: Russia breaks into Kostiantynivka, opening battle for Donbas fortress belt . . . . . Regions across Russia impose gasoline sales restrictions as Ukrainian strikes deepen fuel crisis . . . . . Ukraine destroys key logistics bridge in Crimea, hits over 60 Russian military targets overnight . . . . . Russia working to stop Ukraine's EU accession, report find . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/06/wednesday-june-24-2026/
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Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Children are the bellwethers of Ukraine's post-war recovery . . . . . Putin, Lukashenko to discuss Zelensky's ultimatum to Belarus, Kremlin says . . . . . Smoke rises above Voronezh as Ukraine strikes key Russian military parts factory . . . . . They attack with everything at once; How Russia exploits Ukraine's vulnerability to ballistic missiles . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/06/tuesday-june-23-2026/
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Thursday, June 18, 2026
Moscow Oil Refinery slammed by drones 2nd time in week as Ukraine hits back at Russia . . . . . Ukraine could isolate occupied Crimea as drone strikes disrupt logistics . . . . . As Patriot missiles run low, Ukraine scrambles for alternatives . . . . . Meet the Ukrainian drone team that demolished NATO forces in war game in Sweden . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/06/thursday-june-18-2026/
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Sunday, May 31, 2026
American military unit would lose to Ukrainian one says former US Marine who fought in Ukraine -- Authorities to introduce fuel vouchers, restrict gasoline sales in occupied Crimea amid shortages linked to Ukrainian strikes -- Estonia installed first stationery systems for detecting drones on Russian border -- Ukrainian military destroy two Russian Tu-142 naval aircraft, Iskander missile system on Black Sea coast ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/05/sunday-may-31-2026/
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Sunday, May 10, 2026
Russia's war comes home: once-picturesque Black Sea resort town is now choking on the fallout of a war -- Russian drone strikes apartment building in Kharkiv less than 24 hours into ceasefire -- Cannon fodder or new elite. Putin's two paths for Russia's war veterans -- Latvian FM Braze: Culture cannot become a shelter for those who destroy it ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/05/sunday-may-10-2026/
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Friday, March 27, 2026
3rd straight night of attacks: Ukrainian drones strike oil terminals in Russia's Leningrad Oblast -- Farmers are in survival mode: Why the Iran war could wreak havoc on Ukraine’s harvest -- Ukrainian forces regain ground in Oleksandrivka sector of front line, kill over 2,600 Russian troops in 2 months -- Trump backs unproven claims that Ukraine discussed funding Biden's re-election ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/03/friday-march-27-2026/
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Thursday, March 12, 2026
Russia's Sochi under unprecedented 24-hour mass Ukrainian drone attack -- Russia strikes Zaporizhzhia with guided bombs, injuring 13, including children -- Russia blames UK for Storm Shadow strike on military plant, threatens 'new level' escalation, destruction -- Russian drone hits civilian bus in Kherson, injuring 10 ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/03/thursday-march-12-2026/
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Friday, March 6, 2026
More Patriot missiles used in Middle East in 3 days than in Ukraine since 2022 -- Russian Ka-27 helicopter destroyed over Black Sea -- Taking hostages and stealing money: Sybiha says Hungary detained Ukrainian bank employees with cash shipments -- How Europe is rediscovering the bomb ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/03/friday-march-6-2026/
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Friday, January 9, 2026
End of NATO: Trump’s Greenland ambitions put Ukraine in a diplomatic bind -- 4 killed, 19 injured as fires engulf Kyiv following Russian mass attack on Ukraine -- Ukraine denies Russian capture of Andriivka village, Sumy Oblast -- Ukraine's embattled hydropower firm gets 75 million euro boost for repairs ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/01/friday-january-9-2026/
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The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos [Unofficial] @[email protected] ·Russia Bombs Ukraine Port of Odesa Amid Peace Talks
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Thursday, December 11, 2025
