Category Archives: oceans

Climate change turning seas acid

Posted on June 1, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Climate change is turning the oceans more acid in a trend that could endanger everything from clams to coral and be irreversible for thousands of years, national science academies said .Seventy academies from around the world urged governments meeting in … Continue reading →

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Conveyor Belt Concept of Ocean Water Circulation is Probably Wrong

Posted on May 18, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

The familiar model of Atlantic ocean currents that shows a discrete “conveyor belt” of deep, cold water flowing southward from the Labrador Sea is probably not correct. New research led by Duke University and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution relied … Continue reading →

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Sea Salt Holds Clues To Climate Change

Posted on May 8, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

New research in United Kingdom (U.K.) suggests that the amount of salt in seawater is varying in direct response to  climate change. Working  with data collected over the past 50 years, Peter Stott, head of climate monitoring and attribution at … Continue reading →

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NASA: Good Shot at Discovery Launch

Posted on March 15, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

NASA feels it has a good shot at sending shuttle Discovery to the international space station following repairs out at the launch pad. But “the proof of the pudding” won’t be until Discovery’s external fuel tank is filled once again, … Continue reading →

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