Archive for ‘sea’
Latest scientists’ views of sea level rise
January 31st, 2008
Six of the 10 experts contacted by Reuters in the last 10 days stuck to projections by the U.N. Climate Panel that sea levels will rise by between about 20 and 80 cms by 2100. Four said gains could be higher because of likely bigger thawing of Antarctica and Greenland. None thought the IPCC was exaggerating the risks.
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Rising sea levels threaten China cities
January 17th, 2008
Sea levels off Shanghai and other Chinese coastal cities are rising at an alarming rate, leading to contamination of drinking water supplies and other threats, China’s State Oceanic Administration reported Thursday.
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Sea levels rising at ‘alarming’ rate, say Chinese scientists
January 16th, 2008
Scientists say new figures show that sea levels along China’s coast are rising at an ”alarming” rate due to global warming, with some cities more affected because excessive extraction of groundwater is causing ground levels to sink, state-run media reported Wednesday.
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Spain to pursue claims against US shipping bureau over oil spill
January 4th, 2008
Spain will appeal a US federal court decision dismissing its damage claims against a US ship inspection organization, which Madrid accuses of contributing to one of the world’s worst recent oil disasters, Spanish media reported Friday.
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Alaskan sea drilling plans criticized
January 3rd, 2008
The federal government will open up nearly 46,000 square miles off Alaska’s northwest coast to petroleum leases next month, a decision condemned by enviromental groups that contend the industrial activity will harm northern marine mammals.
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