News tagged with atlantic water

Warming North Atlantic water tied to heating Arctic, according to new study

The temperatures of North Atlantic Ocean water flowing north into the Arctic Ocean adjacent to Greenland -- the warmest water in at least 2,000 years -- are likely related to the amplification of global warming ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 27, 2011 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (24) | comments 26 | with audio podcast

Sea Salt Holds Clues to Climate Change

(PhysOrg.com) -- We know that average sea levels have risen over the past century, and that global warming is to blame. But what is climate change doing to the saltiness, or salinity, of our oceans?

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 01, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (20) | comments 3

Disappearing act of world's second largest fish explained

Researchers have discovered where basking sharks - the world's second largest fish - hide out for half of every year, according to a report published today in Current Biology. The discovery revises scient ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 07, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (15) | comments 0

Harbingers of increased Atlantic hurricane activity identified

Reconstructions of past hurricane activity in the Atlantic Ocean indicate that the most active hurricane period in the past was during the "Medieval Climate Anomaly" about a thousand years ago when climate ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Aug 12, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (16) | comments 6

Linking Climate Change in Siberia and Britain

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have for first time demonstrated a critical link between the Siberian climate and the circulation of the major current system which gives us our mild winters here in the UK. This new understanding ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 23, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (14) | comments 1

Water levels down in Canada's Saint Lawrence seaway

Seasonal water levels in the Saint Lawrence seaway -- a major North American shipping corridor -- have reached their lowest point in 40 years, the Quebec hydro center warned Friday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 07, 2010 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (8) | comments 2

Did the North Atlantic fisheries collapse due to fisheries-induced evolution?

The Atlantic cod has, for many centuries, sustained major fisheries on both sides of the Atlantic. However, the North American fisheries have now largely collapsed. A new paper in the open-access, peer-reviewed journal PLoS ON ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Did climate change cause Greenland's ancient Viking community to collapse?

Our changing climate usually appears to be a very modern problem, yet new research from Greenland published in Boreas, suggests that the AD 1350 collapse of a centuries old colony established by Viking settlers may have b ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jun 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 10 | with audio podcast

Mercury in dolphins: Study compares toxin levels in captive and wild sea mammals

Amid growing concerns about the spread of harmful mercury in plants and animals, a new study by researchers from The Johns Hopkins University and The National Aquarium has compared levels of the chemical in ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 21, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Track Atlantic bluefin tuna to learn migration, habitat secrets

New fish-tagging studies of young bluefin tuna in Atlantic waters off New England by researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst are offering the first fishery-independent, year-round data on dispersal ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 22, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0