Oceans and Rivers

California Sea Level Projected to Rise at Higher Rate Than Global Average; Slower Rate for Oregon, Washington, But Major Earthquake Could Cause Sudden Rise

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California Sea Level Projected to Rise at Higher Rate Than Global Average; Slowe
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http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=13389

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Engineers Without Borders: An Organization Working to Alleviate Poverty

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www.ewb-usa.org

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Engineers Without Borders: An Organization Working to Alleviate Poverty

This image gives the reader some basic information about Engineers Without Borders, an organization with active chapters all over the world. EWB employs engineers to design and implement sustainable projects in developing countries. There are chapters at both the university and professional levels.

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Organizations Working to Create Environmental Sustainability

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Multinational Exchange for Sustainable Agriculture, International Water Management Institute

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Organizations Working to Create Environmental Sustainability

This picture gives the reader some basic information about two organizations working to ensure global environmental sustainability.

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Study Indicates a Greater Threat of Extreme Weather

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JUSTIN GILLIS
Study Indicates a Greater Threat of Extreme Weather
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New research suggests that global warming is causing the cycle of evaporation and rainfall over the oceans to intensify more than scientists had expected, an ominous finding that may indicate a higher potential for extreme weather in coming decades.

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Map: Where all the junk in the ocean ends up

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Ken Ellingwood
Map: Where all the junk in the ocean ends up
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If you read this story by Ken Ellingwood about the deluge of trash on a Mexican beach, you may be wondering: Just where does all the junk that goes into the ocean end up?

Nikolai Maximenko is trying to answer that question. Trash gathers into "garbage patches" that are too diffuse to spot from a satellite. Scientists have encountered several areas where trash collects in the ocean, but nobody is sure where all of it is.

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http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2012/01/just-where-does-junk-in-the-ocean-end-up.html

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Climate change may cut profits from oceans by trillions

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Luisa Massarani
Climate change may cut profits from oceans by trillions
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[LONDON] Climate change could reduce the economic value of the services the oceans provide to mankind by almost US$2 trillion a year by 2100, according to a study presented at the Planet Under Pressure conference this week (26–29 March).

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Corals 'Could Survive a More Acidic Ocean'

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Corals 'Could Survive a More Acidic Ocean'
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Corals may be better placed to cope with the gradual acidification of the world's oceans than previously thought -- giving rise to hopes that coral reefs might escape climatic devastation.

In new research published in the journal Nature Climate Change, an international scientific team has identified a powerful internal mechanism that could enable some corals and their symbiotic algae to counter the adverse impact of a more acidic ocean.

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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120401160101.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Latest+Science+News%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

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Perpetual Ocean

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NASA
Perpetual Ocean
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This visualization shows ocean surface currents around the world during the period from June 2005 through December 2007. The visualization does not include a narration or annotations; the goal was to use ocean flow data to create a simple, visceral experience.

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http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003800/a003827/

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