Ukraine targets Moscow with mass drone attack -- Ukraine detains Russia shadow fleet cargo ship in Odesa -- [Video/Vlog] One front-line position, two soldiers, 165 days -- Ukraine's secret backchannels to Russia — from oligarchs to spies ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/12/thursday-december-11-2025/
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Monday, September 1, 2025
Russia says the quiet part out loud: war in Ukraine to continue, more mass bombings of cities -- 3,350 ERAM missiles are heading to Ukraine; here's how they can be used against Russia -- "Wishful thinking, outright lies": Ukraine dismisses Russia's claims of battlefield success -- Ukrainian forces liberate village near Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/09/monday-september-1-2025/
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Thursday, August 21, 2025
5 days of diplomacy, 5 days of deadly Russian attacks on Ukraine — Russia is turning occupied Ukraine into a giant military base — Today’s drone strike sparks blaze at oil refinery in Russia’s Rostov Oblast — [vlog/video] The ground drone revolution in Ukraine (Robots are Here) … and more
https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/08/thursday-august-21-2025/
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Friday, July 11, 2025
What Russian bombardment feels like in Kyiv — Ukraine, UK pen deal for Thales air defense missile supply — The day I first heard a Shahed drone buzzing overhead –Ukraine’s largest battery energy storage project enters final testing phase, set to power 600,000 homes … and more
https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/07/friday-july-11-2025/
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Monday, July 7, 2025
China may ask Russia to attack NATO if Taiwan is invaded — Drones reportedly attack Russia’s Black Sea fleet — Russian airports cancel nearly 300 flights amid drone attacks on Russia — German lawmakers call on Merz to increase aid to Ukraine … and more
https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/07/monday-july-7-2025/
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#Jellyfish are taking over the world – and #ClimateChange could be to blame
Jan 8, 2019
by Sean Fleming
Senior Writer, Forum Stories"For 500 million years, jellyfish have been part of the maritime #ecosystem, but now they’re poised to take over the earth.
"They have no brain, no eyes, no spine, not even blood, but they have a remarkable capacity to reproduce and can pack an impressive sting, both literally and figuratively.
"Most recently, vast numbers of bluebottle jellyfish were pushed ashore by unusually strong winds and spells of hot weather in #QueenslandAustralia, stinging thousands of people and forcing the closure of popular swimming spots. About 13,000 stings were recorded in the past week.
"In June last year, over the course of just one week, over 1,000 people were stung in Volusia County, #Florida, following a period of exceptionally prolific jellyfish blooms. The explosion in their numbers has been attributed to warming seas and even increased pollution; unlike many other marine creatures, jellyfish can cope with reduced oxygen levels.
Small but deadly – at least some of the time
"Typically, jellyfish range in size from 1cm to 40cm. But they can be significantly larger – the #LionsManeJellyfish, for example, can reach 1.8 metres wide, with tentacles over 15 metres long.
"For the most part, the sting of a jellyfish is more unpleasant than it is harmful. The pain comes from venom delivered via millions of microscopic barbs in the creatures’ tentacles. Most jellyfish stings will only have a localized effect on the victim – redness, swelling, and discomfort where the barbs make contact with the skin.
"Some, however, will prompt a systemic, whole body, reaction. These may take several hours to emerge and can include symptoms such as headaches, nausea and drowsiness.
"In rare cases, the sting can be fatal. This is true of the #BoxJellyfish, which is spreading into waters that had previously been too cool to support it; its venom causes a severe reaction that can cause death within minutes.
A force of destruction
"But these booming jellyfish populations are doing far more harm than ruining people’s trips to the beach. In fact, the scope of their disruption has extended far beyond the water’s edge.
"In 2011, both reactors at the #TornessNuclearPowerPlant in #Scotland were shut down after an invasion of jellyfish started blocking the cooling filters. Two years later, the jellyfish struck again – this time in #Sweden. They forced the closure of the #OskarshamnNuclearPowerPlant, which contains the world’s largest boiling-water reactor.
