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Wartsila to provide propulsion solution for new French polar vessel
2015-11-24 01:00:00| Ship Technology
Wartsila has been awarded a contract to provide propulsion solutions to a new polar logistics vessel being built for Terre Australes et Antarctiques Françaises (TAAF) and the French Polar Institute (IPEV).
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Polar bear numbers to fall as Arctic ice shrinks: Study
2015-11-19 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Polar bear populations are likely to fall by more than 30 percent by around mid-century as global warming thaws Arctic sea ice, experts said on Thursday in the most detailed review of the predators to date. The report, by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature), estimated there are between 22,000 and 31,000 polar bears in the Arctic and said they will be increasingly vulnerable as their habitat shrinks. "Climate change will continue to seriously threaten polar bear survival...
Polar Bears Are Spending More Time on LandAnd That Could Be Bad for Humans
2015-11-19 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: In recent years, polar bears have become the lovable poster children for climate change in the Arctic. And as their preferred sea ice habitat continues to diminish year after year, thanks to warming temperatures in the region, it seems theres no end to the polar bears troubles. Now, a new study in PLOS One has brought to light one more problem for one more polar bear population. Bears in the Chukchi Sea region -- thats the body of water between Russia and Alaska -- are spending more time on...
Polar Tank Trailer Introduces Stainless Steel Hangers on Hendrickson INTRAAX Suspension
2015-11-18 11:31:11| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
HOUSTON, -- At this week's National Tank Truck Carriers' Tank Truck Week event, Polar Tank Trailer unveiled its new stainless steel suspension product enhancements, developed in partnership with Hendrickson. Featuring stainless steel suspension hangers and airbag top plates, the high-strength system extends...
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Personalizing climate change: spy cameras document polar bear behaviors on and off sea ice
2015-11-02 10:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Polar bear populations are threatened by the loss of Arctic sea ice they use for hunting, and filmmakers and researchers are using remote cameras to better understand how the bears use ice and respond to the novel conditions resulting from global climate change. As Alysa McCall, field programs manager at Polar Bears International, explained in an email to WildTech, Remote camera systems provide the opportunity for nearly undisturbed observations of wildlife behavior.[F]or understanding an individual...
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