Upcoming Events--Institute of Oceanology Chinese Academy of Sciences

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05 2016

May 26, 2016

Coral bleaching 'lifeboat' could be just beneath the surface
A report commissioned by the United Nations and co-authored by the University of Sydney's UNESCO Chair in Marine Science offers a glimmer of hope to those managing the impact of bleaching on th...
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05 2016

May 26, 2016

Researchers find higher than expected carbon emissions from inland waterways
Washington State University researchers have found that greenhouse-gas emissions from lakes and inland waterways may be as much as 45 percent greater than previously thought.
　　Their study, p...
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05 2016

May 17, 2016

Carbon capture is substantial in secondary tropical forests
One of the most effective methods for capturing carbon from the atmosphere in the tropics of Latin America requires doing very little. In fact, researchers say, just protecting natural forest r...
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05 2016

May 17, 2016

Biodiversity protects fish from climate change
Fish provide protein to billions of people and are an especially critical food source in the developing world. Today marine biologists confirmed a key factor that could help them thrive through...
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05 2016

May 17, 2016

Tiny organisms have huge effect on world’s atmosphere
Scientists at the University of East Anglia have discovered how a tiny yet abundant ocean organism helps regulate Earth's climate.
　　Research published today in Nature Microbiology reveals ho...
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05 2016

May 17, 2016

Curtailing global warming with bioengineering? Iron fertilization won't work in much of Pacific
Over the past half-million years, the equatorial Pacific Ocean has seen five spikes in the amount of iron-laden dust blown in from the continents. In theory, those bursts should have turbo-char...
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05 2016

May 17, 2016

Polluted dust can impact ocean life thousands of miles away
As climatologists closely monitor the impact of human activity on the world's oceans, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have found yet another worrying trend impacting the heal...
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05 2016

May 04, 2016

Maryland climate and health report identifies state's vulnerabilities to climate change
As world leaders convene in Washington, DC this week for the Climate Action 2016 summit, a new report by Maryland public health leaders, the Maryland Climate and Health Profile report, details ...
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05 2016

May 04, 2016

A climate warming warning: Warmer temperatures are affecting lakes in the oilsands region
A recent collaborative research project between scientists from academia and government agencies has identified climate warming as the dominant driver of an increase in algal growth in the Atha...
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05 2016

May 04, 2016

Tracking climate change? Use the daily highs
Scientists using long-term surface temperature data to track climate change caused by greenhouse gases would be best served using only daily high temperature readings without the nighttime lows...