MOL to Equip LR1 Tanker with Carbon Capture System
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines will equip its LR1 product tanker, Nexus Victoria, with the an onboard CO2 capture system. The installation will mark the first commercial installation of a CO2 capture...
By Brian K. Sullivan
(Bloomberg) –The world’s oceans were the warmest on record in April and May, a development that could mean more severe weather over the next few months and trigger a rise in sea levels.
Ocean temperatures from March to May — meteorological spring in the Northern Hemisphere — were also the highest in the 174-year record, according to the US National Centers for Environmental Information. When land and sea temperatures were combined, the world had its third-hottest May ever.
Warm water fuels tropical cyclones, known as hurricanes in the US and typhoons in Asia, Rocky Bilotta, a climatologist at NCEI, said in a conference call with reporters. The heat will also lead to more moisture in the atmosphere, which could produce more severe storms of all kinds in the coming months.
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