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$900m risk in Caribbean from rising sea levels
2013-11-17 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Tribune: RISING sea levels could cause the tourism industry to lose almost $900 million a year by 2050, says a research group. Sea rise, surge or erosion could cause as much as 1,200 square miles of Caribbean coastal land to be lost along with damage or destruction of half of the major tourist resorts. A report by the Inter-American Development Bank titled Climate Changes Impact on the Caribbeans Ability to Sustain Tourism, Natural Assets, and Livelihoods forecasts the destruction unless Caribbean...
Oceanic Acidification Ruining Digestion of Sea Urchins
2013-11-16 14:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: Researchers from Sweden and Germany have found that climate change and ocean acidification is ruining the digestive systems of marine animals. They conducted the study on a larval stage of green sea urchins Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis. The research shows that marine animals can't digest food in acidic environment. Ocean acidification is an unfortunate consequence of the industrial revolution. Burning fossil fuels has resulted in the release of a billion tons of carbon dioxide in the environment....
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Siemens developing power technology for deep sea oil and gas facilities
2013-11-15 21:30:13| Green Car Congress
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ACSA's SeaExplorer breaks world records in Mediterranean Sea testing
2013-11-15 01:00:00| Ship Technology
ACSA, a France-based company that develops undersea robotics and underwater positioning systems, has successfully tested its unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV), SeaExplorer, in Mediterranean Sea.
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Breagh Gas Field, Southern North Sea
2013-11-15 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
The Breagh gas field lies in blocks 42/13a and 42/12a of the Southern North Sea, 65km north-east of the UK. The field lies at a water depth of 194ft.
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