"The island of Luzon, home of the Phillippines’ capital Manilla, suffered a blackout in 1999 due to jellyfish, and in 2006 the #USSRonaldReagan, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, was brought to a standstill by thousands of the little creatures. And while these events may stand out as exceptions, they are increasing in both scale and frequency.
"From sea-bed diamond mining in Namibia to salmon farming in Ireland, even jeopardising the sustainability of beluga caviar farming in the Caspian Sea, jellyfish are as destructive as they are abundant. And that abundance is being caused by a variety of factors, many of which are related to human activity.
Some like it hot
"Over the last hundred or so years, the average surface temperature of the world’s seas has risen by about 0.9°C. As the oceans get warmer, marine animals are able to spread into areas that had historically been too cold. Oxygen levels in the sea have fallen by around 2% over the last 50 years, due to rising temperatures and #pollution [including #NuclearOceanDumping, which reduces oxygen levels]
"Jellyfish can thrive in areas with lower oxygen levels, where other animals suffer. But there are other factors at work, too. Fishing has depleted the global stocks of some of the jellyfish’s natural predators – such as #tuna and #swordfish – and some they compete with for food – such as anchovies. With more food and fewer predators, some jellyfish populations can grow unchecked.
"In the #BlackSea, unchecked population growth is precisely what’s happened. #AnchovyFishing in the region had caused harm to the Black Sea’s ecosystem by the time stowaway jellyfish made the journey there from the eastern seaboard of the USA. Most likely transported in the ballast water of ships that made the crossing, 1982 saw the arrival of the warty comb jelly. By 1990, there were 900 million tons of them in the Black Sea.
"There are believed to be around 200 different species of jellyfish, not all of which can sting, and some are considered edible. This could offer one potential, and creative, approach toward dealing with an over-abundance of jellyfish – co-opting them onto our dinner plates." [That's one way to deal with invasive species -- eat them into extinction!]
Source:
https://www.weforum.org/stories/2019/01/how-an-explosion-of-jellyfish-is-wreaking-havoc/#GlobalWarming #WarmingOceans
#ChangingOceans #OceansAreLife #OceanTemperatures #ClimateCrisis #Overfishing #NoDeepSeaMining #NoNewNukes #NoNukes #NoNukesForAI #Oskarshamn #Torness -
#Jellyfish are taking over the world – and #ClimateChange could be to blame
Jan 8, 2019
by Sean Fleming
Senior Writer, Forum Stories"For 500 million years, jellyfish have been part of the maritime #ecosystem, but now they’re poised to take over the earth.
"They have no brain, no eyes, no spine, not even blood, but they have a remarkable capacity to reproduce and can pack an impressive sting, both literally and figuratively.
"Most recently, vast numbers of bluebottle jellyfish were pushed ashore by unusually strong winds and spells of hot weather in #QueenslandAustralia, stinging thousands of people and forcing the closure of popular swimming spots. About 13,000 stings were recorded in the past week.
"In June last year, over the course of just one week, over 1,000 people were stung in Volusia County, #Florida, following a period of exceptionally prolific jellyfish blooms. The explosion in their numbers has been attributed to warming seas and even increased pollution; unlike many other marine creatures, jellyfish can cope with reduced oxygen levels.
Small but deadly – at least some of the time
"Typically, jellyfish range in size from 1cm to 40cm. But they can be significantly larger – the #LionsManeJellyfish, for example, can reach 1.8 metres wide, with tentacles over 15 metres long.
"For the most part, the sting of a jellyfish is more unpleasant than it is harmful. The pain comes from venom delivered via millions of microscopic barbs in the creatures’ tentacles. Most jellyfish stings will only have a localized effect on the victim – redness, swelling, and discomfort where the barbs make contact with the skin.
"Some, however, will prompt a systemic, whole body, reaction. These may take several hours to emerge and can include symptoms such as headaches, nausea and drowsiness.
"In rare cases, the sting can be fatal. This is true of the #BoxJellyfish, which is spreading into waters that had previously been too cool to support it; its venom causes a severe reaction that can cause death within minutes.
