Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
oceans, Tag
- An Ecologist’s Plea to Dr. Terry Hughes: The Public Needs Robust Science Regards Coral Bleaching, Not Fearmongering! Sun, 27 Aug 17, 4:00amGuest essay by Jim Steele Director emeritus Sierra Nevada Field Campus, San Francisco State University and author of Landscapes & Cycles: An Environmentalist’s Journey to Climate Skepticism Recently Dr...
- “New study challenges prevailing theory about how deep-sea vents are colonized”… And hydrothermal oil! Sat, 5 Aug 17, 4:14amGuest post by David Middleton July 24, 2017 New study challenges prevailing theory about how deep-sea vents are colonized An article just published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B describes two remarkably...
- Current threats to our oceans are revealed Sat, 5 Aug 17, 5:00amI don’t know where to start. I really don’t “text mining” oy ~ctm From Eurekalert Public Release: 3-Aug-2017 A new method of surveying published research, which has highlighted current issues faced by the marine...
- Exxon, Shell and other carbon producers sued for sea level rises in California Wed, 26 Jul 17, 4:00pmAs a trio of lawsuits claim compensation for sea rises resulting from fossil fuel emissions, campaigners say carbon majors must change their business models
- Caltech scientists speed up carbon sequestration process by 500 times Wed, 19 Jul 17, 11:20pmCarbon sequestration, or removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it long-term, could help us fight climate change. It's a complex chemical reaction, but a team of six scientists led by the California Institute...
- Caltech scientists accelerate part of carbon sequestration process by 500 times Wed, 19 Jul 17, 11:20pmCarbon sequestration, or removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it long-term, could help us fight climate change. It's a complex chemical reaction, but a team of six scientists led by the California Institute...
- The Mother-of-all-Dead Zones: “Fossil site shows impact of early Jurassic’s low oxygen oceans” Tue, 18 Jul 17, 12:02amGuest post by David Middleton Science News Fossil site shows impact of early Jurassic’s low oxygen oceans Date: July 15, 2017 Source: University of Texas at Austin Summary: Using a combination of fossils and chemical...
- The Role of ‘Ocean Upwelling’ and ‘The Deep Ocean’ in the Glacial Cycles Tue, 18 Jul 17, 2:00amGuest Post by Wim Röst Abstract Glacial cycles show a gradual diminishing temperature during the slide into the glacial period, but a steep increase of temperature at the start of an interglacial period...
- FSU researcher makes deep-sea coral reefs discovery in depths of the North-Pacific Mon, 17 Jul 17, 10:00amFrom Eurekalert Public Release: 14-Jul-2017 Florida State University TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Scientists have long believed that the waters of the Central and Northeast Pacific Ocean were inhospitable to deep-sea...
- NASA-MIT study evaluates efficiency of oceans as heat sink, atmospheric gases sponge Fri, 14 Jul 17, 11:00amFeature | June 13, 2017 From NASA NASA-MIT study evaluates efficiency of oceans as heat sink, atmospheric gases sponge Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center...
- Tackling the plastic bottle crisis and our wider disregard for nature | Letters Sat, 1 Jul 17, 4:13amGreen co-leader Caroline Lucas says she hopes to build a cross-party coalition to stop bottle wastage, while other correspondents offer their thoughts on protecting the environment
- Gas grab and global warming could wipe out Wadden Sea heritage site Fri, 16 Jun 17, 4:00pmThe world’s largest unbroken intertidal system and a haven for migratory birds on the Dutch coastline is at risk of sinking out of existence
- 9 of the world's biggest fishing companies agree to protect the oceans Fri, 9 Jun 17, 11:32pmThe world's oceans are in trouble, and nine of the biggest fishing firms recently decided to help. They're banding together in a voluntary initiative to protect oceans from problems like overfishing, which is rapidly depleting...
- Leave oil rigs in the North Sea, say conservationists Mon, 29 May 17, 11:46pmUnder ‘rigs to reefs’ idea, oil firms asked to consider turning decommissioned platforms into artificial reefs for marine life
- Robust relationship between solar wind speed and North Atlantic Oscillation discovered Tue, 25 Apr 17, 1:50amInterdisciplinary studies reveal relationship between solar activity and climate change INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES The solar flux is considered the fundamental energy source of earth’s...