redOrbit: A team of Australian scientists has announced that they are looking to create a new, global climate change monitoring network using state of the art technology–and elephant seals. In order to study the oceans surrounding their nation, the scientists are turning to a set of high-tech tools known as the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS). Among the tools utilized by the IMOS are autonomous profiling floats that will help detect cracks in sea ice, satellite tags equipped to the …