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Sea level: One-third of its rise comes from melting mountain glaciersZurich, Switzerland (SPX) May 17, 2013 How much all glaciers contribute to global sea-level rise has never been calculated before with this accuracy. An international group of researchers involving two geographers from the University of Zurich has confirmed that melting of glaciers caused about one third of the observed sea-level rise, while the ice sheets and thermal expansion of sea water account for one third each. So far, estimates on the contribution of glaciers have differed substantially. Now 16 scientists from nine countries ha ... read more |
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 World's melting glaciers making large contribution to sea rise H1N1 discovered in marine mammals TD Alvin Marks Starts Of US Hurricane Season Sea level: One-third of its rise comes from melting mountain glaciers Corals turn to algae for stored food when times get tough Tropical air circulation drives fall warming on Antarctic Peninsula | .. |
 'Fish thermometer' reveals long-standing, global impact of climate change Climate change has been impacting global fisheries for the past four decades by driving species towards cooler, deeper waters, according to University of British Columbia scientists. In a Natu ... more | .. |
 Iran's Ahmadinejad to join Thai 'water summit' Iran's firebrand President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will address a forum on water security in Thailand next week, an embassy official said on Friday, just weeks before he stands down from the post. ... more | .. |
 Microbes capture, store, and release nitrogen to feed reef-building coral Microscopic algae that live within reef-forming corals scoop up available nitrogen, store the excess in crystal form, and slowly feed it to the coral as needed, according to a study published in mBi ... more | .. |
 Seabird bones reveal changes in open-ocean food chain Remains of endangered Hawaiian petrels - both ancient and modern - show how drastically today's open seas fish menu has changed. A research team, led by Michigan State University and Smithsonian Ins ... more |
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 Scientists find impact of open-ocean industrial fishing within centuries of bird bones The impact of industrial fishing on coastal ecosystems has been studied for many years. But how it affects food webs in the open ocean?a vast region that covers almost half of the Earth's surface ha ... more | .. |
 Australia pushes for ocean 'fertilisation' ban Australia said it was pushing for a ban Thursday of any commercial use of a pioneering technique to reduce the impacts of climate change by "fertilising" the world's oceans with iron, warning of significant risks. ... more | .. |
 Energy supply from hydropower projects depends on rainforest conservation Research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that conserving rainforests in the Amazon River Basin will increase the amount of electricity that hydropower projects ... more | .. |
 British water supplier Severn Trent faces possible bid British water supplier Severn Trent said on Tuesday it had been approached by a consortium including Canadian and Kuwaiti investment companies regarding a possible bid, sending its share price surging. ... more |
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 Coral reefs suffering, but collapse not inevitable Coral reefs are in decline, but their collapse can still be avoided with local and global action. That's according to findings reported in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on May 9 based on an ... more | .. |
 Failure of EU fisheries talks would be 'disaster': Ireland It will be a "disaster" if difficult talks on reform of the EU's under-pressure fishing regime fail to deliver an agreement, Ireland warned Tuesday, calling on all sides to compromise. ... more | .. |
 New Robotic Instruments to Provide Real-Time Data on Gulf of Maine Red Tide A new robotic sensor deployed by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in Gulf of Maine coastal waters may transform the way red tides or harmful algal blooms (HABs) are monitored and managed ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin Announces New System Available for Underwater Inspection Lockheed Martin is leveraging its proven capabilities and technology with autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) to enable the oil and gas industry to perform subsea inspections faster, safer and more ... more |
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Ireland's Coveney vows to help break EU fisheries reform deadlock Irish Fisheries Minister Simon Coveney says he will push hard to resolve a looming deadlock on proposed reforms to the European Union's Common Fisheries policy this week. ... more | .. |
EU begins difficult talks on fishery reforms EU fisheries ministers began difficult talks Monday on reforms to the bloc's under-pressure fishing regime, with plans to stop the dumping of unwanted fish a key sticking point. ... more | .. |
 JFAST scientists retrieve temperature data from Japan Trench observatory With the successful retrieval of a string of instruments from deep beneath the seafloor, an international team of scientists has completed an unprecedented series of operations to obtain crucial tem ... more | .. |
 NASA Study Projects Warming-Driven Changes in Global Rainfall A NASA-led modeling study provides new evidence that global warming may increase the risk for extreme rainfall and drought. The study shows for the first time how rising carbon dioxide concentration ... more |
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 Nine-Year-Old Mars Rover Passes 40-Year-Old Record NASA Completes First Part of Webb Telescope's 'Eye Surgery' Operation NASA Probe Counts Space Rock Impacts on Mars Ariane Flight VA214's launch vehicle marks a preparation milestone Eutelsat 3D launch a success Stanford professor and former NASA official explains how NASA might revive the Kepler space telescope | .. |
 Rome river judged too dirty for tourist cruises Tourist cruises along Rome's Tiber River have been suspended indefinitely for the first time since they began a decade ago because the waterway is judged too dirty. ... more | .. |
 Spain lawmakers pass contested coastal reform Spanish lawmakers on Thursday passed a building reform that promises to protect the country's coasts, but environmental groups complained it would not save the miles of shoreline already blighted by concrete. ... more | .. |
 Swedish companies breach salmon export ban: report Swedish companies have sold hundreds of tonnes of salmon containing illegal levels of dioxin to European countries, breaching a ban on exporting fatty fish from the heavily polluted Baltic Sea, media reported Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Researchers calculate the global highways of invasive marine species Globalisation, with its ever increasing demand for cargo transport, has inadvertently opened the flood gates for a new, silent invasion. New research has mapped the most detailed forecast to date fo ... more |
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 Panama, in energy crisis, closes schools, universities Up against the wall in a drought-sparked energy crisis, Panama said Tuesday it would shut high schools and universities for three days, in a desperate bid to reduce power usage. ... more | .. |
 Rising sea levels threaten migratory birds - study Millions of birds that stop at coastal wetlands during annual migrations could die as rising sea levels and land reclamation wipe out their feeding grounds, researchers warned Monday. ... more | .. |
 Scientists say granite from sea bed could be of a Brazilian 'Atlantis' Experts say they've found evidence of a Brazilian "Atlantis," a continent that disappeared after Africa and South America separated 100 million years ago. ... more | .. |
 Desalinization for China's water woes? China lacks government support for desalination programs needed for the country's water security, an industry expert said. ... more |
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