Over at Natural Patriot, you'll find Carnival of the Blue 7 - the best in oceans blogging for the month of November. I contributed my post on Cyclone Sidr's approach to the coast of Bangladesh - a region extremely vulnerable to rising sea level and storms.
As host Emmett Duffy describes:
'Our salty selections this month span the gamut from, well perhaps not all the way from the sublime to the ridiculous, but they cover a lot of ground nevertheless.'
It's an interesting mix, so dive in...
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