Generating sustainable wealth from NZ's vast ocean resources
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
- Generating sustainable wealth from New Zealand’s vast ocean resources requires us to proceed carefully, according to a new paper produced by the Royal Society of New Zealand.
Canadian Helicopters Reports Strong 2012 First Quarter Results
Thursday, May 10, 2012
- Canadian Helicopters Reports Strong 2012 First Quarter Results
The coming arms race for Arctic oil
Thursday, May 10, 2012
- In The Eskimo and the Oil Man, Bob Reiss follows Shell's pursuit of black gold in America's iciest waters.
Global warming: New threat to Antarctic ice shelves
Thursday, May 10, 2012
- Warming air temps likely to trigger a chain reaction that could undermine stability of glaciers By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — While British researchers recently showed how warming ocean currents are melting ice sheets in West Antarctica, other areas may also be susceptible rapid and potentially catastrophic disintegration — especially the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf fringing [...]
USC Dornsife Scientific Diving: Palau Water Supply
Monday, May 07, 2012
- By Austin Hay Water is the oil of the future. It’s a phrase that’s often been repeated in the engineering classes I’ve taken at USC, but it couldn’t be truer than in the case of Palau. The island nation, some 500 miles east of the Philippines and 2,000 miles south of Japan, is completely dependent [...]
Climate: Shifting ocean currents melt Antarctic ice shelves
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
- Shifting winds in southern hemisphere push warmer water beneath ice shelves By Bob Berwyn SUMMIT COUNTY — Warm ocean currents, driven by shifting hemispheric winds, are likely the main cause of recent ice loss in Antarctica, an international team of researchers reported this week. The new information is another step toward being able to forecast [...]
Don't be naive on climate change, Norway's former PM cautions Canada
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
- Laissez-faire attitudes lead to environmental disasters, says Gro Harlem Brundtland
Norway's former PM cautions Canada not to take a naive position on climate change
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
- Laissez-faire attitudes lead to environmental disasters, says Gro Harlem Brundtland
Norway's former PM cautions Canada not to adopt a naive position on climate change
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
- Laissez-faire attitudes lead to environmental disasters, says Gro Harlem Brundtland
Monday, May 14, 2012
Monday, April 23, 2012
- A variety of news outlets has covered two papers published this week indicating that the Weddell Sea area of Antarctica might be susceptible to faster-than-expected ice loss, but most went astray in one way or another. The most troublesome of...