News tagged with atlantic basin

2001-2010 warmest decade on record: WMO

Climate change has accelerated in the past decade, the UN weather agency said Friday, releasing data showing that 2001 to 2010 was the warmest decade on record.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 23, 2012 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (34) | comments 176

Hurricanes not likely to disrupt ocean carbon balance

(PhysOrg.com) -- Hurricanes are well known for the trail of damage and debris they can leave on land, but less known for the invisible trail left over the ocean by their gale-force winds — a trail of carbon ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 30, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Active Atlantic hurricane season was a 'gentle giant' for U.S.

(PhysOrg.com) -- According to NOAA the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season, which ends tomorrow, was one of the busiest on record. In contrast, the eastern North Pacific season had the fewest storms on record since ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 30, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Questions about incredible sea turtle migration answered

Immediately after emerging from their underground nests on the lush beaches of eastern Florida, loggerhead sea turtles scramble into the sea and embark alone on a migration that takes them around the entire ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 15, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

US predicts up to 10 Atlantic hurricanes this season

The Atlantic will experience a rougher than normal hurricane season this year with up to 10 hurricanes, the US weather service forecast Thursday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 19, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 8

Hurricane frequency is up but not their strength, say researchers

In a new study, Clemson University researchers have concluded that the number of hurricanes and tropical storms in the Atlantic Basin is increasing, but there is no evidence that their individual strengths ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Sep 22, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Extinct sea cow fossil found in Philippines

The bones of an extinct sea cow species that lived about 20 million years ago have been discovered in a cave in the Philippines by a team of Italian scientists, the expedition head said Monday.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jun 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0