Oceans comprise a sea of troubles

Seattle Post Intelligencer, The Economist | Jan. 2, 2009 (Special Report)

No one fully understands why the cod have not returned to the Grand Banks off Canada, even after 16 years of no fishing. No one quite knows why glaciers and ice shelves are melting so fast, or how a meltwater lake on the Greenland ice sheet covering six square kilometers could drain away in 24 hours, as it did in 2006. Such unexpected events make scientists nervous.

What can be done to put matters right? The sea, the last part of the world where ... Full Story »

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Subjects: Sci/Tech, Living
Topics: Environment, Biology, Science, Food
Member Tags: oceans, Endangered species
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Jan 5, 2009 - 3:13 AM PST
Reviewed by: Dwight Rousu (review), Gerald Zuckier (review), Tanya J. Maurer (review), Patricia L'Herrou (review), Glenn LaBauve (review), Dave Kimber (review)
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 by Patricia L'Herrou - Jan. 6, 2009

as much opinion as special report, it covers a lot of ocean and the damages done with more to come. it summarizes a report of britain's 'most eminent body of scientists' that "it will take tens of thousands of years for ocean chemistry to return....to a preindustrial state." even if this is wrong and we should hope it is, it conveys a strong warning we all need to heed..

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 by Dwight Rousu - Jan. 5, 2009

The peril of the environmental devastation of the oceans is an under-appreciated story. This article captures in a capsule many aspects of the problems, including the potential species extinction of the species Homo Sapiens.

In a world whose demand for protein grows daily, the need to conserve stocks is plain. The remedies are not hard to grasp. Politicians, however, are supine. More »

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 by Tanya J. Maurer - Jan. 6, 2009
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 by Glenn LaBauve - Jan. 9, 2009

Of all the things mentioned, the most troubling is a futures and options market, isn.t that how the economic bubbles get fueled. Needless price ... More »

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 by Gerald Zuckier - Jan. 5, 2009

gives a good perspective on a bunch of questions and shows their interconnection

we forget that the vast majority of the earth is ocean, and while it was large enough to be our dumping ground for a long time, when it does become ... More »

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 by Dave Kimber - Jan. 11, 2009

It covers the bases of the latest information but it doesn't cover any possible solutions in any depth to make a difference. All scare tactic and ... More »

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