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A Future Business Created by Sea Level Rise

Posted on Mar 07, 2010 by Susan Kraemer.

Here’s a business concept poised for takeoff in centuries to come, with our rising sea levels. The floating island business. The Dutch (wouldn’t you know it!) company Dutch Docklands has come up with the concept of The Floating Beach®.

Now 22nd century tourists needn’t ever worry about their favorite island getaway being underwater. Floating beaches will always stay above sea level. Island nations, already too close to sea levels, that depend on tourism for income, are likely to be the first customers.

Indeed; the Maldives have just signed an agreement with the innovative company to develop several floating islands to replace the islands that are soon to be underwater.

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Atlantic Ocean’s Plastic Patch Rivals Pacific Garbage Gyre

Posted on Feb 25, 2010 by Jennifer Lance.

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch located in the North Pacific Gyre is well known; however, scientists have recently discovered the Atlantic Ocean is also littered with plastic debris.  After twenty years of study, it is surprising that no one has talked much about marine litter in the Atlantic until now.   Much of the plastic found by researchers is “low-density”, such as the kind used in plastic bags.

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Climate Change Alters Gray Whale Migration

Posted on Feb 04, 2010 by Jennifer Lance.

It’s the peak of gray whale southern migration off the central and southern coast of California. Between 20 to 30 whales an hour are being spotted in Monterey, but gray whales are also being spotted up north in Washington state months ahead of their typical migration schedule. According to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, these Washington gray whales may not actually be migrators but “residents”.
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Tilapia Takes a Toll on Fiji’s Native Fish

Posted on Jan 15, 2010 by Derek Markham.

The native fish of the waterways of Fiji are battling an invasive species, one advocated by many sustainable fish farming proponents: tilapia. A new study by the Wildlife Conservation Society found that streams with tilapia contained 11 fewer species of native fishes than those without, leading to speculation that the introduced species may be feeding on the larvae and juvenile fish of native species.
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Study Finds Coral Reefs Recover from Climate Change Damage

Posted on Jan 14, 2010 by Jerry James Stone.

A study by the University of Exeter has provided the first ever evidence that coral reefs can recover from climate change.
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