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An ocean of poison  -  06 Aug 2009
Macleans.caAnother study, published three months ago in Nature, suggests that southern ocean planktonic organisms called foraminifera are already showing thinner

Cowes Week 2009: Ellen MacArthur untamed by lack of wind  -  06 Aug 2009
Telegraph.co.uk...a woman best known for climbing up 90-foot masts in force-nine gales in the southern ocean while her boat scoots along in the surf at 25 knots or more.

Stafford man had pellet gun at LBI carnival, police say  -  06 Aug 2009
Asbury Park PressParello was taken into custody and transported to Southern Ocean County Hospital in Stafford for an evaluation. He remained in police custody.

Chile: Antarctic meeting gets underway  -  06 Aug 2009
Sustainable Shipping (subscription)...are not ice-strengthened, raising a number of environmental and marine safety issues, according to the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition (ASOC).

Tony Bullimore to take on the Fastnet record  -  06 Aug 2009
Sail WorldTony Bullimore, a British sailor famous for having survived five days capsized in the southern ocean, south of Australia will be berthing his 102ft

Teacher becomes first woman to row Indian ocean solo  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
IndependentThis was Miss Outen's second attempt after her first effort failed when strong currents threatened to push her into the Southern Ocean and the boat's

The Great Ocean Road  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
iAfrica.comThese 20 million year old limestone towers rise dramatically out of the sea but after being pounded for centuries by the raging Southern Ocean there are now

Fourth time's the charm?  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
Asbury Park PressConnors first wrote Corzine in October after the Asbury Park Press revealed that southern Ocean County towns were receiving less than a third of the money

Iron Isotopes As A Tool In Oceanography  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
Science Daily (press release)...and deep-sea sediments from the Southern Ocean around the Crozet Island Plateau (3000–4000 m water depth), about 1400 miles southeast of South Africa.

Business, environmental interests clash as parkway expansion begins  -  ‎Jul 12, 2009‎
Philadelphia Inquirer..."This is going to be a very good thing for businesses and for tourists," said Rick Reynolds, executive director of the Southern Ocean County Chamber of

Massive glacier in sub-Antarctic island shrinks by a fifth  -  ‎Jul 22, 2009‎
AFPThis is also a period when man-made carbon emissions started to soar and the Southern Ocean that girdles Antarctica showed perceptible warming.

How jellyfish may be stirring the ocean  -  ‎Jul 29, 2009‎
Christian Science Monitor...continue on their present course, shell-building plankton in the Southern Ocean could reach a tipping point by 2038, due to ocean acidification.

Sea Rescue Underway In Icy Southern Ocean  -  ‎Jul 16, 2009‎
DigitalJournal.comSouth Africa's polar replenishment vessel, SA Agulhas is en route for Marion Island in the Southern Ocean to carry out a casualty evacuation, according to

Oceanography: Low Summer Iron Availability Limits Biological ...  -  ‎Jul 26, 2009‎
Science Daily (press release)Classical HNLC regions, which account for about a third of the world's oceans, include the Southern Ocean and the subpolar North Pacific.

Why NOAA is banning krill harvest off the West Coast  -  ‎Jul 15, 2009‎
Christian Science MonitorIt is currently the largest fishery in the Southern Ocean (Everson 2000). The market for krill is expected to grow in line with increasing demand globally

The youngest person to sail the globe solo?  -  ‎Jul 25, 2009‎
Times OnlineInstead, thanks to a string of technical problems, not to mention almost capsizing in the middle of the treacherous Southern Ocean, he will take almost 10

Pioneer ventures to tap ocean power  -  ‎Jul 31, 2009‎
The AustralianThe energy in ocean waves originates where strong winds churn up the sea surface, for example in the Southern Ocean, leaving swell waves to propagate long

Bayshore Hospital, Meridian seek merger  -  ‎Jul 29, 2009‎
Asbury Park PressIn May, Merdian Health and Southern Ocean County Health System in Stafford announced a merger agreement. Merdian Health and Bayshore Community Health

Mayor, aide both previously sued employers  -  ‎Jul 19, 2009‎
Asbury Park PressAnd together they will govern the largest town in southern Ocean County for at least the next three years. A former police lieutenant in Stafford,

Ben Fogle: Plain sailing at Cowes beats James Cracknell's rough ride  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
Telegraph.co.ukI have admired him ever since his heroic rescue of his rival, Alex Thomson, in the Southern Ocean in 2006 when they were both racing in the Velux 5 Oceans.

First man on the moon on Falklands cruise next November  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
MercoPressOver the course of the three-and-a-half week voyage, passengers aboard the Explorer will have an opportunity to watch whales swimming in the Southern Ocean,

The Living Sea  -  ‎Jul 17, 2009‎
Mesquite Local NewsThis area is rich in marine life with the merging of the cold water currents from the Southern Ocean and the Benguela and Agulhas currents.

Arctic Could Teem With Life by 2030 Due to Global Warming  -  ‎Jul 11, 2009‎
MedIndia...the Arctic Ocean was biologically very rich during the summer, on a par with the most productive regions of the Southern Ocean today.

Iron isotopes can be used as a tool in oceanography  -  ‎Aug 2, 2009‎
Gaea Times...and deep-sea sediments from the Southern Ocean around the Crozet Island Plateau (3000 m water depth), about 1400 miles southeast of South Africa.

