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Four ways Asia can cut amount of plastic waste it dumps in the ocean
2015-10-19 17:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: An estimated 95% of plastic in oceans is under the surface, and if current trends continue, there could be one ton of plastic in the sea for every three tons of fish. A recent study we did for Ocean Conservancy found that one of the regions that suffers most is south-east Asia. On average, only around 40% of all waste is collected in China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. The good news, according to our report, is that because we know the biggest sources of plastic pollution,...
Climate change: Why methane gas is leaking from the ocean floor
2015-10-17 17:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science Monitor: Giant plumes of methane gas appear to be bubbling up off the Pacific Northwest coast. This is according to a new study which suggests warming ocean temperatures a third of a mile below the surface are causing the bubbles. The new research by the University of Washington shows that, of 168 bubble plumes monitored within the last 10 years, a large number of plumes were seen at a depth considered critical, for the stability of methane hydrate. . "We see an unusually high number of bubble...
PACt Cranberry Extract Water Kicks Off The Next Generation Of Ocean Spray Products
2015-10-15 17:45:38| Food Processing
The shelf-stable beverage contains PACs, or proanthocyanidins.
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FAR and partners to use Ocean Rig Athena drillship for drilling programme offshore Senegal
2015-10-14 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Oil and gas exploration company FAR and its Senegal joint venture partners have signed contracts for the use of the Ocean Rig Athena drillship to conduct drilling offshore Senegal blocks.
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New research maps areas most vulnerable to ocean acidification
2015-10-13 12:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] IMAGE: This map shows the global distribution of aragonite saturation at 50 meters depth. New NOAA-led research maps the distribution of aragonite saturation state in both surface and subsurface waters of the global ocean and provides further evidence …
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