The vessel is the second of two next-generation InTUItion class cruise ships, designed for dual-fuel operation (Liquefied Natural Gas – LNG and Marine Gas Oil – MGO).
Twenty years of observations show that Biscayne Bay, the largest estuary on the Atlantic Coast of Florida is becoming warmer, saltier, and more acidic, raising concerns for South Florida ecosystems and water resources.
Associate Professor Peter Todd from the Department of Biological Sciences has been researching how to increase the ecological functioning of existing artificial shorelines for over a decade.
The ocean is one of our strongest climate allies, absorbing a large share of the carbon we emit. Yet we still lack a full understanding of how this natural defense functions
Blue carbon refers to carbon that is sequestered in the seabed and deep ocean through the uptake of atmospheric CO2 by coastal and marine ecosystems via photosynthesis.