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Scuba News ..because we can’t be underwater all the time Archive for March, 2007 « Previous Entries Next Entries » Scientist Says Sea Level Rise Could Accelerate Wednesday, March 21st, 2007 Data from satellites is showing that sea-level rises and polar ice-melting might be worse than earlier thought, a leading oceanographer has said. Sea levels, rising at 1 millimetre a year before the industrial revolution, are now rising by 3 millimetres a year because of a combination of global warming, polar ice-melting and long natural cycles of sea level change. Posted in Diving | Comments Off A new book sheds light on more than 300 undiscovered wrecks Wednesday, March 21st, 2007 Lost Treasure Ships of the Northern Seas takes a closer look at some of the thousands of wrecks that still lie undiscovered in the relatively shallow waters of the North Sea and the Baltic, and identifies more than 300 such sites, giving concise details of ship, voyage, cargo and current state of knowledge. This represents a large proportion of the most valuable wrecks in the designated area. A significant proportion may be regarded as high-value - either in financial terms or because of their potential contribution to historical knowledge - but few have been precisely located. Posted in Diving | Comments Off A new book sheds light on more than 300 as yet undiscovered wrecks Monday, March 19th, 2007 Lost Treasure Ships of the Northern Seas takes a closer look at some of the thousands of wrecks that still lie undiscovered in the relatively shallow waters of the North Sea and the Baltic, and identifies more than 300 such sites, giving concise details of ship, voyage, cargo and current state of knowledge. This represents a large proportion of the most valuable wrecks in the designated area. A significant proportion may be regarded as high-value - either in financial terms or because of their potential contribution to historical knowledge - but few have been precisely located. Posted in Diving | Comments Off Asian Pollution Affects Pacific Storms Monday, March 19th, 2007 Pollution from Asia is helping generate stronger storms over the North Pacific, according to new research. Changes in the North Pacific storm track could have an impact on weather across the Northern Hemisphere. Posted in Diving | Comments Off Asian Pollution Affects Pacific Storms Sunday, March 18th, 2007 http://www.enn.com/today.html?id=12339 Pollution from Asia is helping generate stronger storms over the North Pacific, according to new research. Changes in the North Pacific storm track could have an impact on weather across the Northern Hemisphere. Posted in Diving | Comments Off Geometric Moray is Creature of the Month Wednesday, March 14th, 2007 You can easily recognise the Geometric moray by the dashed lines patterning its face and body. These are pores of its lateral line system. This detects changes in pressure so the moray can detect movement and vibration in the surrounding water. Moving with snake-like motions, they are extremely quick. When at rest you may see them rhythmically opening and closing their mouths. They do this to maintain a respiratory current past the gills... Posted in Diving | Comments Off « Previous Entries Next Entries »

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