A force of destruction
"But these booming jellyfish populations are doing far more harm than ruining people’s trips to the beach. In fact, the scope of their disruption has extended far beyond the water’s edge.
"In 2011, both reactors at the #TornessNuclearPowerPlant in #Scotland were shut down after an invasion of jellyfish started blocking the cooling filters. Two years later, the jellyfish struck again – this time in #Sweden. They forced the closure of the #OskarshamnNuclearPowerPlant, which contains the world’s largest boiling-water reactor.
"The island of Luzon, home of the Phillippines’ capital Manilla, suffered a blackout in 1999 due to jellyfish, and in 2006 the #USSRonaldReagan, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, was brought to a standstill by thousands of the little creatures. And while these events may stand out as exceptions, they are increasing in both scale and frequency.
"From sea-bed diamond mining in Namibia to salmon farming in Ireland, even jeopardising the sustainability of beluga caviar farming in the Caspian Sea, jellyfish are as destructive as they are abundant. And that abundance is being caused by a variety of factors, many of which are related to human activity.
Some like it hot
"Over the last hundred or so years, the average surface temperature of the world’s seas has risen by about 0.9°C. As the oceans get warmer, marine animals are able to spread into areas that had historically been too cold. Oxygen levels in the sea have fallen by around 2% over the last 50 years, due to rising temperatures and #pollution [including #NuclearOceanDumping, which reduces oxygen levels]
"Jellyfish can thrive in areas with lower oxygen levels, where other animals suffer. But there are other factors at work, too. Fishing has depleted the global stocks of some of the jellyfish’s natural predators – such as #tuna and #swordfish – and some they compete with for food – such as anchovies. With more food and fewer predators, some jellyfish populations can grow unchecked.
"In the #BlackSea, unchecked population growth is precisely what’s happened. #AnchovyFishing in the region had caused harm to the Black Sea’s ecosystem by the time stowaway jellyfish made the journey there from the eastern seaboard of the USA. Most likely transported in the ballast water of ships that made the crossing, 1982 saw the arrival of the warty comb jelly. By 1990, there were 900 million tons of them in the Black Sea.
"There are believed to be around 200 different species of jellyfish, not all of which can sting, and some are considered edible. This could offer one potential, and creative, approach toward dealing with an over-abundance of jellyfish – co-opting them onto our dinner plates." [That's one way to deal with invasive species -- eat them into extinction!]
Source:
https://www.weforum.org/stories/2019/01/how-an-explosion-of-jellyfish-is-wreaking-havoc/#GlobalWarming #WarmingOceans
#ChangingOceans #OceansAreLife #OceanTemperatures #ClimateCrisis #Overfishing #NoDeepSeaMining #NoNewNukes #NoNukes #NoNukesForAI #Oskarshamn #Torness -
#Jellyfish are taking over the world – and #ClimateChange could be to blame
Jan 8, 2019
by Sean Fleming
Senior Writer, Forum Stories"For 500 million years, jellyfish have been part of the maritime #ecosystem, but now they’re poised to take over the earth.
"They have no brain, no eyes, no spine, not even blood, but they have a remarkable capacity to reproduce and can pack an impressive sting, both literally and figuratively.
"Most recently, vast numbers of bluebottle jellyfish were pushed ashore by unusually strong winds and spells of hot weather in #QueenslandAustralia, stinging thousands of people and forcing the closure of popular swimming spots. About 13,000 stings were recorded in the past week.
"In June last year, over the course of just one week, over 1,000 people were stung in Volusia County, #Florida, following a period of exceptionally prolific jellyfish blooms. The explosion in their numbers has been attributed to warming seas and even increased pollution; unlike many other marine creatures, jellyfish can cope with reduced oxygen levels.
Small but deadly – at least some of the time
"Typically, jellyfish range in size from 1cm to 40cm. But they can be significantly larger – the #LionsManeJellyfish, for example, can reach 1.8 metres wide, with tentacles over 15 metres long.
