Tristan da Cunha Archipelago in danger after large oil spill

(NEWSER) by Nick MacMaster – An oil spill has covered thousands of endangered penguins in crude after a cargo ship ran aground on an island in the South Atlantic, the AP reports. The MS Olivia of Malta broke into two pieces after it hit Nightingale Island in the Tristan da Cunha chain. Its 1,650 tons of crude oil spilled into the ocean. While all crew members were rescued, a huge slick surrounds Nightingale Island—a situation that a Tristan da Cunha conservationist called "a disaster."

About 20,000 of the island's 200,000 penguins might be affected, according to one environmentalist. The island is home to nearly half the world's total of northern rockhopper penguins—a species classified as endangered. In addition, the spill could endanger the fishing that sustains the tiny community of 275 people.


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NewsDaily: Japan wind change to blow radiation over Pacific

NewsDaily (2011-03-15) -- Winds are set to blow low-level radiation from Japan's quake-crippled nuclear power plant out over the Pacific Ocean in coming hours, easing health worries after drifting toward Tokyo early on Tuesday, experts said.
http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre72e4ya-us-japan-quake-winds/

Unexpected Growth In Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide

Attention, this was published in 2007 !!! 4 years ago!

ScienceDaily (2007-10-23) -- Atmospheric carbon dioxide growth has increased 35 percent faster than expected since 2000. The study found that inefficiency in the use of fossil fuels increased levels of carbon dioxide by 17 percent, while the other 18 percent came from the decline in the efficiency of natural land and ocean sinks which soak up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071022171932.htm

Understanding ocean climate

ScienceDaily (2009-12-13) -- High-resolution computer simulations are helping to describe the inflow of North Atlantic water to the Arctic Ocean and how this influences ocean climate.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091210101410.htm

Warming North Atlantic water tied to heating Arctic

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110127141659.htm

ScienceDaily (2011-01-28) -- The temperatures of North Atlantic Ocean water flowing north into the Arctic Ocean adjacent to Greenland -- the warmest water in at least 2,000 years -- are likely related to the amplification of global warming in the Arctic, says a new study.

: Sea Census Locates 1200 New Marine Species in World's Oceans

: Sea Census Locates 1200 New Marine Species in World's Oceans

: Atlantic Weather May Be Key Culprit In Fish Decline

: Atlantic Weather May Be Key Culprit In Fish Decline