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Rorshok Ocean Update

A ten-minute weekly audio update in English of what's happening in the 70% surface of the Earth covered in salt water. No ads. If you enjoy the show, you can support us by buying a shirt here: https://rorshok.com/buy/ Learn more about the Rorshok Updates here: https://rorshok.com/ Thank you!
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Episodes

OCEAN: Cocaine Intercepted off Mexico & more – 21st July 2025

A cargo ship burning and sinking off Alaska, ESA monitoring a crucial current in the Atlantic Ocean, Arctic sea ice remaining at a record low, a scientist explaining tipping points in the southern Ocean, minehunters donated to Ukraine, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. Rorshok Ocean Update Job Description: https://rorshok.com/updates/ocean/writer/ ...

Jul 02, 202510 minEp. 99

OCEAN: Hurricane Erik & more – 24th June 2025

Classified documents on a Chinese missile test, mapping Atlantic marine life, rowers crossing the Atlantic, krill fishing killing penguins, Norway to fund and co-produce sea drones in Ukraine, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. Rorshok Ocean Update Job Description: https://rorshok.com/updates/ocean/writer/ We want to get to know you! Please fill in ...

Jun 25, 202510 minEp. 98

OCEAN: China’s Naval Reach Expansion & more – 17th June 2025

The Ocean Cleanup, the collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, the biggest white shark resurfacing off North Carolina, global mercury emissions, shipping in the Middle East facing heightened risks, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. Rorshok Ocean Update Job Description: https://rorshok.com/updates/ocean/writer/ We want to get to...

Jun 18, 202511 minEp. 97

OCEAN: Israel Seizes Aid Boat & more – 10th June 2025

A cargo ship carrying electric vehicles on fire off Alaska, Greenpeace disrupting an industrial fishing operation, radioactive barrels in the Atlantic, Egypt’s Suez Canal discounts, new shipping routes in the Arctic, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. Saharan Dust in the Atlantic: https://www.eumetsat.int/saharan-dust-over-atlantic-ocean Rorshok Oce...

Jun 11, 202511 minEp. 96

OCEAN: Deep-sea Mining to Expand & more – 3rd June 2025

An earthquake striking Vanuatu, the 2025 Hurricane season in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, ship inspections, China’s Antarctic mission, frigate Regele Ferdinand searching for a Master Sergeant and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. Rorshok Ocean Update: https://rorshok.com/updates/ocean/ We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: h ...

Jun 04, 202511 minEp. 95

OCEAN: Splendor Cruise Saves People and Dogs & more – 27th May 2025

A lawsuit against Trump, the Atlantic Hurricane season, testing Sea Fox marine drones, a one billion euro undersea power cable, the journey of the HMS Prince of Wales carrier strike through the Suez Canal, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. “Tensions Rise as Superpowers Scrap for a Piece of the Arctic” - BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjwqn7...

May 28, 202511 minEp. 94

OCEAN: Maersk Sana and Invictus Adrift & more – 20th May 2025

Sargassum algae invading Florida and the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico name dispute, Russia’s new submarine, seawater temperature data, a ship striking the Brooklyn Bridge, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. Full list of updates: https://rorshok.com/updates/ We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: h ttps://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRD...

May 21, 202510 minEp. 93

OCEAN: Oxygen Levels in European Waters & more – 13th May 2025

Joint military exercises in the South China Sea, a spacecraft crashing into the sea, storms passing through the Earth’s core, Trump ceasing NOAA services, delivering chemical reagents and laboratory supplies to Ukraine, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. European waters’ oxygen level: https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/indicators/oxygen-concentra...

May 14, 202511 minEp. 92

OCEAN: Trump’s Fishing Regulations & more – 6th May 2025

A volcanic monolith in the Pacific, Sahel countries to access the Atlantic, whale migration, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake, an eco-friendly bridge in Panama, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. Emanuele Rossi’s Arctic Analysis: https://decode39.com/10629/the-arctic-loop-why-italy-and-japan-are-turning-north/ We want to get to know you! Please fill in th...