"For the most part, the sting of a jellyfish is more unpleasant than it is harmful. The pain comes from venom delivered via millions of microscopic barbs in the creatures’ tentacles. Most jellyfish stings will only have a localized effect on the victim – redness, swelling, and discomfort where the barbs make contact with the skin.
"Some, however, will prompt a systemic, whole body, reaction. These may take several hours to emerge and can include symptoms such as headaches, nausea and drowsiness.
"In rare cases, the sting can be fatal. This is true of the #BoxJellyfish, which is spreading into waters that had previously been too cool to support it; its venom causes a severe reaction that can cause death within minutes.
A force of destruction
"But these booming jellyfish populations are doing far more harm than ruining people’s trips to the beach. In fact, the scope of their disruption has extended far beyond the water’s edge.
"In 2011, both reactors at the #TornessNuclearPowerPlant in #Scotland were shut down after an invasion of jellyfish started blocking the cooling filters. Two years later, the jellyfish struck again – this time in #Sweden. They forced the closure of the #OskarshamnNuclearPowerPlant, which contains the world’s largest boiling-water reactor.
"The island of Luzon, home of the Phillippines’ capital Manilla, suffered a blackout in 1999 due to jellyfish, and in 2006 the #USSRonaldReagan, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, was brought to a standstill by thousands of the little creatures. And while these events may stand out as exceptions, they are increasing in both scale and frequency.
"From sea-bed diamond mining in Namibia to salmon farming in Ireland, even jeopardising the sustainability of beluga caviar farming in the Caspian Sea, jellyfish are as destructive as they are abundant. And that abundance is being caused by a variety of factors, many of which are related to human activity.
Some like it hot
"Over the last hundred or so years, the average surface temperature of the world’s seas has risen by about 0.9°C. As the oceans get warmer, marine animals are able to spread into areas that had historically been too cold. Oxygen levels in the sea have fallen by around 2% over the last 50 years, due to rising temperatures and #pollution [including #NuclearOceanDumping, which reduces oxygen levels]
"Jellyfish can thrive in areas with lower oxygen levels, where other animals suffer. But there are other factors at work, too. Fishing has depleted the global stocks of some of the jellyfish’s natural predators – such as #tuna and #swordfish – and some they compete with for food – such as anchovies. With more food and fewer predators, some jellyfish populations can grow unchecked.
"In the #BlackSea, unchecked population growth is precisely what’s happened. #AnchovyFishing in the region had caused harm to the Black Sea’s ecosystem by the time stowaway jellyfish made the journey there from the eastern seaboard of the USA. Most likely transported in the ballast water of ships that made the crossing, 1982 saw the arrival of the warty comb jelly. By 1990, there were 900 million tons of them in the Black Sea.
"There are believed to be around 200 different species of jellyfish, not all of which can sting, and some are considered edible. This could offer one potential, and creative, approach toward dealing with an over-abundance of jellyfish – co-opting them onto our dinner plates." [That's one way to deal with invasive species -- eat them into extinction!]
Source:
https://www.weforum.org/stories/2019/01/how-an-explosion-of-jellyfish-is-wreaking-havoc/#GlobalWarming #WarmingOceans
#ChangingOceans #OceansAreLife #OceanTemperatures #ClimateCrisis #Overfishing #NoDeepSeaMining #NoNewNukes #NoNukes #NoNukesForAI #Oskarshamn #Torness -
#Jellyfish are taking over the world – and #ClimateChange could be to blame
Jan 8, 2019
by Sean Fleming
Senior Writer, Forum Stories"For 500 million years, jellyfish have been part of the maritime #ecosystem, but now they’re poised to take over the earth.
"They have no brain, no eyes, no spine, not even blood, but they have a remarkable capacity to reproduce and can pack an impressive sting, both literally and figuratively.
"Most recently, vast numbers of bluebottle jellyfish were pushed ashore by unusually strong winds and spells of hot weather in #QueenslandAustralia, stinging thousands of people and forcing the closure of popular swimming spots. About 13,000 stings were recorded in the past week.
