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Voyage to study effects of ocean acidification off US West Coast

2013-07-26 15:48:08| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

LA Times: A team of scientists is setting out on a research expedition along the U.S. West Coast to study ocean acidification, the greenhouse gas-driven change in the chemistry of seawater that has been called climate change's "evil twin.' Chemists and biologists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will board the survey ship Fairweather next week, sailing from Canada to Mexico to collect samples of water, algae and plankton, officials said Thursday. The goal of the monthlong voyage...

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08.27: Telling Our Way to the Sea: A Voyage of Discovery in the Sea of Cortez

2013-07-10 23:33:42| Powells Books Events Calendar

By turns epic and intimate, Aaron Hirsh's Telling Our Way to the Sea (Farrar Straus Giroux) is both a staggering revelation of unraveling ecosystems and a profound meditation on our changing relationships with nature — and with one another. When biologists Aaron Hirsh and Veronica Volny lead 12 college students to a remote fishing village on the Sea of Cortez, they come upon a bay of dazzling beauty and richness but soon recognize that the bay, spectacular and pristine though it seems, is but a ghost of what it once was. Glimpsing the intricate and ever-shifting web of human connections with the Sea itself, the students comprehend anew their own place in the natural world — suspended between past and future, teetering between abundance and loss.

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TRAVEL RETAIL: Beam Inc widens Courvoisier Le Voyage de Napoleon launch

2013-06-13 13:14:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com

Beam Inc has extended the launch of its travel retail-exclusive Courvoisier Le Voyage de Napoleon into North America.

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Marine Voyage Optimization Software supports fuel efficiency.

2013-06-10 14:29:36| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

Intended to help ship captains find safer and more fuel-efficient routes, BVS v7.0 provides high-resolution weather and ocean data via broadband. Captains have access to 16-day forecasts updated 4 times per day and other parameters such as pirate attack information, port vicinity forecasts, satellite imagery, and high seas bulletins delivered in near real-time. With customizable speed down and consumption curves, optimization algorithm delivers estimates of fuel cost and time en route. This story is related to the following:Transportation Industry ProductsSearch for suppliers of: Navigation Equipment | Transportation & Logistics Software

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