Saturday, September 22nd, 2007
New web section on the dives, dive operators and accommodation of the Turks and Caicos islands. "Sheer walls drop to 7000 feet, extensive soft corals, sponges, gorgonians. Large life including groupers, reef sharks, rays and barracuda. Excellent visibility, and pristine reef" is one diver's comment. Another thinks the Red Sea is better. Read the page and you decide.
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Friday, September 21st, 2007
Climate change is affecting Europe faster than the rest of the world and rising temperatures could transform the Mediterranean into a salty and stagnant sea, experts said. Temperature rises could wipe out "up to 50 percent of the species," the study said. The decline in the algae population measured last winter also reduced by 30 percent the sea's ability to absorb carbon dioxide, one of the gases blamed by scientists for heating the atmosphere like a greenhouse.
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Thursday, September 20th, 2007
The SCUBA Travel Thailand section now lists 127 dive operators, many of which have been recommended by our readers. http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/thailand/thaiop.html
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Wednesday, September 19th, 2007
You can now buy low-cost travel insurance which covers diving down to 50 m for appropriately qualified divers.
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Wednesday, September 19th, 2007
Hand-picked diving books: guides to diving around the world, stories of the history and pioneers of diving, books featuring great underwater photography and some just stories about diving.
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Wednesday, September 19th, 2007
The SCUBA Travel site now lets you find the cheapest flight to diving destinations from a range of airlines. It also provides information on the arrival and departure times for flights around the world.
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