Oceans Failing The Acid Test, U.N. Says
By Matthew Knight for CNN
In China, Pollution Worsens Despite New Efforts
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A coal-fired power plant in Linfen last December. A new report blamed coal-burning plants for continued deterioration of the air in Chinese cities.
Wiring The Oceans
A new state-of-the-art global observatory currently under construction is about to launch ocean science light years ahead
May/June 2010
European Water Mission Lifts Off
A European satellite is set to provide major new insights into how water is cycled around the Earth. The Smos spacecraft will make the first global maps of the amount of moisture held in soils and of the quantity of salts dissolved in the oceans.
WE NEED LEGISLATION THAT WILL SAFEGUARD OUR OCEANS
Earth’s atmosphere isn’t the only victim of burning fossil fuels. About a quarter of all carbon dioxide emissions are absorbed by the earth’s oceans, where they’re having an impact that’s just starting to be understood.