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Archive for August, 2009Northwest Dive Guide: A Scuba Handbook for BC, Washington and OregonThursday, August 27th, 2009
Cold water diving is more gear-intensive than warm water diving, but the diversity of marine life and panoramic beauty of the world below the water line are a delight to explore. In this new book Mike Hughes shares over three hundred dive sites in BC, Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana.
100 Best Dive Sites in the WorldWednesday, August 26th, 2009
Discover the 100 best dive sites in the world, according to SCUBA Travel readers. Newly updated list at http://www.scubatravel.co.uk/topdiveslong.html
‘Jet-boost’ aids walking lobstersMonday, August 24th, 2009
American lobsters use "jet-assisted" walking to travel faster across the ocean floor, scientists have found.
Spreading Lionfish Invasion Threatens BahamasMonday, August 24th, 2009
In 1992, Hurricane Andrew smashed an aquarium tank in Florida. About a half-dozen spiny, venomous lionfish washed into the Atlantic Ocean, spawning an invasion that could kill off local industry along with the native fish. Lionfish are native to the Indian and Pacific oceans. But in the past few years, they've spread up the Eastern seaboard and throughout the Caribbean. The Bahamas have been hit the hardest.
Barrier Reef harm would put $38b hole in tourismMonday, August 17th, 2009
The bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef caused by climate change would not only destroy one of the world's greatest natural wonders but would cost Australia 37.7 billion dollars over the next century and devastate tourism in the north, a study has found.
Warming Ocean Contributes to Global WarmingSunday, August 16th, 2009
The warming arctic ocean is already releasing methane gas: contributing to further global warming much sooner than expected.
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