News tagged with atlantic basin
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
Mar 30, 2009 |
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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 ...
May 15, 2012 |
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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.
Mar 23, 2012 |
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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
Jun 06, 2011 |
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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 ...
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Nov 30, 2010 |
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Gene decides whether coral relative will fuse or fight
When coral colonies meet one another on the reef, they have two options: merge into a single colony or reject each other and aggressively compete for space. Now, a report in the March 19th Current Biology, a Cell Press public ...
Mar 19, 2009 |
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TRMM gets a look at Irene, the first hurricane of the Atlantic season
The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite has been busy measuring rainfall within Hurricane Irene, and forecasts call for between 5 and 10 inches in the southeastern and central Bahamas and Turks and ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 23, 2011 |
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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.
May 19, 2011 |
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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
Sep 22, 2009 |
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Tropical depression 2 on shaky ground, 3 other areas to watch on weekend
The Atlantic Ocean's second Tropical Depression has been on shaky ground since it formed early in the week of August 11. It meandered westward from the African coast and maintained its tropical depression ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 14, 2009 |
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“Irene” retired from list of Atlantic Basin storm names
(Phys.org) -- Irene has been retired from the official list of Atlantic Basin tropical storm names by the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) hurricane committee because of the fatalities and damage ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 16, 2012 |
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US forecasters see drop in 2012 Atlantic hurricanes
The number of 2012 Atlantic hurricanes will be below average this season due to a cooling of tropical waters and the potential development of El Nino conditions, US forecasters said Wednesday.
Apr 04, 2012 |
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New technologies help scientists track fish species
(PhysOrg.com) -- New tracking and observing technologies are giving marine conservationists a fish-eye view of conditions, from overfishing to climate change, that are contributing to declining fish populations, ...
Mar 11, 2009 |
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