Archive for February, 2008

Feb
6

Low-tech scuba divers of Bangladesh

The divers work in dangerous conditions

The sunken valuables of some of South Asia’s largest rivers are being retrieved by a daring new breed of amateur diver in Bangladesh. Using a pipe connected to a rudimentary oxygen compressor, the divers say they can go as low as 200ft in some of […]

Feb
5

How one clumsy ship cut off the web for 75 million people

Submarine cables world map. Click here for full-size version (Graphic: Telegeography.com)
Dubai is one of the seven  emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates; Dubai is also the  name of its capital city. It is not a country, as we suggested  in the article below.
A flotilla of  ships may have been dispatched to reinstate the […]

Feb
5

Oceana Observes 2008 as the “International Year of the Reef

Press release from Oceana.org:
Washington, DC — Oceana is encouraging people to help global efforts to save coral reefs and acknowledge 2008 as the International Year of the Reef (IYOR), as designated by the International Coral Reef Initiative.

“Protecting coral reefs is a key step in preventing ocean collapse and preserving a healthy ocean ecosystem for future […]