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Global warming: Sea level rises may accelerate »
Posted by: capn_caveman 2 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
The vast Greenland ice sheet could begin to melt more rapidly than expected towards the end of the century, accelerating the rise in sea levels ...
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For the first time in human history, the North Pole can be circumnavigated »
Posted by: berkeley 2 months, 2 weeks ago in News
Open water now stretches all the way round the Arctic, making it possible for the first time in human history to circumnavigate the North Pole ...
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100s of new creatures found on Australian reefs »
Posted by: Aidenag 2 months ago in Science & Technology
The creatures were found during expeditions run by the Australian chapter of CReefs, a global census of coral reefs that is one of several projects ...
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Huge Ocean Census Finds New Wonders »
Posted by: TimALoftis 1 week, 1 day ago in Science & Technology
A city of brittle stars off the coast of New Zealand, an Antarctic expressway where octopuses ride along in a flow of extra salty water ...
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Stinging Tentacles Offer Hint of Oceans? Decline »
Posted by: bruhaha 3 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
BARCELONA, Spain : Blue patrol boats crisscross the swimming areas of beaches here with their huge nets skimming the water's surface. The yellow flags that ...
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Ocean 'dead zones' becoming global problem »
Posted by: david_nwpa 3 months ago in Science & Technology
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Like a chronic disease spreading through the body, " dead zones" with too little oxygen for life are expanding in the world's oceans.
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Sea Level Rise May Be Twice More Than Expected »
Posted by: DiffeeOnline 2 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
If the team's findings are right, some 145 million people living within 1 meter (3.3 feet) of sea level would be in danger ...
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Secret to Towering Rogue Waves Revealed »
Posted by: capn_caveman 3 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Deadly rogue waves 100 feet tall or higher could suddenly rise seemingly out of nowhere from the ocean, research now reveals.
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Capitalism and the oceanic crisis: Turning the seas into a watery grave »
Posted by: _kam0_ 3 months, 1 week ago in News
The world ocean covers approximately 70 per cent of the Earth. It has been an integral part of human history, providing food and ecological services ...
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Oceans on the Precipice: Scientist Warns of Mass Extinctions and ‘Rise of Slime’ »
Posted by: capn_caveman 3 months ago in Science & Technology
Human activities are driving the health of the world’s oceans down a rapid spiral, and only prompt and wholesale changes will slow or perhaps ...
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Ocean "Dead Zones" Become Worldwide Problem »
Posted by: Fedquip 3 months ago in Science & Technology
WASHINGTON: Like a chronic disease spreading through the body, "dead zones" with too little oxygen for life are expanding in the world's oceans.
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Sea Level Rise Won't Be a "Hollywood Cataclysm" »
Posted by: monte-g 2 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Oceans will likely not rise a cataclysmic 16 feet suggested by some scientists, but the increase will still be substantial, a new glacier study predicts.
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George Clooney Dismissed Texting Barack Obama For Advice »
Posted by: funkier 3 months ago in Arts & Entertainment
George Clooney has dismissed the speculations that he has been calling Barack Obama to offer advice on body language, presentation and policy.
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The Oceanic Crisis: Capitalism and the Degradation of Marine Ecosystems »
Posted by: GregD 3 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
The world ocean covers approximately 70 percent of the earth. It has been an integral part of human history, providing food and ecological services. Yet ...
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Jellyfish Population Explosion - Hint of Oceans Decline? »
Posted by: Teech 3 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
BARCELONA, Spain; Blue patrol boats crisscross the swimming areas of beaches here with their huge nets skimming the water surface. The yellow flags that urge ...
