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Technology opens promise, perils of ocean mining
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Apr 01, 2009 |
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(AP) -- There's gold in that thar sea floor. Silver, copper, zinc and lead, too. The problem is, it's a mile or two underwater and encased in massive mineral deposits that layer a dark, mysterious world.
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Study warns deepsea mining may pose serious threat to fragile marine ecosystems
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May 17, 2007 |
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Undersea habitats supporting rare and potentially valuable organisms are at risk from seafloor mining scheduled to begin within this decade, says a new study led by a University of Toronto Mississauga geologist.
Rocket launches Air Force satellite from Fla.
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Dec 06, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A rocket carrying an Air Force satellite that will be used by the military has launched from Cape Canaveral.
Laurence still causing warnings and watches in northern west Australia
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Dec 17, 2009 |
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Although the center of Tropical Cyclone Laurence has been over land for two days, it's still holding together and bringing heavy rains and gusty winds to the northern coastal areas of West Australia and will ...
Tiny tremors can track extreme storms in a warming planet
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Apr 17, 2008 |
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Data from faint earth tremors caused by wind-driven ocean waves—often dismissed as “background noise” at seismographic stations around the world—suggest extreme ocean storms have become more frequent over the past three decades, ...
Aquatic creatures mix ocean water
Nov 22, 2009 |
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Understanding mixing in the ocean is of fundamental importance to modeling climate change or predicting the effects of an El Niño on our weather. Modern ocean models primarily incorporate the effects of winds and tides. However, ...
Robot completes first underwater crossing of Atlantic Ocean
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Dec 09, 2009 |
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Spain on Wednesday handed back to the United States a robot which last week completed the first underwater crossing of the Atlantic Ocean to help monitor climate change by tracking temperatures.
NASA's TRMM satellite sees Tropical Storm Cleo form in southern Indian Ocean
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Dec 08, 2009 |
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The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission or TRMM satellite captured the birth of Tropical Storm Cleo in the southern Indian Ocean today, December 7.
Understanding ocean climate
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Dec 10, 2009 |
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High-resolution computer simulations performed by scientists at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (NOCS) are helping to understand the inflow of North Atlantic water to the Arctic Ocean and how ...
New method of measuring ocean CO2 uptake could lead to climate change 'early warning system'
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Dec 03, 2009 |
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An international team of scientists led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) has developed a new method of measuring the absorption of CO2 by the oceans and mapped for the first time CO2 uptake for the entire North Atlantic.
New discoveries could improve climate projections
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Dec 11, 2009 |
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New discoveries about the deep ocean's temperature variability and circulation system could help improve projections of future climate conditions.
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