An extraordinary heat wave is assailing the world's oceans with an intensity that is surprising climate researchers. Environmental physicist Nicolas Gruber provides some context.
Earth Sciences
Sep 22, 2023
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Pacific Oscillation (APO), a dominant mode of atmospheric variability characterized by a seesaw variation in the upper-tropospheric temperature between Asia and the North Pacific, plays important roles in the atmospheric ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 19, 2023
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A new climate study led by scientists at the University Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science found that temperature fluctuations in the tropical Atlantic Ocean temperature are largely driven by ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 13, 2023
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A research team led by Prof. Xie Zhouqing and Prof. Le Fange from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) revealed that the Marginal Ice Zone (MIZ) is a dominant source ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 13, 2023
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The Dansgaard-Oeschger events are rapid Northern-Hemisphere temperature jumps of up to 15°C in Greenland that repeatedly occurred within a few decades during the last ice age.
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Aug 28, 2023
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Located at the intersection of South, Central, and East Asia, the massive Tibetan Plateau is often considered to be Earth's "third pole." A land of large glaciers, permafrost, and heavy snow, the plateau feeds a vast network ...
Environment
Aug 25, 2023
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After a rare three-year La Niña event brought heavy rain and flooding to eastern Australia in 2020-22, we're now bracing for the heat and drought of El Niño at the opposite end of the spectrum.
Earth Sciences
Aug 24, 2023
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The Pacific Ocean covers 32% of Earth's surface area, more than all the land combined. Unsurprisingly, its activity affects conditions around the globe.
Earth Sciences
Aug 23, 2023
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Like the 60,000 miles of arteries and veins that course throughout the human body, ocean currents are the lifeblood of our planet—some flowing short distances, others circling the globe, but all playing a critical role ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 22, 2023
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The Gulf Stream, which brings warm water from the Gulf of Mexico to Europe and keeps the climate mild, is only part of a larger system of oceanic currents called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC for ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 3, 2023
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