Issues in the news- The Coorong  -  ‎Aug 2, 2009‎
The AgeSeparated and protected from the Southern Ocean by an elongated, sand dune peninsula, its unusual interaction of freshwater, seawater and groundwater

Come Out For A Great Day Of Golf And Networking, While Supporting ...  -  ‎Jul 20, 2009‎
PRLog.Org (press release)PRLog (Press Release) – Jul 20, 2009 – The Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce has raised over $250000 since the inception of its annual Taste of

Global warming skeptic: 'People adapt'  -  ‎Jul 23, 2009‎
Seattle Post IntelligencerHe argued that while Arctic ice has declined, there has been a "significant increase" in southern ocean sea ice. As well, he pointed out that temperatures

Boss, Ol' Blue Eyes lure crowds to Shore  -  ‎Jul 28, 2009‎
Asbury Park Press..."I can tell you the media coverage was extensive on opening day," said Rick Reynolds, executive director of the Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce.

Revelle factor incorrect: Massive global ocean pH drop if Obama's ...  -  ‎Jul 22, 2009‎
Daily KosI have already quoted in a previous diary the results of some AAAS scientists who have warned about pH dropping in the southern ocean around 450 ppm.

HUGO BOSS TO TAKE ON THE LEGENDARY FASTNET RACE ¬  -  ‎Jul 27, 2009‎
VelaForFunHe overcame the Southern Ocean by achieving a second place podium finish in the Barcelona World Race. Whilst on this race Alex smashed the 60ft monohull

Pacific Whale Foundation Researchers Launch New Research Study in ...  -  ‎Jul 24, 2009‎
Honolulu Advertiser..."This is very important from the perspective of managing and protecting the population of Southern Ocean humpback whales." Humpback whales in Australia

Soak it up  -  ‎Jul 15, 2009‎
Stock and Land...week's wintry conditions were caused by a complex area of low-pressure south of Australia, directing cold southwesterly winds from the Southern Ocean.

Whale Wars: activist heroes or eco-terrorists?  -  ‎Aug 2, 2009‎
Examiner.comWatson and his organization, believe that killing whales in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary is illegal, even if Minke whales are not considered

Arctic Climate Under Greenhouse Conditions In The Late Cretaceous  -  ‎Jul 17, 2009‎
Science Daily (press release)...in the Late Cretaceous sediment cores indicates exceptional abundances equalling modern values for the most productive areas of the Southern Ocean.

Solo sailor ready  -  ‎Jul 22, 2009‎
Sunshine Coast DailyHe was making his way solo around the world in 1990 and 1991 when he reached a turbulent section of the Southern Ocean. Once he hit Cape Horn,

Health Care Leader Chairs American Heart association Shoreline ...  -  ‎Jul 28, 2009‎
The Manchester TimesAaron is an attending at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Community Medical Center, Monmouth Medical Center, Southern Ocean County Hospital,

Australia: Global warming and the 'Big Dry'— What prospects for ...  -  ‎Jul 19, 2009‎
Links International Journal of Socialist RenewalTo an increasing degree, they block Great Southern Ocean storms and force them south of the Australian continent. The outcome has been a band of reduced

Ocean Medical Center marks milestone  -  ‎Jul 23, 2009‎
Brick Township BulletinAnd as part of Meridian Health, plans are in the works to merge with Southern Ocean Community Hospital. The leaders of the medical center were visionary at

Star sailors who rule the waves  -  ‎Aug 1, 2009‎
Times OnlineAs the number of retirements grew in the Southern Ocean, Caffari momentarily lost her nerve, throttling back to make sure of a safe passage to Cape Horn.

Island of the week - Kangaroo Island, South Australia  -  ‎Jul 20, 2009‎
TravelVideo.tv (press release)Or seriously consider the Southern Ocean Lodge, billed as Kangaroo Island's first world-class wilderness lodge. With rates starting around AU$3200 for two

Works to prevent erosion give seawall a new lease of life  -  ‎Jul 22, 2009‎
Warrnambool StandardHigh-strength resin will be pumped through drill holes into decaying stonework and concrete, to prevent further erosion from the pounding Southern Ocean

Australia's wave energy potential lapping at our shores  -  ‎Jul 22, 2009‎
EcoGeneration...regime in the world due to its proximity to the circumpolar Southern Ocean and the West Wind Drift,� said Carnegie Managing Director Michael Ottaviano.

TOURING THE BIG COUNTRY  -  ‎Jul 25, 2009‎
บางกอกโพส...from the wild Southern Ocean, through South Australia's wine-growing valleys, past Uluru (Ayers Rock) in the central desert, and into the tropical north

Surf odyssey brought home to south-west  -  ‎Jul 21, 2009‎
Warrnambool Standard..."I had this unrequited love for the Southern Ocean growing up in this inland town." McAloon cemented his love for surfing during family holidays in Port

You'd Be Stoked, Too  -  ‎Jul 26, 2009‎
NBC Los Angeles...expected a total of about 500000 over the course of the tournament, which saw some big waves over the past two days, thanks to a southern ocean storm.

From India to Mozambique, the insect world's greatest migrant  -  ‎Jul 20, 2009‎
IndependentThe Arctic tern travels every winter from Britain to the Southern Ocean and sometimes even reaches Australia – a round trip of more than 22000 miles.

Last Day of 2009 Sydney International Boat Show  -  ‎Aug 2, 2009‎
Power Boat - World...across the feared Southern Ocean, over the equator to the Northern Pacific down around the Cape of Good Hope and across the Indian Ocean to home.

Arnaud Boissières keeps straight on  -  ‎Jul 28, 2009‎
Vendée GlobeLooking beyond the clear joy he experienced with this result, Arnaud Boissières also remembers the enjoyment he felt sailing in the Southern ocean aboard a

First whales observed at Beachport  -  ‎Jul 13, 2009‎
The Border Watch...a sign is placed in the centre's window and the media are alerted. Some blue whales have been seen further out to sea in the Southern Ocean off Beachport.

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