Volunteers Mark ( Magoo) McGowan, John ( Johnny O) Olivero, Nick Dawe, Kyle Morgan and Rick Stanley were hard at work in Bell Island Mine #2 preparing it for the upcoming...
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The team at Ocean Quest Adventures is hard at work preparing for the upcoming cave diving expedition that will establish safe guidelines and infrastructure for future visiting divers. An amazing group of...
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“New Orleans, the Netherlands—everybody understands putting in barriers, perimeter levees, pumps. Very few people understand: What do you do when the water’s coming up through the ground? This excellent article in the New Yorker, describes how far we need to go to make Americans aware of the effects of climate change and sea level rise. Fort Lauderdale is growing exponentially faster than almost any other American city and yet it’s days are clearly numbered. Florida Governor Rick Scott will not allow State employees to speak about climate change, instead referring to it as “nuisance flooding.” But the message is clear: in…
This will be my fourth opportunity to speak at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute (BUEI). This amazing museum and research station has supported my projects in the past so it is nice to come back and reconnect with friends and colleagues in this beautiful country. Tomorrow night I will speak about the Science of Cave Diving and as always will take a few moments to squeeze in my favorite topic – the We Are Water Project. 7:3opm at BUEI, Tuesday, December 15, 2015.
National Geographic just released this very powerful graphic describing how we could become a carbon free world by 2050. Now all it takes is political will! Explore the graphic to see how you fit in this puzzle.
Newfoundland’s Iceberg Alley made the news in the recent DIVER magazine feature called EAU Canada. The magazine features a unique Canadian dive site each issue. In this installment, Jill Heinerth shares a remarkable opportunity to dive alongside an iceberg that had drifted south from he Arctic ice pack.
This excellent article and interactive shows the world’s greatest aquifers and how we are inadvertently depleting important freshwater reserves.
An excellent article from Canada’s Globe and Mail. In light of current climate talks, we can hope that PM Trudeau will take a leadership role on this issue.
“Every time I slip beneath the surface, I feel a spiritual connection to the earth and a deep reverence for water. I realize that I am swimming through the very essence of the planet. The water embraces me and I get to share, through my photographs and films, a breathtaking world few people will ever experience for themselves.” For the first time in…
Rick Stanley and Steve Lewis were inducted as Fellows at the Annual College of Fellows Dinner for the Royal Canadian Geographical Society in Ottawa on November 18, 2105. Stanley and Lewis and RCGS Medalist Jill Heinerth are applying to carry the flag of the society for upcoming exploration and documentation work of the Bell Island Mines and shipwrecks.