ocean
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The ocean unit Ebitda came in 16% below expectations as volumes fell 1% on year, the bank says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
They not only mimic ocean waves but also allow more surfers per day, making building resorts around them more financially feasible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
Research ships map the ocean floor and measure water currents using sonar equipment, including systems that can image the sub-seafloor landscape.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Basin, but people who lived within a few miles of the ocean used to boast they didn’t need it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Phoenix has some pretty awesome food trucks, but none where the scent of garlic mixes with the sweet brine of the ocean.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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The findings could help scientists better understand the global carbon cycle, which describes how carbon moves between the atmosphere, living organisms, oceans, and land.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026
The transformation is driven in part by Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s conviction that the rise and fall of nations is linked inextricably to the oceans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
These changes to California’s climate are being driven by human-made emissions, and warming oceans are increasing the risk of humid heat events, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Countries have still not agreed on how to tackle harmful subsidies, better finance the protection of Earth's land and oceans, and boost corporate contributions to a near-empty UN conservation fund.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
This sedentary lifestyle was made possible by the diversity of resource-rich habitats available to Jomon people within a short distance of one central site: inland forests, rivers, seashores, bays, and open oceans.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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