Surfing from / March, 2011
Earth’s Gravity Revealed in Unprecedented Detail
After just two years in orbit, ESA’s GOCE satellite, a European spacecraft that skims the upper reaches of the atmosphere, has gathered enough data to map Earth’s gravity with unrivalled precision, from deep ocean trenches to majestic mountain ranges. The data will be crucial for understanding sea level changes, shifts in ice flows and how ocean currents, which are driven by gravity, respond as the planet warms over the next few decades.
Seawater radiation rises in Japan
Seawater near Japan’s stricken nuclear reactors shows radiation levels 3000 times higher than the legal limit while US military ship helps with disaster relief efforts.
Sea turtle deaths up along Gulf Shores, joining dolphin trend
The discovery of more than 100 dead dolphins on Gulf of Mexico shores likely reflects only a small fraction of the total killed by the BP oil spill last year, a study suggested on Wednesday. And Federal scientists are trying to figure out why dolphin deaths along the Gulf of Mexico are up this year now have a second challenge: a sharp jump in sea turtle deaths in some Gulf areas.
Sea of Expansion, a Subtly Ironic Reminder of Our Environmental Impact
Julie Brookmanâs work uses photography and glass to explore the dichotomous nature of plastic bags: their unsuspected malleable beauty and staying imperfection, the ease in which they are acquired, and the difficulty in which they are discarded.
Corals Moving North to Escape Warming
Corals are dying in tropical areas, but now it appears they are expanding their range poleward. However, even if range expansion of corals does occur, the amount of dying corals in tropical areas may be much greater than the new settlements in the temperate regions.
Japan Nuclear Plant Gets Help From US Robots
Environmental emergencies are yet to be perceived as importantly as political ones. Lybia, Egypt, Yemen and most of the middle East and North African countries are in a whirl of explosive political change with potential worldwide repercussions. Japan, is in obvious need of a combined and prompt international action, as well… Nuclear (ionizing) radiation is not limited by borders of any kind, the world’s future is at stake here, as well…
New Tsunami Maps Will Show Risks From Likelier Surges, California
Within the next three years, the state of California plans to produce a new set of statewide tsunami maps that will help coastal communities, harbor masters and port officials prepare for the most likely threats. Yet, Safety officers plan for every known contingency, but no one can predict everything that might go wrong.
Plutonium found in soil at Japan nuclear plant
Plutonium was detected Monday in soil at five places at the Fukushima Dai-ichi tsunami-stricken nuclear plant in Japan, but the levels are, allegedly, not believed to pose a threat to human health…
Beach Renourishment Projects in Doubt
On a narrow stretch of Sand Key, Fl., the beach has eroded from months of rushing waves. Tides eat away at the coast, sweeping sand back into the gulf. Unstopped by the shore, water rolls to the seawall, 20 feet from condominiums. Bordered by 825 miles of sandy shoreline, Florida tops the nation in federally funded beach renourishment.
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