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Thawing Ice and Data in the Arctic: Navies Uncover Vital Climate Information
Both the UK and the U.S. Navies are cooperating with scientists to share climate data collected in the Arctic. Naval submarines have spent the better part of the last few decades trawling the depths of the cold waters. With a changing climate, both physical and political, and melting ice in the Arctic, the data collected during such missions is now an invaluable tool to those trying to get a better, more accurate understanding of what exactly is happening up there. (more…)
Pirates, Monsoons and Climate Change: Sorry, Johnny Depp’s Not in This One
When one thinks about climate change, and its impact on the seasonal monsoon that affects the Indian Ocean littoral, pirates don’t necessarily come to mind. But maybe they should. A recent piece in Stratfor highlights that the end of the monsoon season, which brings calmer waters, is good news for pirates in the region who rely on steady seas. Climate change, which is expected to alter, and likely delay, the monsoon season, may thus have a non-trivial effect on the movement of pirates. (more…)