"In June last year, over the course of just one week, over 1,000 people were stung in Volusia County, #Florida, following a period of exceptionally prolific jellyfish blooms. The explosion in their numbers has been attributed to warming seas and even increased pollution; unlike many other marine creatures, jellyfish can cope with reduced oxygen levels.
Small but deadly – at least some of the time
"Typically, jellyfish range in size from 1cm to 40cm. But they can be significantly larger – the #LionsManeJellyfish, for example, can reach 1.8 metres wide, with tentacles over 15 metres long.
"For the most part, the sting of a jellyfish is more unpleasant than it is harmful. The pain comes from venom delivered via millions of microscopic barbs in the creatures’ tentacles. Most jellyfish stings will only have a localized effect on the victim – redness, swelling, and discomfort where the barbs make contact with the skin.
"Some, however, will prompt a systemic, whole body, reaction. These may take several hours to emerge and can include symptoms such as headaches, nausea and drowsiness.
"In rare cases, the sting can be fatal. This is true of the #BoxJellyfish, which is spreading into waters that had previously been too cool to support it; its venom causes a severe reaction that can cause death within minutes.
A force of destruction
"But these booming jellyfish populations are doing far more harm than ruining people’s trips to the beach. In fact, the scope of their disruption has extended far beyond the water’s edge.
"In 2011, both reactors at the #TornessNuclearPowerPlant in #Scotland were shut down after an invasion of jellyfish started blocking the cooling filters. Two years later, the jellyfish struck again – this time in #Sweden. They forced the closure of the #OskarshamnNuclearPowerPlant, which contains the world’s largest boiling-water reactor.
"The island of Luzon, home of the Phillippines’ capital Manilla, suffered a blackout in 1999 due to jellyfish, and in 2006 the #USSRonaldReagan, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, was brought to a standstill by thousands of the little creatures. And while these events may stand out as exceptions, they are increasing in both scale and frequency.
"From sea-bed diamond mining in Namibia to salmon farming in Ireland, even jeopardising the sustainability of beluga caviar farming in the Caspian Sea, jellyfish are as destructive as they are abundant. And that abundance is being caused by a variety of factors, many of which are related to human activity.
Some like it hot
"Over the last hundred or so years, the average surface temperature of the world’s seas has risen by about 0.9°C. As the oceans get warmer, marine animals are able to spread into areas that had historically been too cold. Oxygen levels in the sea have fallen by around 2% over the last 50 years, due to rising temperatures and #pollution [including #NuclearOceanDumping, which reduces oxygen levels]
"Jellyfish can thrive in areas with lower oxygen levels, where other animals suffer. But there are other factors at work, too. Fishing has depleted the global stocks of some of the jellyfish’s natural predators – such as #tuna and #swordfish – and some they compete with for food – such as anchovies. With more food and fewer predators, some jellyfish populations can grow unchecked.
"In the #BlackSea, unchecked population growth is precisely what’s happened. #AnchovyFishing in the region had caused harm to the Black Sea’s ecosystem by the time stowaway jellyfish made the journey there from the eastern seaboard of the USA. Most likely transported in the ballast water of ships that made the crossing, 1982 saw the arrival of the warty comb jelly. By 1990, there were 900 million tons of them in the Black Sea.
"There are believed to be around 200 different species of jellyfish, not all of which can sting, and some are considered edible. This could offer one potential, and creative, approach toward dealing with an over-abundance of jellyfish – co-opting them onto our dinner plates." [That's one way to deal with invasive species -- eat them into extinction!]
Source:
https://www.weforum.org/stories/2019/01/how-an-explosion-of-jellyfish-is-wreaking-havoc/#GlobalWarming #WarmingOceans
#ChangingOceans #OceansAreLife #OceanTemperatures #ClimateCrisis #Overfishing #NoDeepSeaMining #NoNewNukes #NoNukes #NoNukesForAI #Oskarshamn #Torness -
#Jellyfish are taking over the world – and #ClimateChange could be to blame
Jan 8, 2019
by Sean Fleming
Senior Writer, Forum Stories"For 500 million years, jellyfish have been part of the maritime #ecosystem, but now they’re poised to take over the earth.
