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Giant Clam Poaching Wipes Out Reefs in South China Sea
2016-07-12 21:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: More than 40 square miles (104 square kilometers) of coral reefs-some of the most biodiverse on Earth-have been destroyed by giant clam poaching in the South China Sea, according to a new analysis of satellite imagery. The poachers use boat propellers to loosen the valuable bivalves, which can weigh up to 500 pounds (227 kilograms) and are a luxury item in China. Carving up a reef leaves it barren of life. And because reefs in the region are often interconnected, the damage in one place can have...
Repsol Sinopec awards contracts for North Sea operations
2016-07-12 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Repsol Sinopec Resources has awarded new contracts that cover its North Sea operations in the UK after completing an overhaul of its service contracting strategy.
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Food shortages and sea level rise US voters' top climate change concerns
2016-07-11 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Diminishing food and water security and ruinous sea level rise are the leading climate change concerns of a section of the American electorate that is aghast at the lack of discussion of global warming during the presidential debate. A Guardian US survey of its readers found that pressure on food and water supplies is considered the most important consequence of climate change. Sea level rise, which is set to inundate coastal areas currently occupied by millions of Americans, is second on the...
Risk of sea desertification challenges Vietnam
2016-07-11 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Viet Nam Net: Climate change is one of the reasons behind sea desertification. It warms the air temperature and sea water and lowers nitrogen, phosphorus and oxygen concentration, thus paving the way for the formation of a dead sea area or desertification of the sea. Sea desertification is a new terminology used to describe the area where all sea creatures cannot live because of poor natural conditions, water quality and land. According to experts from the General Department of Sea and Islands, there...
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Forests of the sea in Western Australia slashed by marine heatwave
2016-07-08 01:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Great swathes of the temperate kelp forests on Western Australia's reefs that underpin tourism and fisheries industries worth $10 billion annually are gone. Key points: The ocean off Western Australia is warming twice as fast as the global average Since 2000, nearly 1000 square kilometres of kelp forest have been lost from the area These "forests of the sea" underpin tourism and fisheries worth $10 billion per year And the demise of these remarkable "forests of the sea" is likely permanent,...
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