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Ocean oases: How islands support more sea-life
2016-02-16 23:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: A 60 year-old theory to explain why seas surrounding islands and atolls are particularly productive has just been proven by a marine biologist from Bangor University's School of Ocean Science, working with a colleague at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Open ocean environments don't appear to host vast communities of life, however, approach a coral reef and you'll inevitably come across an abundance of life, from increased levels of plankton to bird and marine life....
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A Closer Look at Record-Sized Pools That Resemble Oases
2014-07-09 18:41:04| ENR.com: Headline News
Since 2006, pools designed by Crystal Lagoons Corp. have held the records for the worlds largest. Three hundred are currently operating or in the process of development, in 60 countries, the company reports.
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Oases of cool: Taking the heat out of urban living
2013-04-26 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: THE world's coldest capital might seem an unlikely spot for a geoengineering experiment designed to cool things down. But even though the average year-round temperature in Mongolia's capital, Ulan Bator, is close to freezing, the city has to endure sizzling summers coupled with deadly air pollution a combination that has forced the government to try a novel remedy. In November 2011, engineers began to drill a network of holes across 30 hectares of land north of the city and fill them with water....
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