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|  Waves rise as mountains And rise to the heavens, And with horror drops glances Into instantly dug abysses A disturbing force like passion, Does not know of a centre point, Now to the sky, now into the precipice throws A boat without an oar or rudder. A.K. Tolstoy | | | | Man Fights the Ocean | | |  In the centuries-old chronicle of navigation, it is possible to find a great deal of evidence of the struggle of Man against the terrible chaos of the Ocean in literature, paintings and sculpture. These are the impassioned lines of telegraph messages and gripping descriptions of storms and hurricanes, epic paintings by artists and stone monuments to seamen who have perished in the Ocean. Humans have fought back against violent Ocean chaos by strengthening vessels, finding better and more reliable means of navigation and communication and increasing the power of engines.Text and images are from Man and the Ocean, a CD-ROM produced by the Russian Head Department of Navigation and Oceanography (HDNO). | | | | |
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| | First Global Conference on Oceans, Climate and Security (GCOCS) | | Date: | 21 May 2012 - 23 May 2012 | | Location: | Boston, Massachusetts | | Organizer: | The Collaborative Institute for Oceans, Climate and Security at the University of Massachusetts Boston and co-presented by Battelle Memorial Institute. | | Information: | To be held in Boston, Massachusetts (USA) from 21-23 May 2012. More information
The First Global Conference on Oceans, Climate and Security (GCOCS) is designed to:
Raise the awareness level of the threat of climate change to our oceans and the consequent threat to our human and national security;
Identify and prioritize the knowledge gaps in science and technology which inhibit understanding, response and adaptation to future threats;
Generate comprehensive human security policy and governance recommendations reflecting the climate, ocean, and security continuum. | |
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