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Melting Greenland ice sheet may affect global ocean circulation, future climate

2016-01-23 00:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ScienceDaily: Scientists from the University of South Florida, along with colleagues in Canada and the Netherlands, have determined that the influx of fresh water from the Greenland ice sheet is "freshening" the North Atlantic Ocean and could disrupt the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), an important component of global ocean circulation that could have a global effect. Researchers say it could impact the future climate in places such as portions of Europe and North America. Their study on the...

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The world has discovered a $1 trillion ocean

2016-01-22 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Bloomberg: As chairman of investments at Guggenheim Partners, Scott Minerd thought he had a realistic view on how big an economic challenge climate change poses. Then, at a Hoover Institution conference almost three years ago, he met former U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz. Minerd recalled him saying: Scott, imagine that you woke up tomorrow morning, and the headline on the newspapers was, 'The World Has Discovered a New Ocean. The opening of the Arctic, Shultz told him, may be one of the most important...

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Eni terminates Ocean Rig Olympia contract due to plunge in oil prices

2016-01-22 01:00:00| Offshore Technology

Italian oil company Eni has ended its contract with offshore drilling contractor Ocean Rig for the ultra deepwater drillship Ocean Rig Olympia due to a steep fall in oil prices.

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Rising carbon dioxide emissions pose 'intoxication' threat to world's ocean fish

2016-01-20 11:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

PhysOrg: "Our results were staggering and have massive implications for global fisheries and marine ecosystems across the planet," says lead author, Dr Ben McNeil, of the UNSW Climate Change Research Centre. "High concentrations of carbon dioxide cause fish to become intoxicated-a phenomenon known as hypercapnia. Essentially, the fish become lost at sea. The carbon dioxide affects their brains and they lose their sense of direction and ability to find their way home. They don't even know where their predators...

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