"They have no brain, no eyes, no spine, not even blood, but they have a remarkable capacity to reproduce and can pack an impressive sting, both literally and figuratively.
"Most recently, vast numbers of bluebottle jellyfish were pushed ashore by unusually strong winds and spells of hot weather in #QueenslandAustralia, stinging thousands of people and forcing the closure of popular swimming spots. About 13,000 stings were recorded in the past week.
"In June last year, over the course of just one week, over 1,000 people were stung in Volusia County, #Florida, following a period of exceptionally prolific jellyfish blooms. The explosion in their numbers has been attributed to warming seas and even increased pollution; unlike many other marine creatures, jellyfish can cope with reduced oxygen levels.
Small but deadly – at least some of the time
"Typically, jellyfish range in size from 1cm to 40cm. But they can be significantly larger – the #LionsManeJellyfish, for example, can reach 1.8 metres wide, with tentacles over 15 metres long.
"For the most part, the sting of a jellyfish is more unpleasant than it is harmful. The pain comes from venom delivered via millions of microscopic barbs in the creatures’ tentacles. Most jellyfish stings will only have a localized effect on the victim – redness, swelling, and discomfort where the barbs make contact with the skin.
"Some, however, will prompt a systemic, whole body, reaction. These may take several hours to emerge and can include symptoms such as headaches, nausea and drowsiness.
"In rare cases, the sting can be fatal. This is true of the #BoxJellyfish, which is spreading into waters that had previously been too cool to support it; its venom causes a severe reaction that can cause death within minutes.
A force of destruction
"But these booming jellyfish populations are doing far more harm than ruining people’s trips to the beach. In fact, the scope of their disruption has extended far beyond the water’s edge.
"In 2011, both reactors at the #TornessNuclearPowerPlant in #Scotland were shut down after an invasion of jellyfish started blocking the cooling filters. Two years later, the jellyfish struck again – this time in #Sweden. They forced the closure of the #OskarshamnNuclearPowerPlant, which contains the world’s largest boiling-water reactor.
"The island of Luzon, home of the Phillippines’ capital Manilla, suffered a blackout in 1999 due to jellyfish, and in 2006 the #USSRonaldReagan, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, was brought to a standstill by thousands of the little creatures. And while these events may stand out as exceptions, they are increasing in both scale and frequency.
"From sea-bed diamond mining in Namibia to salmon farming in Ireland, even jeopardising the sustainability of beluga caviar farming in the Caspian Sea, jellyfish are as destructive as they are abundant. And that abundance is being caused by a variety of factors, many of which are related to human activity.
Some like it hot
"Over the last hundred or so years, the average surface temperature of the world’s seas has risen by about 0.9°C. As the oceans get warmer, marine animals are able to spread into areas that had historically been too cold. Oxygen levels in the sea have fallen by around 2% over the last 50 years, due to rising temperatures and #pollution [including #NuclearOceanDumping, which reduces oxygen levels]
"Jellyfish can thrive in areas with lower oxygen levels, where other animals suffer. But there are other factors at work, too. Fishing has depleted the global stocks of some of the jellyfish’s natural predators – such as #tuna and #swordfish – and some they compete with for food – such as anchovies. With more food and fewer predators, some jellyfish populations can grow unchecked.
"In the #BlackSea, unchecked population growth is precisely what’s happened. #AnchovyFishing in the region had caused harm to the Black Sea’s ecosystem by the time stowaway jellyfish made the journey there from the eastern seaboard of the USA. Most likely transported in the ballast water of ships that made the crossing, 1982 saw the arrival of the warty comb jelly. By 1990, there were 900 million tons of them in the Black Sea.
