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Old 03-08-2010, 07:19 PM   #98
5thElement
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Default Re: Earth Updates-2010

6.0 EQ today - Mariana Islands
http://www.iris.edu/seismon/

Also in the news..

"The depletion of oxygen levels in all three oceans is striking," said Gregory Johnson , an oceanographer with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Seattle .

In some spots, such as off the Southern California coast, oxygen levels have dropped roughly 20 percent over the past 25 years. Elsewhere, scientists say, oxygen levels might have declined by one-third over 50 years.

"The real surprise is how this has become the new norm," said Jack Barth , an oceanography professor at Oregon State University . "We are seeing it year after year."

Ocean H20 levels changing - link is below. There is a definite "man made" global warming spin to the article but I think it is the changes (regardless of the cause) that we should be interested in watching.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20...latchy/3444187

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