Algae Provide A Food Bank For Starving Coral
Inside Science News Service
While they were at it, they discovered that the relatively new scientific imaging technique they used to observe the dying reefs may have applications for all kinds of other research, including cancer treatment studies. ... The biodiversity of reefs ...

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Google 'Trekker' cameras capture the Galapagos
New Scientist
A team from Google has just completed an imaging mission there in which they explored every nook and cranny of the rocky, tortoise-filled, equatorial Pacific outcrop – and they did so using a truly bizarre camera system. Called the Street View Trekker ...
Google aims to bring Street View imaging to Galapagos IslandsFinancial Post

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On May 9, the daily mean concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of Mauna Loa, Hawaii, surpassed 400 parts per million for the first time since measurements began in 1958. It marks an important milestone because Mauna Loa, as the oldest continuous carbon dioxide (CO2) measurement station in the world, is the primary global benchmark site for monitoring the increase of this potent heat-trapping gas.

DIAT ties up with IIT-M for MTech course in Marine Science
Times of India
A lot of private sector industries are into technologies related to marines and tanks and they will need expertise in underwater marine science and imaging," he said. The DIAT, funded by the DRDO, acquired a deemed university status in 2006 and has ...

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Blue Greenberg: In Durham, two means of visual escape
Durham Herald Sun
He begins with his version of a 19th century technique called Cyanotype; here it is a combination of digital imaging with gum bichromate printing and many layers of hand applied gum emulsion. The final print on watercolor paper is unique because of the ...

In its 2013 Atlantic hurricane season outlook issued today, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is forecasting an active or extremely active season this year.

NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center announced today that a below-normal hurricane season is most likely for the Eastern Pacific this year. The outlook calls for a 55 percent probability of a below-normal season, a 35 percent probability of a near-normal season and a 10 percent probability of an above-normal season.

Google aims to bring Street View imaging to Galapagos Islands
Financial Post
The images aren't only meant for people living thousands of miles away; they're for locals too, especially the ones that capture life underwater. “I think we have amazing footage to show not only the world, but also Galápagos residents,” said Pelayo ...
Google 'Trekker' cameras capture the GalapagosNew Scientist

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Get the latest forecast, watches and warnings from NOAA's National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center, http://www.spc.noaa.gov.

'Nova: Earth From Space' Brings Visual Flair to Cutting-Edge Science
PopMatters
Nova's Earth From Space is a 2two-hour PBS program that uses computer imaging, satellite data, and a fair amount of Hollywood-style special effects to illuminate previously unknown phenomena about our planet, utilizing data provided by orbiting ...

“Why should men have all the fun?” The seafaring ladies of physical oceanography
Deep-Sea News
There are definitely a lot of research cruise videos out there. But this one caught my eye because, HEY, it focuses on physical oceanography! You learn about the Agulhas current, expensive s**t is thrown into the ocean and you get to meet a bunch of ...

NOAA’s Central Pacific Hurricane Center today announced that climate conditions point to a below-normal season in the Central Pacific Basin this year.

Get late-breaking weather information, and your local forecast, at http://www.weather.gov.

Get late-breaking information from the NOAA National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center (http://www.spc.noaa.gov/).

New Center Targets Ocean Contaminants and Human Health
Scripps Oceanography News
Capitalizing on UC San Diego's unique ability to address environmental threats to public health, a new center based at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego will target emerging contaminants found naturally in common seafood dishes as ...

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Mobile Robotic Laboratory Will Track Ocean Toxins
Popular Mechanics
Now, with the help of a new autonomous underwater robot, researchers from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) are one step closer to sniffing out ocean toxins and ensuring that safe seafood ends up on your plate. The Environmental ...

This year, more than 80 million Americans will enjoy boating with friends and family. The National Safe Boating Council and the NOAA's National Weather Service have partnered to support boating safety by creating relevant, weather and safety-specific public service announcements for National Safe Boating Week, which runs from May 18 to 24..

Secret's out: Brookfield Zoo dolphins are pregnant
Chicago Tribune
The probe is applied to the dolphin's midsection mostly underwater. Want a third secret? The patient gets sushi afterward, or at least the variation on sushi that is a staple of dolphin ... And as the animals stayed there for up to five minutes ...

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According to NOAA scientists, April 2013 was also the 37th consecutive April and 338th consecutive month (more than 28 years) with a global temperature above the 20th-century average.

NOAA presented to the U.S. Coast Guard today a new report that finds that 36 sunken vessels scattered across the U.S. seafloor could pose an oil pollution threat to the nation’s coastal marine resources.