article thumbnail

Hundreds of Resources Highlighted During IEEE Education Week

Cars That Think

This year it included events , online resources , and special offers on educational products and services. The week was about bringing these resources together in one place and making sure our members and volunteers know about all of the amazing educational opportunities available to them.” IEEE TryEngineering lesson plans.

article thumbnail

Satellite altimeter data study finds global ship traffic up 4x over past 20 years

Green Car Congress

Maritime traffic on the world’s oceans has increased four-fold over the past 20 years, likely causing more water, air and noise pollution on the open seas, according to a new study quantifying global ship traffic. Ships powered by fossil fuels dump oil, fuel and waste into the water and pump exhaust into the air. Resources.

Sri Lanka 225
article thumbnail

Study Finds Indian Ocean Sea-Level Rise Threatens Coastal Areas; Climate Change Partly Responsible

Green Car Congress

Sea-level rise is particularly high along the coastlines of the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea, as well as the islands of Sri Lanka, Sumatra and Java, the authors found. The study, led by scientists at the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU) and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colo., Weiqing Han.