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New radar satellite technique sheds light on ocean current dynamics

New radar satellite technique sheds light on ocean current dynamics

   Ocean surface currents have long been the focus of research due to the role they play in weather, climate and transportation of pollutants, yet essential aspects of these currents remain unknown.

Posted : Fri, Jan 25, 2008

Category : Science / Environment News

Climate Change and Ocean Damage: Jan. 30 Lecture

Climate Change and Ocean Damage: Jan. 30 Lecture

   As scientific concern grows about global climate change, few people appreciate that two-thirds of the planet is ocean.

Posted : Thu, Jan 24, 2008

Category : Science / Environment News

Plunder or protection: WWF calls for safeguarding Coral Sea

Plunder or protection: WWF calls for safeguarding Coral Sea

   Recognized as one of world's last tropical marine wilderness regions, WWF is calling on the Australian government to declare the entire Coral Sea region a marine protected area.

Posted : Thu, Sep 20, 2007

Category : Science / Environment News

Fishing nations urged to protect newly discovered cold-water corals

Fishing nations urged to protect newly discovered cold-water corals

   A new WWF study assesses the impact of fishing on three fragile coldwater coral "hotspots" off the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, providing the scientific basis for Canadian and European governments to protect sensitive coral habitat in the Northwest Atlantic.

Posted : Tue, Sep 11, 2007

Category : Science / Environment News
 
 
 
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