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Sunken El Faro investigation reveals captain sent email seeking change in direction of sail
2016-02-18 01:00:00| Ship Technology
A recent review of Tote Maritime's cargo ship El Faro's last fatal voyage has revealed that the captain aboard the ship, Michael Davidson, had in an email to Tote officials sought a change in route in order to veer the ship off the course of hurrican
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New study is 'a leap forward' in our understanding of ice sheet behavior
2016-02-17 23:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: In recent years, climate scientists have grown increasingly concerned that massive rivers of ice flowing into the ocean from Greenland and Antarctica could accelerate as the planet warms, leading to a catastrophic collapse of Earth's ice sheets. This grim scenario would cause the world's oceans to rise rapidly, putting many island nations and coastal communities around the world under water. But a new paper in Nature by C.R. Stokes and colleagues presents an alternative narrative of the manner...
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19 and Counting: Another facility receives LEED certification at University of California, Davis
2016-02-17 19:26:00| American School & University
The renovation of Mrak Hall is singled out for its energy-saving elements. read more
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The relentless plunge in commodity prices has been brutal on shares of AK Steel.
2016-02-17 16:01:10| Steel - Topix.net
To be sure, the steel industry has faced challenges in recent years. But AK Steel's woes predate this scenario, and the company didn't help itself by vertically integrating its operations just a few years back.
Invasive species blamed as second biggest cause of extinctions
2016-02-17 01:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: Alien invaders are the second biggest cause of species extinctions, according to a new study, but not everyone is convinced. The role invaders play in wiping out native species has long been a bone of contention for conservationists. The new study looks at the Red List, a catalogue of extinct and threatened species drawn up by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). For species that are completely extinct or extinct in the wild, those who draw up the list identify one or...
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