23
May
What happened to abandoned ‘ghost ship’ Lyubov Orlova?
The unlucky cruise ship may have finally sunk to the bottom of the ocean.
23
May
What happened to abandoned ‘ghost ship’ Lyubov Orlova?
The unlucky cruise ship may have finally sunk to the bottom of the ocean.
08
May
Sensors to monitor red tide off coast of Maine
The devices are on the look out for two particular types of algae that can cause death in humans if consumed.
29
Apr
What is an ice ‘brinicle’ and how does it form?
Salt-heavy brine escapes when the sea ice cracks and the brine itself is colder than the freezing point of seawater.
28
Apr
A system of high-tech sensors and fiber optic cables is being set up in the northeast Pacific Ocean that will enable real-time monitoring and data gathering from the ocean floor, and when completed, will become the world’s largest underwater observatory.
24
Apr
When ocean scientist Andrew Thaler found an old, outdated water level gauge, he found a way to give it new life — turning it into a tool to measure public interest in sea level rise. Instead of tracking water, the Sea Leveler tracks how much people are talking about water on Twitter.
(via Project: Recycle old scientific equipment into new tools for public engagement - Boing Boing)
21
Apr
Check out these gorgeous photos of waves.
16
Apr
19-year-old Boyan Slat has unveiled plans to create an Ocean Cleanup Array that could remove 7,250,000 tons of plastic waste from the world’s oceans. The device consists of an anchored network of floating booms and processing platforms that could be dispatched to garbage patches around the world. Instead of moving through the ocean, the array would span the radius of a garbage patch, acting as a giant funnel. The angle of the booms would force plastic in the direction of the platforms, where it would be separated from plankton, filtered and stored for recycling.
Via BoingBoing
Also on the ocean-garbage front: We’ve covered various responses to the Pacific Garbage Patch, here, and here.
13
Apr
Arctic Ocean to be ice-free during summers before 2050
Less Arctic summer ice will have global impacts, from opening shipping lanes and exploration for resources such as oil and gas to further warming the Arctic.
08
Apr
It’s going fast,” fisherman Eric Pineda said. “We’ve got to fish harder before it’s all gone.” Asked what he would leave to his son, he shrugged: “He’ll have to find something else.
06
Apr
Live fish found in likely tsunami debris
The fish, which live off the coast of Japan and Hawaii, made their way across the Pacific in a drifting skiff. Of the 5 fish that made the journey, 1 is still alive.
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via unconsumption
via climateadaptation