Showing posts with label Oceans. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oceans. Show all posts

Thursday, May 16, 2013

'Canary in the Ocean': Massive Fish Flight Shows Climate Change is Here | Common Dreams

'Canary in the Ocean': Massive Fish Flight Shows Climate Change is Here | Common Dreams
"As ocean waters continue to heat up along with the rest of the planet, fish and other aquatic life forms are fleeing from their habitual regions to find the lower temperatures they have depended on for centuries, according to a new study released Wednesday."

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Arctic Ocean Acidification (2013)

Arctic Ocean Acidification (2013) - Full (12 minute) version from AMAP on Vimeo.

On Top Of Sea Ice Death Spiral, Ocean Acidification Poised To Radically Alter Arctic

On Top Of Sea Ice Death Spiral, Ocean Acidification Poised To Radically Alter Arctic: The Arctic is the fastest changing place on earth. The most obvious and important change is the staggering loss of sea ice (see “CryoSat-2 Confirms Sea Ice Volume Has Collapsed“). In addition, “the Arctic marine waters are experiencing widespread and rapid ocean acidification,” a new study finds. This first-ever Arctic Ocean Acidification Assessment, commissioned by the Arctic Council’s Arctic Monitoring and Assessment [...]/p

If The Oceans Die - We Die

Monday, April 29, 2013

Friday, March 15, 2013

How Arctic Ice Loss Amplified Superstorm Sandy — Oceanography Journal

How Arctic Ice Loss Amplified Superstorm Sandy — Oceanography Journal: We’ve written extensively about how global warming worsened the impact of Superstorm Sandy. Now a new article, “Superstorm Sandy: A Series of Unfortunate Events?” (PDF here) connects the dots even more explicitly: Cornell and Rutgers researchers report in the March issue of Oceanography that the severe loss of summertime Arctic sea ice — attributed to [...]/p

Friday, December 7, 2012

7 Ways Looming Budget Cuts To Public Lands And Oceans Will Affect Americans

7 Ways Looming Budget Cuts To Public Lands And Oceans Will Affect Americans:  On January 2, 2013 a set of large, across-the-board spending cuts to nearly all federal agencies is set to take place in accordance with the Budget Control Act 2011. These massive slashes—known as the “fiscal showdown” or “sequestration”—are a direct result of conservatives in Congress holding the [...]/p