"There are believed to be around 200 different species of jellyfish, not all of which can sting, and some are considered edible. This could offer one potential, and creative, approach toward dealing with an over-abundance of jellyfish – co-opting them onto our dinner plates." [That's one way to deal with invasive species -- eat them into extinction!]
Source:
https://www.weforum.org/stories/2019/01/how-an-explosion-of-jellyfish-is-wreaking-havoc/#GlobalWarming #WarmingOceans
#ChangingOceans #OceansAreLife #OceanTemperatures #ClimateCrisis #Overfishing #NoDeepSeaMining #NoNewNukes #NoNukes #NoNukesForAI #Oskarshamn #Torness -
#Russia suffering '#EnvironmentalCatastrophe' after #OilSpill in #KerchStrait
Joshua Cheetham, Olga Robinson & Matt Murphy, January 23, 2025
"Satellite images reviewed by BBC Verify have shown a major oil slick spreading across the Kerch Strait that separates Russia from annexed #Crimea, a month after two oil tankers were badly damaged in the #BlackSea.
"Oil has leaked into the strait from two ships which ran into trouble during bad weather on 15 December. Volgoneft-239 ran aground following the storm, while Volgoneft-212 sank.
"Up to 5,000 tonnes of oil has now leaked, and media reports and official statements analysed by BBC Verify suggest the spill has spread across the Black Sea and the #SeaOfAzov.
"A senior Russian scientist called the spill the country's worst '#EnvironmentalCatastrophe' of the 21st Century.
"'This is the first time fuel oil has been spilled in such quantities,' Viktor Danilov-Danilyan - the head of science at the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) - said in a 17 January interview with a Russian newspaper.
"Russian scientists said in December that this spill could be more than twice the size of a similar disaster in the strait in 2007, which saw up to 1,600 tonnes of #HeavyOil leak into the sea. #Ukraine's ministry of #ecology has estimated that the clear up from the latest spill could cost the Russian state up to $14bn (£11.4bn).
"#PaulJohnston, a scientist at #GreenpeaceResearchLaboratories, said 'there's always an element of uncertainty around oil spills', but a lack of timely information has heightened this uncertainty further.
"'I'm not entirely optimistic we'll ever know the full extent of the problem,' he added.
"Satellite images reviewed by #BBCVerify on 10 January - the most recent available high-resolution photos - showed a #MassiveOilSlick running through the strait, measuring at least 25km (15 miles) long. A second, smaller slick measuring around 5.7km (3.5 miles) long is also visible."
Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c23ngk5vgmpo
#WaterIsLife #EnvironmentalDestruction #OilSpill -
Two Russian tankers sink in Black Sea spilling 4,300 tonnes of oil
Ukraine accuses Moscow of recklessness amid risk of ecological damage to marine environment
Two Russian tankers carrying more than 4,000 tonnes of oil products have sunk in the Black Sea amid stormy conditions, threatening an ecological disaster.
The cargo ship Volgoneft-212 snapped in half on Sunday after being hit by a large wave.
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From India, Dombrovskis asks Russia to renew Black Sea grain deal https://www.euractiv.com/section/eu-india/news/from-india-dombrovskis-asks-russia-to-renew-black-sea-grain-deal/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #BlackSea #EUsanctions #G20 #India #IndiaEUFTA
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🇺🇦 Artist: #SETH / #Seth_Globepainter in City: #Kyiv Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute #Ukraine 🇺🇦 - Title: "Walking on the Black Sea" (Spaziergang auf dem Schwarzmeer) - #Streetart #Art #Mastoart #Mural #Blacksea #StandWithUkraine 💙💛
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On the future #WorldHeritage list of #Ukraine is #Akkerman or "Weißenburg" - today called "Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi " at the North-East coast of the #BlackSea.
Originally founded as #Tyras by Greeks in the 6th century BC , it has quite a colourful #history with many different names...👇🏼https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi
fortunately, this #CulturalHeritage site has not been destroyed through the #war
#HeritageinDanger, #WorldCulture, #EuropeanHeritage, #sharedheritage