Jul 22

As we know the
oceans already absorb megatons of atmospheric carbon, but dash of lime - a new twist that may cut
CO2 levels back to pre-industrial levels say some scientist. Scientists say they have found a workable way of reducing CO2 levels in the atmosphere by adding lime to seawater. And they think it has the potential to dramatically reverse CO2 accumulation in the atmosphere, reports Cath O’Driscoll in SCI’s Chemistry & Industry magazine published today.
The answer sounds like a cocktail recipe but it worth checking out more information about the open source project here
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Jun 04

Today may finish the celebration of the world maritime university, which was started at July 2nd at Malmö Börshus, Malmö, Sweden. As regular party of the global initiative for sustainable growth and climate fight, their quoter century anniversary must be noted with the ICCMI Conference 2008, where experts from around the globe are discussing how climate change might affect various maritime and coastal activities, tips and tricks of evaluating measures to ensure the sustainability of maritime industries. Here we got attached some useful documents in order to this public event, check the full information at pdf format and Symposium Programme.
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May 21

Discovery of a layer of volcanic ash and glass shards in Antarctica, evidence of an old eruption by a still active volcano that researchers says might be contributing to the thinning of Antarctic glacial ice was announced at the beginning of the week.
This story is related to the recently published discovery of the volcanic layer in the journal Nature Geoscience by Hugh F.J. Corr and David G. Vaughan, two scientists with the British Antarctic Survey.
As Dr. Vaughan said “This is the first time we have seen a volcano beneath the ice sheet punch a hole through the ice sheet.”
The volcano’s heat could possibly melting and thinning the ice and raising the speed of the Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica after two millennia of snow rain covering the volcanic layer, but recent radar surveys found it. As Hugh F.J. Corr and David G. Vaughan continues, the radar teams discovered the layer in 2004 and 2005, but the reflected radar waves from the layer are so strong they thought it was actual bedrock.
In case the Pine Island Glacier may be thinning because of the volcano, it’s highly unusual to point the the thinning of Antarctica’s ice sheet as a result of hidden volcanoes and probably You know that Antarctica has few active volcanoes and some glacial scientists, like Dr. Vaughan blame warmer ocean waters for glacial thinning in the area of West Antarctica.
The scientists discovered was most likely dated to ” around the time of Alexander the Great “. The eruption would have exploded upwards, pushing through hundreds of meters of ice, spraying ash and volcanic glass shards all over the land surrounding it.
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Sep 03
I just saw very interested video that shows Sydney Inundation and how Sea Level Rises video made in Google Earth on carbonplanet.com.
The author said : I received an email the other day from Rex Rowley at Haskell Indian Nations University and the University of Kansas who pointed me to the work they have been doing with sea level rise mapping. They have Google Earth streaming data files for sea level rises of 1 to 6 meters. Their original data is red so I had to use Photoshop to make it a more pleasing blue tone, and then decided I may as well animate it together with an ominous soundtrack. I’ll make a few more of these in other cities. If anyone wants the high-res versions I’ll happily send it to you.
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