items tagged with Ocean
DESTROYED: One out of five coral reefs
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-12-11 09:41:31
About 19% of Earth’s coral reefs, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, have been destroyed and the other 81% could follow the same path if humans do not actively (and successfully) reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-12-11 09:41:31
About 19% of Earth’s coral reefs, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, have been destroyed and the other 81% could follow the same path if humans do not actively (and successfully) reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
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Never-before-seen marine species discovered in Southern Ocean
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2008-10-10 10:37:38
Scientists with the CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research unit have discovered hundreds of new marine species while exploring the Southern Ocean among a waterscape of extinct volcanoes.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2008-10-10 10:37:38
Scientists with the CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research unit have discovered hundreds of new marine species while exploring the Southern Ocean among a waterscape of extinct volcanoes.
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Deepest living fish scooped up, said to be "cute"
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2008-10-07 11:37:39
Scientists have recovered the “deepest ever” living fish at 4.8 miles under the surface of the Pacific Ocean. Film of the fish shows them to be living as a family, and described as very active and "cute."
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2008-10-07 11:37:39
Scientists have recovered the “deepest ever” living fish at 4.8 miles under the surface of the Pacific Ocean. Film of the fish shows them to be living as a family, and described as very active and "cute."
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Spacecraft Jason 2 completes first surface maps of Earth’s oceans
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-07-31 12:51:55
According to the 7.30.2008 NASA news release, “Ocean surface topography mission/Jason 2 begins mapping oceans,” the internationally sponsored Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM) featuring the Jason 2 oceanography satellite is well on its way to completing its mission of monitoring and analyzing global climate change.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-07-31 12:51:55
According to the 7.30.2008 NASA news release, “Ocean surface topography mission/Jason 2 begins mapping oceans,” the internationally sponsored Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM) featuring the Jason 2 oceanography satellite is well on its way to completing its mission of monitoring and analyzing global climate change.
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NASA maps potential ocean areas for “green” wind power
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Sustainability
Category: Energy storage
2008-07-12 11:13:32
NASA scientists have been developing ocean maps for almost ten years using the NASA QuikSCAT satellite. The maps are now being used to find ocean areas where winds could produce an abundance of electrical energy.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Sustainability
Category: Energy storage
2008-07-12 11:13:32
NASA scientists have been developing ocean maps for almost ten years using the NASA QuikSCAT satellite. The maps are now being used to find ocean areas where winds could produce an abundance of electrical energy.
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