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Climate Change: The Feminisation of Sea Turtles
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Climate Change: The Feminisation of Sea Turtles

In the second of a four-part series exploring the issues and initiatives which impact Bermuda’s ocean and sea life, The Bermudian speaks to David Godfrey, executive director of the Sea Turtle Conservancy, about the effect of climate change on Bermuda’s sea turtles, in particular their sex ratios. Sea turtles are fascinating creatures. A majestic species as old as the dinosaurs, Bermuda’s nesting turtles were eaten into oblivion by the 1930s and, in spite of extensive conservation efforts since, they remain…


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Environmental Emergency: Sea Level Rise

The impact of climate change on our planet and way of life is terrifying. There is seemingly constant news about polar ice caps melting, different species of living creature or plant at threat of extinction, rising sea levels, dangerous pollution…


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Environmental Emergency: Trash

Our lifestyles generally, the pollution we generate and the amount of waste we create through packaging or discarding items we no longer want, especially when they are not discarded properly, are damaging our island’s ecology and contributing to climate change.…


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Bolstering the Blue Economy

Throughout 2021, The Bermudian will be exploring issues and initiatives which impact Bermuda’s most precious resource—our ocean. In this year-long series, we look at the government-led Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme, which aims to nurture the sustainable, profitable and enjoyable use…


Simple Answers to Complex Questions About the Climate Crisis

Simple Answers to Complex Questions About the Climate Crisis

When it comes to the current climate crisis, often the answers to our questions seem too complex and overwhelming to comprehend. And it's impossible to tackle global warming if we don't have a concrete understanding of what it is, how…

Simple Answers to Complex Questions About the Climate Crisis

Understanding the Basics of the Climate Crisis

Making sense of global warming, the changing climate and what it means for the earth is mandatory if we're going to understand how best to tackle it all. Here we dive into the basics in an effort to solidify out…