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Pirates disrupting climate change research
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| July 14, 2011 17:10:49
| Sarah Clarke
Posted on 07/14/2011 6:05:49 AM PDT by Pan_Yan
Piracy in the Indian Ocean is hampering the efforts of climate change researchers to the point where they have had to call in the Australian Navy.
Pirate activity off the coast of Somalia has increased dramatically over recent years, so much so that a quarter of the Indian Ocean is now considered a "no-go" area.
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"They're ranging so far up from Somalia that we're having difficulties getting instruments into that area so it's a good quarter of the Indian Ocean [that] is a no-go area.
Dr Thresher says research vessels have been pursued by pirates on a number of occasions.
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The United States and Australia have come to the rescue in a joint military and research effort. They are now planning to deliver the floats which scientists hope will fill the data hole.
Dr Thresher says the Navy's involvement is vital to the success of the project.
"We're using the Navy to sort of protect our instruments and get them into the right area. We're also asking the Royal Australian Navy to take nine of our floats up into that area on the next rotation to the Gulf," she said.
(Excerpt) Read more at abc.net.au ...
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: arrr; australia; military; piracy; usnavy
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I understand why our Navy is helping keep the scientists safe but deep inside the dark places of Pan_Yan's heart he wishes he could see another outcome.
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posted on
07/14/2011 6:05:53 AM PDT
by
Pan_Yan
To: Pan_Yan
I don’t see what the big deal is. Just make up some data from the no-go area. It’s what “climate” scientists do everywhere, anyhow...
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posted on
07/14/2011 6:07:52 AM PDT
by
Nervous Tick
(Trust in God, but row away from the rocks!)
To: Pan_Yan
I’m still trying figure out why we don’t sink the “motherships” and machine gun the survivors in the water, then lay waste to the coast of Somalia.
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posted on
07/14/2011 6:08:21 AM PDT
by
Little Ray
(Best Conservative in the Primary; AGAINST Obama in the General.)
To: Pan_Yan
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posted on
07/14/2011 6:08:26 AM PDT
by
nuconvert
( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
To: Pan_Yan
Pirates?
“Muslim Pirates”
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posted on
07/14/2011 6:09:41 AM PDT
by
MrB
(The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter knows whom he's working for)
To: Nervous Tick
LOL....that’s hilarious and oh so true.
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posted on
07/14/2011 6:10:08 AM PDT
by
MsLady
(Be the kind of woman that when you get up in the morning, the devil says, "Oh crap, she's UP !!")
To: nuconvert
Satan’s minions stepping on one another’s toes.
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posted on
07/14/2011 6:10:14 AM PDT
by
MrB
(The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter knows whom he's working for)
To: Nervous Tick
Exactly!
And with that thought in mind, why don’t we just discontinue all these this junk science “research”?
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posted on
07/14/2011 6:10:50 AM PDT
by
Mobties
(Reduce the government footprint! Let the markets work!)
To: Pan_Yan
Brush up on your Differential equations people!
if Piracy stops Global Warming research AND the number of pirates leads to an increase in Global Warming, the total system behavior is probably going to require some fairly complex DiffEqs!
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posted on
07/14/2011 6:12:02 AM PDT
by
2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
(Welcome to the USA - where every day is Backwards Day!)
To: Little Ray
What???? You want to solve the problem?????
You obviously didn't get the memo!
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posted on
07/14/2011 6:12:16 AM PDT
by
Redleg Duke
("Madison, Wisconsin is 30 square miles surrounded by reality.", L. S. Dryfus)
To: Pan_Yan
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posted on
07/14/2011 6:12:20 AM PDT
by
Reeses
(Obamacare: Do not resuscitate)
To: Little Ray
Exactly. Piracy has been around ever since man first set out on the seas. The penalty for piracy has always been death. Instant. Fast. No questions asked.
But we are so ‘civilized’ today to the point that we as a species have become a danger to ourselves by not recognizing the dangers all around us and reacting accordingly......
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posted on
07/14/2011 6:12:40 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(PEAS in our time? Obama cries PEAS! PEAS! when there is no PEAS!..........................)
To: 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
Ooops sorry - temperature increases as the log of #pirates Decreases - yikes this is confusing!!!
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posted on
07/14/2011 6:13:50 AM PDT
by
2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
(Welcome to the USA - where every day is Backwards Day!)
To: 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten; Reeses
Reeses put up a prettier graph but 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten got it posted first. I’ll wait for the pie charts and the addition of a time component before I decide on a winner.
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posted on
07/14/2011 6:16:51 AM PDT
by
Pan_Yan
To: 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
Global warming is caused by pirates? Then it would be man-made.
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posted on
07/14/2011 6:17:23 AM PDT
by
DejaJude
To: DejaJude; 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
If you look at the graph temperature goes up as the number of pirates goes down, which would not only explain the drop in temperature the last decade it tells us we have a worldwide shortage of pirates.
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posted on
07/14/2011 6:20:05 AM PDT
by
Pan_Yan
To: Pan_Yan
Don't worry, the Chinese navy will keep he seas safe from piracy.... or maybe the Russians.... hahahahhahahaha ;-)
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posted on
07/14/2011 6:20:51 AM PDT
by
rhombus
To: Pan_Yan
Someone needs to tell Grand Admiral Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherds that the Somali pirates are hunting whales. Then we can see how the pirates cower in fear to spud guns, stinky butter and moderate speed one engine drive bys.
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posted on
07/14/2011 6:22:46 AM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(The Dems demanding shared sacrifice are like Aztec priests doing it while cutting out my heart.)
To: Pan_Yan
What? Are they cutting down Rain Forrest trees to make their peg legs?
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posted on
07/14/2011 6:24:54 AM PDT
by
Opinionated Blowhard
("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
To: Pan_Yan
oops! Maybe Obama will hire pirates as part of his green jobs platform.
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posted on
07/14/2011 6:28:18 AM PDT
by
DejaJude
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