Elham Shabahat
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How, Exactly, Could Deep-Sea Mining Benefit All of Humanity?
A tiny working group within the International Seabed Authority is wrestling with a daunting question.
Dec 20, 2024 | 900 words, about 4 minutes
What’s Next for Deep-Sea Mining?
With mining applications on the horizon, the International Seabed Authority’s crucial Mining Code is still far from finished.
Dec 18, 2024 | 850 words, about 4 minutes
In Graphic Detail: Deep-Sea Mining in the United States
Where could the United States mine in its own seabed?
Feb 16, 2024 | 400 words, about 2 minutes
Scientists Eye Offshore Wind’s Effects on the Atlantic’s Crucial Cold Pool
Scientists are rushing to understand how New Jersey’s planned offshore wind farms might alter the mid-Atlantic cold pool, home to some of the most valuable shellfish fisheries in the United States.
Sep 15, 2023 | 750 words, about 3 minutes
It’s Deadline Day for Deep-Sea Mining
The International Seabed Authority had until this weekend to finish drafting exploitation regulations for deep-sea mining. They’re not done. So now what happens?
Jul 7, 2023 | 700 words, about 3 minutes
Deep-Sea Mining’s Dirty Dilemma
Mining promises to kick up a bunch of seafloor-smothering sediment. The question is: how much?
Apr 20, 2023 | 850 words, about 4 minutes
In Graphic Detail: Mining the Shallow Seas
While ocean advocates worry about the race to mine the deep sea, mining in shallow seas off coastlines is already a reality.
Nov 25, 2022 | 400 words, about 2 minutes
A Year In, Progress Is Slow in Development of the Deep-Sea Mining Code
Halfway to the two-year deadline, the International Seabed Authority is struggling to finalize the rules for mining the deep sea.
Aug 11, 2022 | 1,200 words, about 6 minutes
Why Nauru Is Pushing the World Toward Deep-Sea Mining
A small South Pacific nation gave the International Seabed Authority a two-year deadline to finalize the rules for mining the deep sea, but the jury is still out on when, exactly, deep-sea mining will begin.
Jul 14, 2021 | 950 words, about 4 minutes
A Mining Code for the Deep Sea
The clock is ticking on the International Seabed Authority to finish its new exploitation regulations for deep-sea mining.
Jun 25, 2021 | 1,300 words, about 6 minutes