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The Pacific Ocean becomes a caldron
2015-11-02 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Hurricane Patricia was a surprise. The eastern Pacific hurricane strengthened explosively before hitting the coast of Mexico, far exceeding projections of scientists who study such storms. And while the storms strength dissipated quickly when it struck land, a question remained. What made it such a monster? Explanations were all over the map, with theories that included climate change (or not), and El Nio. But the answer is more complicated. The interplay of all the different kinds of warming...
Study: Fish die-off linked to ocean warming
2015-10-31 08:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Cape Cod Times: Its commonly accepted that fish off the New England coastline are on the move, headed north or offshore to deeper waters to find relief from a warming ocean. In the case of Gulf of Maine cod, the fish werent just packing up and leaving, they were dying, according to a study released Thursday in the online journal Science. The study criticized fishery managers for not taking higher mortality levels into account when formulating fishing plans over the past decade that they hoped would restore...
Despite substantial Chinese movement Antarctic Conservation, Southern Ocean progress remains stalled
2015-10-30 10:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) has again failed to agree to protect key areas in the Ross Sea and in East Antarctica at its annual meeting in Hobart. However, a statement of support by China for a revised Ross Sea Proposal which has in past years actively blocked this proposal, and a statement of commitment by Russia for inter-sessional discussion of the proposal, has given hope to a process that has thus far been clouded by inaction, uncertainty...
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Russia thwarts plan for Antarctic ocean sanctuary, China on board
2015-10-29 22:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Russia has again thwarted attempts to create the worlds largest ocean sanctuary in Antarctica, the final country opposing the protection of a vast swathe of rich waters from fishing, after a revised international plan won support from China. The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) ends a 10-day meeting in Hobart, Australia on Friday without the consensus needed for a deal to conserve and manage the marine ecosystems in the Southern Ocean. While Russia...
Plastic Trash Found Arctic Ocean, Likely Forming Sixth Garbage Patch
2015-10-29 13:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Not even the Arctic Ocean is safe from marine pollution. In a study published last week in the journal Polar Biology, researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) in Germany found marine litter on the surface of Arctic waters. #Plastic #litter makes its way north to the #ArcticOcean: https://t.co/9Bjy4EofNI pic.twitter.com/rmBP7lLaE4 -- Green Atom (@greenatomnet) October 23, 2015 It was the first litter survey conducted north of the Arctic Circle, and...
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