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Royal Caribbean to sell Splendour of the Seas cruise ship to TUI Cruises

2015-03-03 01:00:00| Ship Technology

Royal Caribbean Cruises has signed an agreement with TUI Cruises, a joint venture between Royal Caribbean and TUI AG, to sell its cruise ship Splendour of the Seas.

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Along Cubas Coast, the Last Best Coral Reef in the Caribbean Thrives

2015-03-02 16:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Yale Environment 360: The enduring image of Cuba is of a country locked in a time warp, with 1950s American sedans cruising the streets, colonial-era buildings in disrepair, and six decades of strict state control over the economy and a U.S. embargo keeping development at bay. This frozen-in-amber quality also applies to many of the marine ecosystems surrounding the Caribbeans largest island, with tremendous benefits for Cubas aquatic life. While coral reef cover has declined by 50 percent throughout the Caribbean...

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Caribbean coral findings may influence Barrier Reef studies

2015-02-19 13:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld

[NEWS] Corals may be better equipped to tolerate climate change than previously believed, according to research led by Dr Emma Kennedy from Griffith University (Queensland, Australia). Working with scientists from the University of Exeter in the UK, Dr Kennedy says the findings - published in the journal Coral Reefs — relate to an extensive study of Caribbean corals, but could influence future analysis of Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Using a high-resol…

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