Open AccessThe 2-Year Countdown to Deep-Sea Mining
Author(s) -
Jenessa Duncombe
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2022eo220040
Subject(s) - countdown , geology , oceanography , engineering , aerospace engineering
A small island nation is forcing the hand of international regulators to finalize rules for deep-sea mining, but scientists say the environmental consequences are not yet clear.