May 07, 202510 minEp. 91

OCEAN: Earthquake off Ecuador’s Coast & more – 29th April 2025

An environmental project in the Pacific, the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, overfishing Antarctic krill, the Istanbul-Burgas ferry line, the commercial flounder season, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. On thin ice: the brutal cold of Canada’s Arctic was once a defence, but a warming climate has changed that - The Guardian https://www.theguardian....

Apr 30, 202510 minEp. 90

OCEAN: Climate Change Intensifies Heatwaves & more – 22nd April 2025

The US opening a marine sanctuary to commercial fishing, a colossal squid, climate change impacting the Pacific Ocean, Antarctic krill distribution, Kemp’s ridley sea turtles recovering from cold-stunning, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. Colossal Squid Video: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/16/colossal-squid-captured-on-video We ...

Apr 23, 202511 minEp. 89

OCEAN: North Pacific Coast Guard Forum & more – 15th April 2025

Maritime communication systems, US troops to deploy near the Panama Canal, the deportation of African migrants, the icebreaker Xuelong 2 to return to China, the world’s largest Emission Control Area, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. Rorshok Updates: https://rorshok.com/updates/ We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: h ttps://...

Apr 16, 202511 minEp. 88

OCEAN: Drug Trafficking in the Pacific & more – 8th April 2025

A SpaceX project threatening wildlife at Johnston Atoll, ocean features similar to space habitats, potential volcanic eruptions, tragedies in the Mediterranean Sea, the “Canadien” Ocean and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: h ttps://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66 Wanna avoid ads and help us fina...

Apr 09, 202510 minEp. 87

OCEAN: Tourist Submarine Sinks & more – 1st April 2025

A tourist submarine sinking in the Red Sea, an earthquake in the Pacific Ocean, Iran threatening a US and UK military base in the Indian Ocean, Atlantification into the western Arctic Ocean, a Chinese submersible setting a new record, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. Bacteria and microbial eukaryotes - Antarctic: https://astrobiology.com/2025/03/o...

Apr 02, 202511 minEp. 86

OCEAN: China’s Navy Presence & more – 25th Mar 2025

Iguanas floating through the Pacific, a ship losing containers off Portugal, the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, climate change in the Arctic, negotiating a Black Sea maritime ceasefire, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: h ttps://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66 Wanna avoid ads and help us fin...

Mar 26, 202511 minEp. 85

OCEAN: The Ocean Census & more – 18th Mar 2025

Plankton’s behavior in the Sargasso Sea, the Pacific Islands Forum, a Peruvian fisherman surviving almost 100 days lost in the Pacific, the MT Sounion oil tanker crossing the Suez Canal, updates from the two Poles, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. The Ocean Census project: https://oceancensus.org/ To download episodes: www.rorshok.com/ocean We wan...

Mar 19, 202512 minEp. 84

OCEAN: Three Cyclones in the Pacific & more – 4th Mar 2025

Hasil Abadi 28 on fire, Somalia considering granting Ethiopia access to an Indian Ocean port, mass tourism in Antarctica, Nauru selling citizenships to fund relocations, tuna fisheries, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: h ttps://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66 Wanna avoid ads and help us fina...

Mar 05, 202511 minEp. 83

OCEAN: The Cook Islands-China Partnership & more – 25th Feb 2025

EU litter-free coastal communities, the warming ocean’s impact on Arctic marine mammals, a scientific voyage to the Denman Glacier, the construction of an artificial lake to sustain the Panama Canal operations, the 8th Indian Ocean Conference, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. See the full list of updates: https://rorshok.com/updates/ We want to ge...

Feb 26, 202512 minEp. 82

OCEAN: Radioactive Metal Underwater & more – 18th Feb 2025

Cocaine in the Pacific Ocean, AI to save endangered whales, the largest great white shark, a petition to protect the Central Arctic Ocean, a wildfire in Amsterdam Island, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. Sign the petition: https://takeaction.oceanconservancy.org/page/162816/action/1 We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: h tt...

