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Piracy at sea drops to lowest level in eight years, reports IMB
2015-01-16 01:00:00| Ship Technology
International Maritime Bureau's (IMB) annual piracy report has revealed that piracy at sea has dropped to its lowest level in eight years, a 44% fall since Somali piracy peaked in 2011.
Sea Level Rise Accelerating Faster Than Thought
2015-01-16 00:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: The acceleration of the rate of sea level rise over the past couple decades is even higher than scientists had thought, according to a new study that uses a novel method to estimate the global rise of the oceans. The reason? The rate of rise across the 20th century has actually been overestimated -- by as much as 30 percent -- meaning there's been a bigger jump in sea level rise rates from the beginning of the 1900s to now than previously thought. "The acceleration over the 20th century is...
Study: sea levels rising quicker previously estimated
2015-01-15 17:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Sea level rise is accelerating at a much faster pace than previously estimated, according to a new study from Harvard University. The findings have implications for climate change models. The study, which has been published in the journal Nature, found that global sea level rise from 1900 to 1990 had be overestimated by as much as 30%. Suggesting that the rate of change is far more rapid than previously thought. Co-author of the study and a recent Ph.D graduate in Harvards Department of Earth...
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BP to announce North Sea job cuts
2015-01-15 01:23:26| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Staff in BP's North Sea operation, which employs 4,000 people, are expected to be briefed later about significant job cuts, amid falling oil prices.
BP set to axe 300 jobs in North Sea operations
2015-01-15 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Oil major BP is reportedly set to axe 300 jobs following a review of its operations in the North Sea amid plummeting oil prices.
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