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Title Author Type Date Words
Does Atlantic ocean cause African droughts? Brief article Jun 1, 2009 294
Troubled waters: "Ocean Deserts" are expanding, disrupting habitats and suffocating marine life. Knoblauch, Jessica A. Sep 1, 2008 1018
Ocean scheming. Hartzell, Frank Sep 1, 2008 447
Reading climate signatures in the Southern Ocean. Aug 1, 2008 1423
Massachusetts Passes Oceans Act. Akehurst-Moore, Elizabeth Jul 4, 2008 611
The tempest: Mahfuz Sadique reports from Bangladesh, where the land can become a sea and the sea a wave. Sadique, Mahfuz Jan 1, 2007 1727
State of the world's Ocean. Ransom, David Brief article Jan 1, 2007 230
Planet Ocean: David Ransom looks beyond the horizon as seen from the beach. Ransom, David Jan 1, 2007 2255
The rise of slime: the run-off from modern life is feeding an explosion of primitive organisms. Kenneth R Weiss finds evolution running in reverse. Weiss, Kenneth R. Jan 1, 2007 2340
Climate control: ocean and atmosphere are intricately linked. Dorrik Stow explores some of the facts, effects and challenges of global warming. Stow, Dorrik Jan 1, 2007 2166
What people are doing to the ocean--the facts. Jan 1, 2007 1237
Crisis in a northern sea: can marine animals survive warming waters? Science World Editor Patricia Janes sails with researchers to find out. Janes, Patricia Oct 9, 2006 1840
Venting concerns: exploring and protecting deep-sea communities. Raloff, Janet Cover story Oct 7, 2006 2237
Krill kick up a storm of ocean mixing. Milius, Susan Brief article Oct 7, 2006 258
Mystery of the missing heat: upper ocean has cooled slightly in recent years, despite warming climate. Perkins, S. Sep 30, 2006 456
A chronicle of coasts: study charts historical changes in seas, estuaries. Harder, B. Jun 24, 2006 441
Phosphorus sheds new light on the ocean's carbon dioxide pump. Jun 1, 2006 497
Exploring the ocean's interior. Brief article Apr 1, 2006 110
The blue planet: oceans in crisis. Apr 1, 2006 1399
Scientists discover 'seasonal pumping' of water between ocean and aquifers. Carlowicz, Mike Dec 1, 2005 569
Polluted dust storms reduce global warming. Aug 1, 2005 618
Seeing red in coastal New England waters. Brief Article Jun 1, 2005 146
Sea change in mapping. Brief Article Mar 22, 2005 198
The water planet: earth is the only planet that we know about with such an abundance of water; nature provides humanity with an incredibly valuable resource in the world's oceans. Jan 1, 2005 1379
Chilling news: the world's oceans store heat, fresh water, salt, and carbon dioxide, and circulate them around the globe. They transport about as much heat as the atmosphere does, and that makes them a powerful influence on the world's climate. Jan 1, 2005 1874
A new perspective. Jan 1, 2005 2329
C[O.sub.2] content of ocean water is rising precipitously. Ayres, Ed Nov 1, 2004 358
Cleaning up the Western Indian Ocean. Polk-Bauman, Bree Sep 1, 2004 424
Ocean dead zones multiplying. Chafe, Zoe Jul 1, 2004 345
Proposed cap on pollution at ports could crimp growth. Greenberg, David Jun 7, 2004 848
Marine campaign. Brief Article Jun 1, 2004 104
An ocean Czar? Brief Article Dec 22, 2003 267
Predatory fish levels reduced by 90 percent. Oct 1, 2003 677
A sea of troubles. Allen, Kimberly Brief Article Sep 1, 2003 153
Have your say on the Regional Marine Plan. Brief Article Aug 1, 2003 153
Oceans aswirl: massive eddies influence Earth's climate, marine ecosystems, even big business. Perkins, Sid Jun 14, 2003 1951
Crunch time for Australia's Oceans. (Marine Campaign). Brief Article Apr 1, 2003 267
Electronic jetsam: ocean rovers explore the depths and monitor the environment. Perkins, Sid Feb 1, 2003 1934
Guardians of the deep: Australia's oceans and the unique creatures they support are suffering from increasing human activity and the vagaries of management by many different governments. Grady, Michelle Feb 1, 2003 997
The ocean's wealth is not inexhaustible. (Reversing the Loss of Environmental Resources). Jesus, Jose Luis Dec 1, 2002 1713
Ocean yields gases that had seemed humanmade. (Nature's Own). Perkins, S. Brief Article Aug 17, 2002 363
Tums of the sea: how good is the ocean's natural antacid? Gorman, Jessica Aug 17, 2002 1835
Two if by sea: invasive species are changing the ocean environment. (Currents). Hrastar, Laura M. May 1, 2002 1042
It's tidal. (Critical Thinking Skills). Brief Article Apr 8, 2002 232
The North Sea "Powerhouse". Brief Article Sep 22, 2001 148
Water, water everywhere? MCCORMICK, PATRICK Statistical Data Included Dec 1, 2000 1529
Criminal Cruise Ships: Soiling the Seven Seas. Schmidt, Kira Sep 22, 2000 1044
Turning the Tide to Save Oceans. Brief Article Apr 1, 2000 748
OCEANS Are on the Critical List. MCGINN, ANNE PLATT Jan 1, 2000 4291
Ocean Racket. Vilar, Miguel Brief Article Oct 4, 1999 242
Climate change harms ocean life. Mathews-Amos, Amy; Berntson, Ewann A. Brief Article Sep 22, 1999 970
Science Letters. Myers, Jack Jul 1, 1999 396
Bio Watch. RS Jun 22, 1999 1429
The year of the oceans. Norman, Marc E. Mar 22, 1998 1061
Year of the troubled oceans. Raloff, Janet Brief Article Jan 17, 1998 355
Fathoming the depths: International Year of the Ocean. Cover Story Jan 1, 1998 10510
Oceans: big blue looming? Horstman, Mark Jun 1, 1997 1660
Oceans & climate: the ocean's role in climate & climate change. McCartney, Michael S. Sep 22, 1996 965
If rain falls on the ocean - does it make a sound? Fresh water's effect on ocean phenomena. Schmitt, Raymond W. Sep 22, 1996 2226
North Atlantic's transformation pipeline chills and redistributes subtropical water: but it's not a smooth process and it mightily affects climate. McCartney, Michael S.; Curry, Ruth G.; Bezdek, Hugo F. Sep 22, 1996 2608
Transient tracers track ocean climate signals. Jenkins, William J.; Smethie, William M., Jr. Sep 22, 1996 2308
Iron versus the greenhouse: oceanographers cautiously explore a global warming therapy. Monastersky, Richard Sep 30, 1995 2364
What of the deep sea's future diversity? Snelgrove, Paul; Grassle, Fred Sep 22, 1995 445
Ocean life in the ice age: time to party. Monastersky, Richard Brief Article Sep 2, 1995 452
Dying seas. Platt, Anne E. Jan 1, 1995 5825
Chapter eight: oceans and the law. Jan 1, 1995 3156
NOAA's Coastal Ocean Program: science for solutions. Wenzel, Lauren; Scavia, Donald Mar 22, 1993 3187

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