Karina von Schuckmann
German oceanographer
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For island states, ocean change is not a distant environmental issue; it is an immediate economic, development and security challenge — and a warning of what many other coastlines will face in the future,
- von Schuckmann saidCNNcnn.com/2026/09…
The Arctic sea ice has been declining since the early 80s, leaving around 60 percent of coastal infrastructure vulnerable to erosion and sea level rise,
- Karina von Schuckmann, director of the oceans report, said in a media briefingHürriyet Daily Newshurriyetdailynews.com/polar/oc…
The energy imbalance gives you the full picture,
- Karina Von Schuckmann, an author of the report and senior adviser at Mercator Ocean International, a French scientific oceanographic organization, said at a news briefingThe New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/03…
Earlier
Scientists deliver ‘starkest warning yet’ of profound changes sweeping the planet’s oceans
CNNcnn.com/2026/09…Oceans have absorbed about one-third of the carbon dioxide that humanity has spewed and about 90% of the extra heat that greenhouse gas pollution has trapped in the Earth’s system
Guardiantheguardian.com/environment/20…UN weather agency confirms hottest decade on record
Reutersreuters.com/sustainability/cop…Last year was the second or third hottest year on record, with an average temperature 1.43°C (2.57°F) above the 1850–1900 average
Daily Maildailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/ar…