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Deep Sea Robots Will Monitor the Oceans for Pollution

posted by CoolHand on Monday July 20 2015, @09:04PM   Printer-friendly
from the dumpster-diving-in-the-deep dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

A new set of gliders is being developed by a group of 19 European research organizations that will be able to go deeper than any other underwater robots have gone before, to 5,000 meters below the surface. The gliders will be chock full of onboard sensors that will take continuous samples of the water there, gathering data about the ecosystems down there as well as monitoring the water for pollution.

From the scientist's perspective more, better data is always a good thing. But scientists who need to compete for funding rarely keep that data to themselves and trumpet it in the public arena. The chance these undersea gliders could produce endless "The Oceans Are Dying!" memes is non-zero.

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  • (Score: 2) by takyon on Monday July 20 2015, @10:44PM

    by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Monday July 20 2015, @10:44PM (#211631) Journal

    http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-29746880 [bbc.com]

    Sir Mark Walport warns that the acidity of the oceans has increased by about 25% since the industrial revolution, mainly thanks to manmade emissions. CO2 reacts with the sea water to form carbonic acid. He told BBC News: “If we carry on emitting CO2 at the same rate, ocean acidification will create substantial risks to complex marine food webs and ecosystems.” He said the current rate of acidification is believed to be unprecedented within the last 65 million years – and may threaten fisheries in future.

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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by Phoenix666 on Tuesday July 21 2015, @01:12AM

    by Phoenix666 (552) on Tuesday July 21 2015, @01:12AM (#211696) Journal

    What if we build thousands of underwater bases? Those cancel out acidity, don't they?
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    (too soon?)

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