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Sea level rise from ocean warming underestimated, scientists say
2016-01-26 03:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence-France Presse: The amount of sea level rise that comes from the oceans warming and expanding has been underestimated, and could be about twice as much as previously calculated, German researchers have said. The findings in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a peer-reviewed US journal, suggest that increasingly severe storm surges could be anticipated as a result. Sea level can mount due to two factors melting ice and the thermal expansion of water as it warms. Until now, researchers...
Sea Turtles Recover at Aquariums After Ocean Temp Drop
2016-01-26 00:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World News: Among sea turtles rescued from being "cold stunned" by a dip in coastline water temperatures in recent weeks, eight young green sea turtles are recovering at Ripley's Aquarium in Myrtle Beach, S.C. As reptiles, the animals need sun to maintain their body temperature, and they left the Northeast a bit later because of unseasonably warm temperatures there, missing their key window to move south, said Tim Handsel, director of the aquarium's husbandry program, in an article in the Sun News. As...
SpaceX Finds Silver Lining in Failed Sea Landing
2016-01-20 21:36:14| TechNewsWorld
SpaceX this week failed in its third attempt to land a rocket on an ocean platform. The company has landed a reusable rocket on land successfully, but it has stepped up its efforts to land at sea. The latest attempt, though not successful, was a step forward, SpaceX said. The Falcon 9 rocket was supposed to deliver its payload, then land on a drone ship out in the Pacific Ocean.
CIS Group Completes Operation In Southern North Sea
2016-01-20 03:43:13| oilandgasonline Home Page
Conductor Installation Services Ltd (CIS), an Acteon company that provides hammer services to install conductors and drive piles, announced that it successfully completed its second conductor installation operation during the last 12 months for a leading North Sea oil and gas operator.
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Statoil cuts capital expenditure at Johan Castberg oilfield in Barents Sea
2016-01-20 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Statoil has reduced its planned capital expenditure to around $6bn for the delayed Johan Castberg oilfield in the Barents Sea.
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