Latest Study Shows Ocean Temperatures Rising Faster Than Expected
A new study looks at ocean temperatures from three different sources and finds they all agree. The seas are getting warmer and faster than anyone realized.
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Norwegian Billionaire Funding Largest Ocean Research Vessel Ever
Kjell Inge Røkke, a wealthy Norwegian businessman, is partnering with the World Wildlife Foundation to build a Research Expedition Vessel that will conduct ocean research. When completed in 2020, it will be the world’s largest superyacht.
World’s Oceans Experiencing Significant Decline In Dissolved Oxygen
The amount of dissolved oxygen in the water of the world’s oceans — an important marker of overall oceanic biological health/livability — has been declining at a notable rate for more than 2 decades now, according to a new analysis from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Oceans May Be Storing 13% More Heat Than Previously Estimated
Most of the “extra” heat that’s retained as a result of anthropogenic climate change ends up in the oceans (~90%). To put that another way, the world’s oceans are a giant heat sink, and they work to modulate the world’s air temperatures to a large degree.
Highly Concentrated Levels Of Toxic Industrial Pollution Found In Animals Living In Mariana & Kermadec…
Extremely concentrated levels of Persistent Organic Pollutants, including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), have been found in amphipods living in the Pacific Ocean’s Mariana and Kermadec trenches — each over 10 kilometers deep and 7,000 kilometers away from each other — according to new research published in Nature Ecology & Evolution.
5 Major Changes That Indicate Our Climate Is Changing
How do we know our climate is changing drastically due to human activity, rather than just going through a normal period of flux? Let’s look at five major changes scientists have seen in our climate system to help set the record straight.
ExxonMobil & Princeton University Partnership Unveils “New Energy Research Projects”
A new press release has revealed that an ExxonMobil and Princeton University research partnership has finalized its decisions on the 5 projects that will be receiving funding through the joint initiative. Generally, the winners are focusing on: organic solar photovoltaics; second-life EV batteries; Arctic sea ice modeling; plasma physics; the impact … [continued]
Breathing In National Drive Electric Day At Mote Marine In Sarasota, Florida (Electrify The Island)
“Take a deep breath and hold it for a second. That one is coming from the trees and the greenery and the rainforests all around. You can let it out. Now take a second breath. That second breath is not coming from the rainforests or from the greenery. That second breath — … [continued]
California Is Officially In A Drought: Is Desal An Answer?
Originally published on 1Sun4All. California is officially in a drought state of emergency with the statement today from Governor Jerry Brown. For those people around the world and in this country who are experiencing this situation, I am sorry. This is personal for me because the area that I live in has been challenged … [continued]
PlanetSolar Reaches London, Sails The Thames
Originally published on 1Sun4All. With the solar catamaran’s arrival in London, the scientific measurements along the Gulf Stream are officially completed for the 2013 campaign “PlanetSolar DeepWater.” MS Tûranor PlanetSolar wrote at the beginning of this maritime exploration: “This scientific adventure aims to improve our understanding of the interactions between the ocean … [continued]
