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Bangladesh: Sea Change: The Bay of Bengals Vanishing Islands
2013-01-29 21:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Schoolteacher Nurul Hashem lives in a grass hut set among coconut palms and pine trees, yards from a pristine beach on the sparkling Bay of Bengal. It sounds idyllic, but he longs to return to the island of Kutubdia, 50 miles away, where his family home has been swallowed by ever-rising tides and is now out at sea under several feet of water. To make matters worse, the local government, which welcomed him when he arrived three years ago, wants him and thousands of other families who have fled...
Arctic Climate Change: sea ice changes increase light absorption, ocean warming
2013-01-01 18:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bay Area Indymedia: As multi-year sea ice is replaced with thinner first year sea ice, the properties of the sea ice change to allow more light through to the water beneath increasing ocean warming and more melting of sea ice. The study was conducted by scientists with the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in the Helmholtz Association from the research vessel Polarstern. The scientists used a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to go under the summer sea ice with spectral radiometers. Light transmittance...
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