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Earth Day Data Challenge Update: Deadline Extension
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- 20 May 2013 | By Marinexplore | 53
After receiving a lot of feedback from participants, we have decided to extend the submission deadline of the Marinexplore Earth Day Data Challenge to Saturday, June 22nd, thereby giving individuals and teams additional time to prepare their ocean data projects.
NASA Satellite Data Help Pinpoint Glaciers' Role in Sea Level Rise
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- 17 May 2013 | By NASA | 141
A new study of glaciers worldwide using observations from two NASA satellites has helped resolve differences in estimates of how fast glaciers are disappearing and contributing to sea level rise. The new research found glaciers outside of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, repositories of 1 percent of all land ice, lost an average of 571 trillion pounds (259 trillion kilograms) of mass every year during the six-year study period, making the oceans rise 0.03 inches (0.7 mm) per year. This is equal to about 30 percent of the total observed global sea level rise during the same period and matches the combined contribution to sea level from the Greenland and Antarctica ice sheets.
Sensors to Monitor Red Tides on Northeast Coast
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- 10 May 2013 | By NOAA | 207
The 2013 spring and summer red tide reason in New England is expected to be “moderate” according to NCCOS’s partner, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), forecast last month. Ocean and weather data from the Gulf of Maine buoys play an important role in this forecasting effort. When developing this new red tide forecast system, scientists depended on historical data from the buoys to develop and verify the model.
Using Earthquake Sensors to Track Endangered Whales
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- 17 May 2013 | By University of Washington | 110
The fin whale is the second-largest animal ever to live on Earth. It is also, paradoxically, one of the least understood. The animal’s huge size and global range make its movements and behavior hard to study.
Global Warming is Changing the Nature of Coral Reefs
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- 08 May 2013 | By Victoria University | 193
International research has suggested that many coral species won’t survive beyond the end of this century, but marine biologists at Victoria University are offering an alternative scenario.
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