News tagged with pacific sea
Hagfish found to eat through its skin
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study in Canada has shown that the primitive fish called the Hagfish, which has the habit of burrowing into dead or dying creatures on the sea bed, eats by absorption through its skin ...
Mar 03, 2011 |
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Bering Strait influenced ice age climate patterns worldwide
In a vivid example of how a small geographic feature can have far-reaching impacts on climate, new research shows that water levels in the Bering Strait helped drive global climate patterns during ice age ...
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Jan 10, 2010 |
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Study: Small fluctuations in solar activity, large influence on the climate
(PhysOrg.com) -- Subtle connections between the 11-year solar cycle, the stratosphere, and the tropical Pacific Ocean work in sync to generate periodic weather patterns that affect much of the globe, according ...
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Aug 27, 2009 |
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Massive quake moves NZealand closer to Australia
A massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake last week has moved the south of New Zealand closer to Australia, scientists said Wednesday.
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Jul 22, 2009 |
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Simulations, ancient magnetism suggest mantle plumes may bend deep beneath Earth's crust
Computer simulations, paleomagnetism and plate motion histories described in today's issue of Science reveal how hotspots, centers of erupting magma that sit atop columns of hot mantle that were once though ...
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Apr 02, 2009 |
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Tropical sea temperatures influence melting in Antarctica
Accelerated melting of two fast-moving outlet glaciers that drain Antarctic ice into the Amundsen Sea Embayment is likely the result, in part, of an increase in sea-surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean, according ...
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Dec 06, 2011 |
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Research group finds ancient deep sea mud volcano as possible site for origin of life
(PhysOrg.com) -- An international consortium of scientists and researchers has been studying some ancient rocks found on the southwestern coast of Greenland. They believe the rocks were once part of a deep ...
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Oct 18, 2011 |
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Unprecedented long study of Pacific predators shows importance of biological 'hotspots'
An unprecedented decade-long study of apex predators in the Pacific Ocean found a wider range of distribution among some species than previously thought, unknown relationships between other species, and the ...
Jun 22, 2011 |
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Scientists test powerful ocean current off Antarctica
Oceanographers said on Sunday they had measured a system of mighty currents off Antarctica that are a newly-discovered factor in the equation of climate change.
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Apr 25, 2010 |
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Maximum height of extreme waves up dramatically in Pacific Northwest
A major increase in maximum ocean wave heights off the Pacific Northwest in recent decades has forced scientists to re-evaluate how high a "100-year event" might be, and the new findings raise special concerns ...
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Jan 25, 2010 |
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Hybrid remotely operated vehicle 'Nereus' reaches deepest part of the ocean
A new type of deep-sea robotic vehicle called Nereus has successfully reached the deepest part of the world's ocean, reports a team of U.S. engineers and scientists aboard the research vessel Kilo Moana. The dive to 10,902 ...
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Jun 02, 2009 |
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Arctic marine mammals and fish populations on the rise
Arctic marine mammals and fish populations are on the rise, according to a report released on Monday by the the Arctic Council's biodiversity working group at a Montreal conference.
Apr 24, 2012 |
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Now Extra-Tropical Daphne, left flooding behind in Fuji on NASA satellite imagery
Tropical Storm Daphne has become an extra-tropical storm and is fading fast in the South Pacific Ocean, but not before making its mark on the Fuji Islands. NASA's TRMM satellite compiled rainfall data that ...
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Apr 04, 2012 |
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Leatherback turtle migration study identifies Pacific danger zones for endangered species
The majestic leatherback turtle is the largest sea turtle in the world, growing to more than 6 feet in length. It is also one of the most threatened. A major new study of migration patterns has identified ...
Mar 01, 2012 |
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NASA's Aqua satellite sees small new tropical storm near Tonga
Tropical Storm 11P has formed in the South Pacific Ocean, and NASA's Aqua satellite captured an infrared image of its cloud temperatures, revealing power in the cyclone.
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Feb 06, 2012 |
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