Singapore unveils coastal defence rules requiring long-term protection against rising seas

The oceans are a key carbon sink. They have absorbed roughly 30% of human-caused carbon emissions and trapped about 90% of the excess heat that emissions cause. All of this has created conditions conducive for a deadly bacterium to flourish, and authorities are sounding the alarm.Vibrio bacteria are invasive pathogens that thrive in brackish and warmer water. They have been recorded in areas that