Waters
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The oceans’ heat content is measured by a network of more than 3,000 free-drifting robotic floats spread out across the world’s waters, where they routinely dive 2,000 meters beneath the surface.
These three new leaders will need all of their diplomatic skills to navigate treacherous political
waters.
We know how we are destroying the air and
waters
that surround us.
The movie invites viewers to conclude that global warming caused Hurricane Katrina, with Gore claiming that the warm Caribbean
waters
made the storm stronger.
Thousands of migrants have been rescued from the frigid
waters
since the beginning of this year alone.
True, only Chinese law-enforcement vessels with light weaponry, not PLA Navy ships, have entered Japan’s contiguous and territorial
waters.
By making these boats’ presence appear ordinary, China seeks to establish its jurisdiction in the
waters
surrounding the islands as a fait accompli.
High-intensity hurricanes are becoming more frequent, and major storms are causing more flooding, because of the increased heat transfer from the warming
waters
of the oceans, the greater moisture in warmer air, and the rise in sea levels – all made more extreme by human-induced climate change.
Recently, during a dive in the
waters
at Krasnodar, in southern Russia, Putin miraculously salvaged two ancient Greek urns.
These vessels have lately been joined by an increasing number of Chinese surveillance forces, which periodically enter the
waters
surrounding the islands, sometimes leading to direct confrontation with Japanese patrol ships.
The sun was high above white-crowned Jade Dragon Snow Mountain when my guide pointed down the gorge at the brown
waters
churning thousands of feet below.
The report indicated that at least “22 contacts were recorded with vessels suspected to be Chinese attack submarines patrolling outside Beijing’s territorial
waters
last year,” and warned that the “implicit focus” of China’s navy appears to be “to control highly sensitive sea lines of communication.”
Because Israel unlawfully intercepted the ship in international
waters
and later refused to apologize for the killings, Turkey froze bilateral diplomatic relations, recalled its ambassador, and expelled the Israeli ambassador in Ankara.
Public anger in Turkey over the killing of fellow citizens in international
waters
will not dissipate easily.
More important, a new security framework could improve military-civilian communication channels and practices, which would ensure the safety of congested airspace corridors and busy international
waters.
Indeed, recent reports by the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and other scientific literature suggest that the intensity of tropical cyclones (that is, hurricanes) will increase as a result of warmer
waters.
Needless to say, these remarks underscored the fact that Japanese territory and territorial
waters
are being threatened “by force” in the East China Sea by China.
Palestinians have entered uncharted
waters.
After all, it was Merkel who tried to calm the
waters
after the NSA scandal first hit Europe this summer.
Anyone planning to drill there will become embroiled in a major maritime dispute, with Cyprus claiming that the reserves lie within its territorial waters, and Turkey countering that Cyprus has no territorial waters, because Cyprus, at least for the Turks, does not exist.
A general fear has arisen in Asia that China is seeking to use its growing maritime might to dominate not only development of the hydrocarbon-rich
waters
of the South China Sea, but also its shipping lanes, which are some of the world’s most heavily trafficked.
A later portion of the war games took place in the Yellow Sea, in international
waters
very close to China, bluntly demonstrating America’s commitment to freedom of the seas in Asia.
Moreover, according to the Convention on the Law of the Sea, countries’ enjoy absolute sovereignty in the first 12 nautical miles (about 20 kilometers) of their coastal
waters
sea, and almost absolute sovereignty, limited by a few conventions, within 200 nautical miles (360 kilometers) of their coasts.
In an early show of defiance, North Korea seized three Chinese fishing boats, detained a reported 29 people on board for 13 days (during which they were allegedly abused), and then demanded $190,000 in compensation for illegal fishing in North Korean
waters.
The Left's emphasis on law and order, particularly since the September 11 th terrorist attacks, muddies the ideological
waters
even more.
The press, meanwhile, has reported on speculation about the relationship between warmer ocean
waters
and the frequency of severe hurricanes, thus highlighting the low priority that the administration has given to environmental problems in general and global climate change in particular.
While these countries protected Libyans from Muammar el-Qaddafi’s predatory regime, they limited their engagement to the sky and coastal waters, and thus did not control the spillover of looted weapons.
There are opportunities to learn from one another, to share experiences, and to pool resources on such issues as blue-water fishing, maritime transport, and piracy (in the Gulf of Aden and the
waters
off Somalia, as well as in the straits of Malacca).
The world as a whole stands to benefit if 18 littoral states can find common ground in the churning
waters
of a mighty ocean.
This is a serious problem for political parties on the left, which increasingly seem to be speaking for the metropolitan elites, while provincial populists are pushing traditional conservatives further to the right by fishing in the dark
waters
of popular resentment.
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