If so, the market could soon become as liquid as the ocean waves.
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But scientists who study whales are seeing migration patterns shifting as the result of climate change, as the ocean warms and food supplies change.
Our children, Isabelle, Sophia, and Daniel, were creating islands and moats in the sand as the ocean slowly rose, sending a trail of water through their creations.
The Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) also contributes directly to the actions under the UN Framework Convention for Climate Change as the ocean component of the Global Climate Observation System (GCOS).
Through its unique programmes and networks, UNESCO provides platforms to bridge the gap between policy-makers, managers and other stakeholders, along with policy-relevant, timely and reliable scientific information, data and statistics in such fields as the ocean, freshwater, biodiversity and ecosystems, science and technology.
It once seemed that, as with the ocean as a whole, the Gulf was so big and so resilient that nothing we could do could harm it.
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His most controversial demands include calls for the return of Russia's former territories in Poland, Finland and Alaska, and expansion to the south, as far as the Indian Ocean.
That is no argument for human carelessness, environmentalists insist: species can adapt to almost anything over millions of years, but man's activities, such as scraping the ocean floor with nets, cause unbearably abrupt changes to ecosystems which are as delicate, complex and fragile as any Brazilian forest.
While it doesn't garner as much attention as modern events such as the Volvo Ocean Race, classic yacht racing is good for promotional opportunities.
This much is known: The devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on March 11 created a massive amount of debris, some of which was washed back into the ocean as the waters retreated.
The record office said the Raymond Frostick Map Collection included maps where the North Sea is described as the German Ocean - a term often used until World War I - and King's Lynn was called three different names - Linn, Lyn and Lin.
This study showed that the Western Equatorial region of the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean was as warm, if not warmer, since the end of the last major ice age, approximately 12, 000 years ago.
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Not all of the water was the same as some escaped to the ocean or was refrozen on to the base of the glacier.
The Sunset Water Villa is named appropriately it sits at the end of a strip of villas with unobstructed views of the sun as it sinks over the ocean.
As long as aircraft are imprecisely tracked over the ocean, as they are now, they need to be separated by up to 100 nautical miles.
Every moment spent on what a quorum means is a moment less that can be used to discuss substantive issues that are already struggling to get a decent hearing, such as the growing impact of ocean noise on cetaceans and the implications of climate change.
Once more the rewards were as much visual as physical, with beachcombing camels greeting the team as they took their kayaks into the ocean froth for a wave-surfing session that lasted from sunrise to sunset.
It's as if the enormous ocean liner of Revolutionary censorship was taking on water through every porthole.
Golfing holiday homes are seldom as popular as those on the ocean, so they are usually more affordable than seaside spots.
They act as grazers on the ocean floor (manatees are the only other animals that do this), helping keep a balance under the sea for other creatures to live and breed.
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On Monday, as the storm churned off the Atlantic Ocean, Mr. Fugate said there were 400 generators positioned to help affected parts of the East Coast, ready to be used as needed.
Incidents such as the 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean and Hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans in 2005, have provided deadly evidence of the power of nature to wreak destruction and throw human communities into chaos.
To attract donations, BBF depends mainly on its reputation, word of mouth and occasional local publicity when one of its 200 annual cargo containers leaves the warehouse for a hot world disaster spot, such as the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami or, a rare domestic effort, 2005's Hurricane Katrina.
It may seem peevish to complain that the course generally acknowledged as the toughest in America (the Ocean Course's Slope rating is 155 and its course rating is 79.6 from the extreme tips) is not tough enough, but the truth is that, for the pros, Dye's masterpiece can be had.
Additionally, the RACE FOR WATER flagship vessel could launch Argo floats during its journey around the world as a contribution to the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS).
The reality is this: As common as the live video feeds from the bottom of the ocean have become, the robots that get those images might as well be on another planet.
This session has been called to debate the renewal of "anti-terror" legislation that enables Japanese forces to provide logistical support to warships in the Indian Ocean, as part of the US-led military operations in Afghanistan.
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After being in existence for less than nine months, the task force, established by presidential order on June 11, 1998, as part of the National Ocean Conference in Monterey, Calif.
In principle, it suffices to have the financial means and the sophisticated technology needed to explore a world that in parts lies as far as 11 km beneath the ocean surface.
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