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The ITLOS Advisory Opinion and Marine Geoengineering: More Questions, Few Answers

Law Columbia

There was little discussion, either in the written statements or at the oral hearing, of so-called “marine geoengineering” activities that seek to use the ocean to combat climate change. Marine geoengineering first came to the attention of the international community in 2007, when a U.S.-based

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No Word on Climate from Presidential Candidates Stumping in New Hampshire Amid Record Global Heat

Union of Concerned Scientists

Some of the highest risks can be found in the candidates’ home states: the ocean off of Florida has hit 98 degrees— hot tub temp s! Vermont is recovering from catastrophic floods, as is New Hampshire, also on the heels of a weather-related agricultural wipeout. Among mid-Atlantic states, New Jersey is ground zero for climate change.

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As Soon as Possible

Real Climate

And by the 2007 IPCC AR4 report, or in Lean and Rind (2008) ), at best, scientists had concluded that solar activity wasn’t likely to be responsible for more than 10% or so of the long term rise in global temperature. If the land data was contaminated by urban heating effects, we wouldn’t see similar warming in the ocean.

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Should the official Atlantic hurricane season be lengthened?

Real Climate

In 2008, after a series of Atlantic hurricane seasons that began earlier than normal, a study was published that explored whether the anomalously early starts may be part of a larger trend ( Kossin 2008 ). 1987-2007, 2019. Saba, "Observed fingerprint of a weakening Atlantic Ocean overturning circulation", Nature , vol.

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Learning From and Standing With Climate Justice Communities

Ocean Conservancy

Climate change continues to drive rising ocean temperature and fuel coastal storms. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. They stopped at presidential debates, using the 2008 election as an opportunity to push for political action. Never miss an update. Sorry, but we failed to add you to the list.

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Degradation of coastal regions in the Pacific Islands

Our Environment

Sea level rise within the Pacific has already surpassed the 2007 estimate from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and further predictions infer a further 2m increase within the century. [1] 4] An increase in global temperature leads to melting of the ice caps which causes the ocean to expand and sea level to rise.

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Dutch court orders halt to export of F-35 jet parts to Israel

Corp Watch

In 2007 Lockheed was ordered to repay the U.S. Global Treaty Needed to Halt Deep Sea Mining, Greenpeace Investigation Concludes Carly Nairn | EcoWatch | December 9, 2020 The investigation, Deep Trouble: The murky world of the deep sea mining industry, decries the increasing use of the ocean floor by large corporations, such as U.S.