An article today from the NYTimes explains that coral reefs don’t recover between more frequent, severe bleaching events:
AUV finds Australian WWI AE1 Submarine
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The sub went missing in September 1914 with 35 crew members on board.
More details at SBS News – Oldest Naval Mystery Solved
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ROVSim2 for BlueROV2
Just released by a company in the US – a BlueROV2 simulator software package for $750USD per computer (Windows only). More info available at ROVsim2 for BlueROV2
BlueROV2 for Scientific Surveys
The Santa Monica Bay Restoration Foundation has been using a BlueROV2 (named R2Deep2) for scientific surveys in Southern California:
ROV Finds Fukushima Reactor Fuel
Exciting article yesterday from The New York Times, Science about the Mini-Manbo ROV finding the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor’s melted uranium fuel: https://nyti.ms/2hLLvTi