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Steve Russell : Traveling by Water
Mar Caribe: Traveling by water. Photo by Jefry Lagrange Reyes / Wikimedia Commons.Traveling by water “We pray in English so we understand each other; we pray in Indian so God understands us.” — Lakota elder By Steve Russell | The … Continue reading
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Tagged Caribbean, Native Americans, Oceans, pollution, Spirituality, Steve Russell, Travel
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Ted McLaughlin : We’re Killing Off Our Oceans
Coral reefs are subject to “multiple stressors” that could destroy many within a human generation. Image from IPSO / BBC.Multiple factors at work:Killing off the oceans By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / June 21, 2011 There has been … Continue reading
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Tagged Biology, Climate Change, Environment, Global Warming, Oceans, Ted McLaughlin
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Before it’s Too Late : Save the World’s Fish
Bluefin tuna is being over-fished and its numbers can’t be sustained, scientists say. Photo from Getty Images / The Independent, U.K.Public supports creation of marine nature reserve The poll came ahead of the launch of a film, The End Of … Continue reading
Earth’s Oceans Are Deeply Troubled
Reefs including the Great Barrier Reef off Australia could begin to break up within a few decades, research suggests. Photograph: Cathie PageClimate deal may be too late to save coral reefs, scientists warnBy David Adam / October 27, 2008 A … Continue reading
Suffocating Dead Zones Spread Across World’s Oceans
With more than 400 oxygen-starved dead zones in global coastal waters, scientists are calling for such dead zones to be recognised as one of the world’s great environmental problems.Critically low oxygen levels now pose as great a threat to life … Continue reading
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Tagged Dead Zones, Eco-Systems, Ecology, Environment, Marine Life, Oceans, Science
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Rush to Arctic As Warming Opens Oil Deposits
US Coast Guard Cutter Healy will embark on Arctic Voyage this week to determine the extent of the continental shelf in Alaska and to map the ocean floor, data that could be used for oil and natural gas exploration. Photo … Continue reading
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Tagged Arctic Ice Cap, Ecology, Energy, Environment, Global Warming, Oceans, Oil Exploration
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Giant Chunks Break Off Canadian Ice Shelf
This satellite image shows a large, rectangular chunk of ice at center that broke away from the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf. Other pieces also broke away from the shelf. Photo from NASA.Cracks had been earlier found on Ward Hunt; ‘more … Continue reading
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Tagged Arctic Ice Cap, Canada, Climate Change, Environment, Global Warming, Oceans
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Texas Beach Study Finds Increase In Fecal Contamination
Galveston beach: everyone in!‘Texans should not be swimming in human and animal waste’By Jay Root / July 29, 2008 AUSTIN — A day after state officials declared water quality on the rise at Texas beaches, an environmental group reported today … Continue reading
ENVIRONMENT : A Point of No Return for Greenland’s Ice
Melt water is seen here running over the Greenlandic icecap, in August, 2007. A new analysis suggests there is a tipping point, in terms of how much carbon dioxide is added to the atmosphere, beyond which Greenland’s ice will be … Continue reading
ENVIRONMENT : Russian Oil Development Threatens Belugas
A Beluga whale swims underwater in the Arctic region. What happens to the Beluga population reflects the effects global warming on the Arctic ecosystem, says Vsevolod Belkovich, a professor at the Russian Academy of Science who is leading a study … Continue reading
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Tagged Eco-Systems, Ecology, Environment, Global Warming, Oceans, Oil Companies, pollution, Whales
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Complex Underwater Eco-Systems at Peril
A fish swims among coral reefs off the Obhor coast, north of the Red Sea city of Jeddah. A third of reef-building corals worldwide are threatened with extinction due to climate change and water pollution, according to the first global … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate Change, Eco-Systems, Ecology, Environment, Global Warming, Oceans
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Carcinogens Found in Gulf Coast Trout, Catfish
Catfish, like this one caught Tuesday by Mark Arnett of Alvarado, are now on the state’s consumption warning list. Photo by Julio Cortez / Houston ChronicleTexas issues health warning on some Galveston Bay fishBy Allan Turner and Rosanna Ruiz / … Continue reading
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Tagged Cancer, Environment, EPA, Fishing, Oceans, pollution, Public Health, Texas
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