News tagged with global ocean
More oxygen -- colder climate
Everybody talks about CO2 and other greenhouse gases as causes of global warming and the large climate changes we are currently experiencing. But what about the atmospheric and oceanic oxygen content? Which role does oxyge ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 10, 2009 |
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Early spring time for Edinburgh? Study predicts effect of global warming on spring flowers
Will we soon see the flowers of Edinburgh in full bloom in the depths of winter? This possibility is considered in a new study into the impact of global warming on spring flowering, published today in the International Jo ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 10, 2009 |
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New look at gravity data sheds light on ocean, climate
A discovery about the moon made in the 1960s is helping researchers unlock secrets about Earth's ocean today.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 27, 2009 |
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In hot water: World sets ocean temperature record (Update)
(AP) -- Steve Kramer spent an hour and a half swimming in the ocean this week - in Maine.
Aug 20, 2009 |
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Researchers reveal ocean acidification at Station ALOHA
The burning of fossil fuels has released tremendous amounts of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere, significantly impacting global climate. Were it not for the absorption of CO2 by ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 06, 2009 |
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Putting Plankton in Perspective, from Sea to Sky (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- From the time he was 21 and working toward his Ph.D., Mike Behrenfeld has been observing phytoplankton -- floating ocean plants that have a global impact. Observing these tiny plants under ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 24, 2009 |
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'Motion picture' of past warming paves way for snapshots of future climate change
(PhysOrg.com) -- By accurately modeling Earth's last major global warming -- and answering pressing questions about its causes -- scientists led by a University of Wisconsin-Madison climatologist are unraveling ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 16, 2009 |
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Research indicates ocean current shutdown may be gradual
The findings of a major new study are consistent with gradual changes of current systems in the North Atlantic Ocean, rather than a more sudden shutdown that could lead to rapid climate changes in Europe and elsewhere.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 16, 2009 |
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Mystery mechanism drove global warming 55 million years ago
A runaway spurt of global warming 55 million years ago turned Earth into a hothouse but how this happened remains worryingly unclear, scientists said on Monday.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 13, 2009 |
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Coralline algae in the Mediterranean lost their tropical element between 5 and 7 million years ago
An international team of researchers has studied the coralline algae fossils that lived on the last coral reefs of the Mediterranean Sea between 7.24 and 5.3 million years ago. Mediterranean algae and coral ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jul 07, 2009 |
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Warmer ocean brings fewer sardines to S.Africa
Millions of sardines have begun their annual migration down South Africa's east coast, but fewer fish are making the journey due to rising ocean temperatures, a researcher said Monday.
Jun 22, 2009 |
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Global sunscreen won't save corals
Emergency plans to counteract global warming by artificially shading the Earth from incoming sunlight might lower the planet's temperature a few degrees, but such "geoengineering" solutions would do little to stop the acidification ...
Jun 16, 2009 |
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Scientists: Global warming has already changed oceans
In Washington state, oysters in some areas haven't reproduced for four years, and preliminary evidence suggests that the increasing acidity of the ocean could be the cause. In the Gulf of Mexico, falling oxygen levels in ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 10, 2009 |
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Unstated assumptions color Arctic sovereignty claims
Settling the growing debate over ownership of Arctic Ocean resources is complicated by the fact that the various countries involved have different understandings of the geography of the place.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 28, 2009 |
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Melting Greenland ice sheets may threaten Northeast United States, Canada
Melting of the Greenland ice sheet this century may drive more water than previously thought toward the already threatened coastlines of New York, Boston, Halifax, and other cities in the northeastern United ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 27, 2009 |
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