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UK awards 41 more licences to explore North Sea oil and gas
2015-07-28 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
The UK Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has awarded 41 new licences to explore the UK Continental Shelf in the North Sea.
Climate Guru Hansen Warns of Rapid Sea Level Rise
2015-07-27 02:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: Leading climate scientist and activist James Hansen is warning that the 2 degree Celsius limit to Earths temperature rise agreed by world leaders is highly dangerous. His new research paper shows that sea levels are rising much more quickly that previously believed. An adjunct professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia University, Dr. Hansen is lead author of a paper entitled, Ice melt, sea level rise and superstorms: evidence from paleoclimate data, climate...
Rising Sea Levels Could Decimate Sea Turtle Nests
2015-07-26 15:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Rising sea levels could decimate sea turtle nesting sites around the world, scientists have warned, with the largest rookery site for green turtles increasingly at risk from being swamped by seawater. Researchers have tested the impact of seawater upon turtle eggs in an attempt to find out why so few hatchlings were emerging on Raine Island, on the fringes of the Great Barrier Reef. Raine Island is a remote coral cay that acts as the world's largest nesting site for green turtles -- as many...
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Study: Sandy caused record sea levels, $23 billion in damage in New York
2015-07-25 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: Superstorm Sandy caused $23 billion in damage in New York state alone and delivered the highest water levels there on record, according to a new federal report. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency said this week that the 2012 storm produced sea levels much higher than other historic storms to hit the New York region. Peak storm tides from Sandy were more than 9.5 feet above sea level, according to the agencies' report. On average, those tides were...
China Oilfield Services to undertake drilling operations in Block 33/07 in East China Sea
2015-07-24 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Primeline Energy has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with China Oilfield Services (COSL) to carry out drilling operations in an upcoming exploration programme in Block 33/07 in the East China Sea.
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