Feb 19, 202511 minEp. 81

OCEAN: Tsunami Alert & more – 11th Feb 2025

A tsunami alert in the Caribbean, the biggest iceberg threatening seals and penguins, an Antarctic expedition, the Seabed 2030 project, a potential Greenland-US deal, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. To download the mp3 file: https://rorshok.com/ocean We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: h ttps://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66...

Feb 12, 202511 minEp. 80

OCEAN: Iceberg Drifting to the South Atlantic Ocean & more – 28th Jan 2025

Drug trafficking in the Pacific, President Trump renaming the Gulf of Mexico, the largest iceberg drifting to the South Atlantic Ocean, Krill’s vertical migration in the Arctic Ocean and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: h ttps://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66 Wanna avoid ads and help us financi...

Jan 29, 202511 minEp. 79

OCEAN: Research on Dark Oxygen & more – 21st Jan 2025

Deep-sea mining, LA fires damaging the Pacific Ocean, migrants drowning in the Atlantic Ocean, Portuguese offshore wind clusters, the Suez Canal’s Memorandum of Understanding, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: h ttps://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66 Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? F...

Jan 22, 202512 minEp. 78

OCEAN: Pacific Earthquake off California & more – 14th Jan 2025

La Niña climate pattern, marine protected Antarctic areas, India and France’s military cooperation in the Arabian Sea, oil spill killing dolphins, studying the AMOC, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: h ttps://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66 Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the ...

Jan 15, 202511 minEp. 77

OCEAN: Biden Blocking Oil Drilling & more – 7th Jan 2025

Offshore wind leasing in Guam, migrants dying off Tunisia, great whales’ longevity, the Suez Canal’s expansion, the Orange Bowl International Youth Regatta, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. Rorshok Arctic Update: https://rorshok.com/arctic/ We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: h ttps://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66 Wanna avoi...

Jan 08, 202512 minEp. 76

OCEAN: Oil Spill near Peru & more – 31st Dec 2024

Panama affirming full control on the Canal, North Atlantic temperatures, the Indian Ocean Tsunami’s 20th anniversary, a power cable damaged in the Baltic, NASA's interactive map, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. NASA’s Interactive Map: https://sealevel.nasa.gov/ipcc-ar6-sea-level-projection-tool The Australian Antarctic Program - Pictures: https:/...

Jan 01, 202511 minEp. 75

OCEAN: French Indo-Pacific Deployment & more – 24th Dec 2024

Vanuatu’s earthquake, overfishing in European waters, Polaris hydrothermal vents, Rohingya refugees in the Indian Ocean, piracy, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: h ttps://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66 Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate...

Dec 25, 202411 minEp. 74

OCEAN: Pacific Nations’ Tough Decisions & more – 17th Dec 2024

A whale’s extraordinary migration, Cyclone Chido, a fisherman finding cocaine in the Atlantic, Row4Ukraine, an oil spill in the Black Sea, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. Rorshok Turkey Update: https://rorshok.com/turkey/ We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: h ttps://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66 Wanna avoid ads and help us ...

Dec 18, 202411 minEp. 73

OCEAN: Earthquake Near California & more – 10th Dec 2024

The Atlantic right whale population, zombie worms, the first Arctic ice-free day, the Ross Ice Shelf, migrant survivors back to Somalia, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. Rorshok Arctic Update: https://rorshok.com/arctic/ We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: h ttps://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66 Wanna avoid ads and help us fi...

Dec 11, 202411 minEp. 72

OCEAN: New Drug-trafficking Route & more – 3rd Dec 2024

Taiwan’s position in the Pacific, the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, a South Atlantic Ocean expedition, a shipwreck linked to Vasco Da Gama’s last voyage, Storm Bora, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. Rorshok Arcitc Update: https://rorshok.com/arctic/ Rorshok Updates: rorshok.com/updates We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey:...

Dec 04, 202412 minEp. 71

OCEAN: Rising Sea Temperatures & more – 26th Nov 2024

The Garbage Patch, Atlantic hurricanes intensifying, sabotaged cables in the Baltic Sea, US presence in the Arctic, a submersible lost in Antarctica, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: h ttps://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66 Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bi...

Nov 27, 202411 minEp. 70
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