The location of the discussions may have served as a reminder of the importance of the world’s greatest absorbers of carbon emissions: forests and oceans. Between them – and in roughly equal shares – the planet’s forests and oceans absorb about half the carbon dioxide we pump into the air. Their plight is the subject of two films screened at the 7th edition of the ‘Pariscience’ science film festival, held in the French capital between October 6 and 11.
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As climate talks stall, Earth’s ‘carbon sponges’ choke
Posted by Athena on October 13, 2011
http://athenadr.wordpress.com/2011/10/13/as-climate-talks-stall-earth%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98carbon-sponges%e2%80%99-choke/
The North Pacific, a global backup generator for past climate change
A study in the July 9, 2010, issue of Science identifies changes in oceanic circulation that followed past glacial retreat, toward the end of the last ice age. Article “Deep Water Formation in the North Pacific during the Last Glacial Termination”
Posted by Athena on July 9, 2010
http://athenadr.wordpress.com/2010/07/09/the-north-pacific-a-global-backup-generator-for-past-climate-change/
Poisoning the ocean and its creatures. A disturbing video footage..
BP oil spill. Poisoning the ocean and its creatures. A disturbing video footage..
Posted by Athena on July 1, 2010
http://athenadr.wordpress.com/2010/07/01/poisoning-the-ocean-and-its-creatures-a-disturbing-video-footage/
Bluefin tuna: The final drama.
The moment of truth for bluefin came on March 18th when all the talking in Doha stopped, and the ban in the trade of the species proposed by Monaco, was put to a vote. The proposal was rejected with 68 votes against, 20 in favour and 30 abstentions.
Posted by Athena on March 19, 2010
http://athenadr.wordpress.com/2010/03/19/bluefin-tuna-the-final-drama/
Linking global sea-level to global temperature. Global average sea level may rise three times faster than the IPCC predictions.
Stefan Rahmstorf of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Martin Vermeer of Helsinki University of Technology in Finland, say that sea levels may rise three times faster than the official predictions of the IPCC and the global average sea level may increase by as much as 1.9 metres (6ft 3in) by 2100.
Posted by Athena on December 10, 2009
http://athenadr.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/linking-global-sea-level-to-global-temperature-global-average-sea-level-may-rise-three-times-faster-than-the-ipcc-predictions/
El Nino Resurging in November 2009
Recent measurements of sea level height from the Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM)/Jason-2 oceanography satellite showed that El Niño is experiencing late-fall resurgence. A strong wave of warm water, known as a Kelvin wave, had spread from the western to the central and eastern Pacific. This Kelvin wave was triggered by a large-scale, sustained weakening of trade winds in the western and central equatorial Pacific during October.
Posted by Athena on November 25, 2009
http://athenadr.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/el-nino-resurging-in-november-2009/
Oceanographers develop “Swarms” of Robotic Ocean Explorers
The marine scientists Jules Jaffe and Peter Franks of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, in California, have developed autonomous underwater explorers (AUEs), miniature robots that will aid in obtaining information needed for developing marine protected areas, determining critical nursery habitats for fish and other animals, tracking harmful algae blooms, and monitoring oil spills.
Posted by Athena on November 12, 2009
http://athenadr.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/oceanographers-develop-swarms-of-robotic-ocean-explorers/
El Niño is expected to strengthen and last through the Northern Hemisphere winter 2009-2010.
NOAA scientists had announced earlier this year, the arrival of El Niño, a climate phenomenon with a significant influence on global weather, ocean conditions and marine fisheries. El Niño occurs when warm water builds up along the equator in the eastern Pacific.
Posted by Athena on October 29, 2009
http://athenadr.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/el-nino-is-expected-to-strengthen-and-last-through-the-northern-hemisphere-winter-2009-2010/
Why the glaciers in Greenland are melting?
In the past decade, the glaciers in Greenland are flowing alarmingly quickly into the ocean due to rising sea temperatures. The phenomenon has worried scientists because it contributes significantly to rising sea levels.
Posted by Athena on October 14, 2009
http://athenadr.wordpress.com/2009/10/14/why-the-glaciers-in-greenland-are-melting/
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