Upcoming Events--Institute of Oceanology Chinese Academy of Sciences

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05 2016

May 04, 2016

Hurricanes key to carbon uptake by forests
While hurricanes are a constant source of worry for residents of the southeastern United States, new research suggests that they have a major upside -- counteracting global warming.
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05 2016

May 04, 2016

Ocean acidification may be impacting coral reefs in the Florida keys
In a new study, University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science researchers found that the limestone that forms the foundation of coral reefs along the Florida Reef...
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04 2016

Apr 19, 2016

Chemical weathering controls erosion rates in rivers
Chemical weathering can control how susceptible bedrock in river beds is to erosion, according to new research. In addition to explaining how climate can influence landscape erosion rates, the ...
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04 2016

Apr 19, 2016

El Ni？o’s warm water devastates coral reefs in Pacific ocean
A team of marine scientists from the Georgia Institute of Technology and University of Victoria have returned from nearly a month of scuba diving on coral reefs in the middle of the equatorial ...
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04 2016

Apr 19, 2016

Great Barrier Reef risks losing tolerance to bleaching events
A new study has found that Great Barrier Reef (GBR) corals were able to survive past bleaching events because they were exposed to a pattern of gradually warming waters in the lead up to each e...
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04 2016

Apr 19, 2016

Drinking water: Carbon pricing revenues could close infrastructure gaps
"It's possible to finance the drinking water supply in the majority of countries worldwide by the year 2030," says Dr. Michael Jacob, lead author of the study from the Mercator Research Institu...
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04 2016

Apr 19, 2016

Royal Navy uses pilotless aircraft to navigate through ice
A tiny pilotless aircraft, built by the University of Southampton, has launched from the Royal Navy's ice patrol ship HMS Protector for the first time to assist with navigating through the Anta...
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04 2016

Apr 13, 2016

Fetal and newborn dolphin deaths linked to Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Scientists have finalized a four-year study of newborn and fetal dolphins found stranded on beaches in the northern Gulf of Mexico between 2010 and 2013. Their study, reported in the journal Di...
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04 2016

Apr 13, 2016

Hi-tech opens up Earth's secrets
JCU's Dr Rob Holm applied modern technology to existing geological data. He said the results open up completely new and original interpretations of geological processes.
　　"This research show...
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04 2016

Apr 13, 2016

Ocean scientists recommend plan to combat changes to seawater chemistry
Global carbon dioxide emissions are triggering permanent changes to ocean chemistry along the North American West Coast that require immediate, decisive action to combat.
　　That action includ...