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Marine
06
Dec

China antenna turns Earth into giant radio station, with signals reaching Guam

December 6, 2021
China antenna turns Earth into giant radio station, with signals reaching Guam https://t.co/BE9zCVhGgF— South China Morning Post (@SCMPNews) December 2, 2021 The exact location has not been revealed but signals can reach submarines across vast distances, researchers sayA joint experiment with Russia confirmed a ‘ping’ from the facility can also travel effectively underground By Stephen...
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21
Oct

A modelling evaluation of electromagnetic fields emitted by buried subsea power cables and encountered by marine animals: Considerations for marine renewable energy development

October 21, 2021
Zoë L. Hutchison, Andrew B. Gill, Peter Sigray, Haibo He, John W. King, A modelling evaluation of electromagnetic fields emitted by buried subsea power cables and encountered by marine animals: Considerations for marine renewable energy development, Renewable Energy, Volume 177, 2021, Pages 72-81, ISSN 0960-1481, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2021.05.041.(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960148121007175) Highlights • In a bundled DC cable, closer cable...
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14
Oct

The Earth’s Submarine Fiber Optic Cable Network

October 14, 2021
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16
Jul

Green Scorpions close in as Karpowership fights to rescue R225bn deal

July 16, 2021
Source https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-07-15-green-scorpions-close-in-as-karpowership-fights-to-rescue-r225bn-deal/ The Turkish-led consortium has filed an appeal against the rejection of its powership emergency energy solution on environmental grounds. Meanwhile, the Green Scorpions recommend criminal charges arising from Karpowership’s earlier attempt to bypass environmental regulations Karpowership SA is not going down without a fight: on Tuesday it filed an eleventh-hour appeal against the...
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12
Jun

Long-term exposure to artificial light at night in the wild decreases survival and growth of a coral reef fish

June 12, 2021
Schligler Jules, Cortese Daphne, Beldade Ricardo, Swearer Stephen E. and Mills Suzanne C. 2021 Long-term exposure to artificial light at night in the wild decreases survival and growth of a coral reef fish. Proc. R. Soc. B.2882021045420210454 http://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.0454 Abstract Artificial light at night (ALAN) is an increasing anthropogenic pollutant, closely associated with human population density,...
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23
May

From Outer Space to Ocean Depths: The ‘Spacecraft Cemetery’ and the Protection of the Marine Environment in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction

May 23, 2021
De Lucia, Vito and Iavicoli, Viviana, From Outer Space to Ocean Depths: The ‘Spacecraft Cemetery’ and the Protection of the Marine Environment in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (March 1, 2018). California Western International Law Journal, Vol. 49, No. 2, 2019, Available at SSRN:  https://ssrn.com/abstract=3153458 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3153458 Abstract This article aims at offering a preliminary exploration, from the...
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07
May

New Evidence Suggests Sharks Use Earth’s Magnetic Field to Navigate

May 7, 2021
Source: smithsonianmag.com https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/new-evidence-suggests-sharks-use-earths-magnetic-field-navigate-180977668/ Bonnethead sharks swam in the direction of their home waters when placed in a tank charged with an electromagnetic field. By Alex Fox SMITHSONIANMAG.COMMAY 6, 2021 Every December, great white sharks swimming off the coast of California make a beeline for a mysterious spot in the middle of the Pacific roughly halfway to...
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