El Niño is officially here, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and with it comes a change from the La Niña weather patterns New Zealand has experienced for the past three years.
Earth Sciences
Jun 13, 2023
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Forecasts assembled by the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) implemented by ECMWF predict a growing El Niño event this year.
Environment
Jun 13, 2023
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Resource managers and policymakers need robust data about marine ecosystems for decision-making and setting sound policies. However, data about marine life can be challenging to collect, integrate, and analyze. Invertebrate ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 7, 2023
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As part of global ocean circulation, warm water in the upper layer flows from the Pacific Ocean to the Indian Ocean through the Indonesian Archipelago. The flow through the archipelago, known as the Indonesian Throughflow, ...
Earth Sciences
May 31, 2023
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Climate change-driven shifts in the circulation of waters to the deepest reaches of the ocean around Antarctica, which could reverberate across the planet and intensify global warming, are happening decades "ahead of schedule", ...
Environment
May 28, 2023
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In the first week of 2023, slow-moving Tropical Cyclone Ellie dropped 800mm of rainfall, flooding the Fitzroy River in Australia's northwest. Local residents were cut off from food and other supplies, leading to their evacuation ...
Environment
May 26, 2023
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Approximately 700,000 years ago, a "warm ice age" permanently changed the climate cycles on Earth. Contemporaneous with this exceptionally warm and moist period, the polar glaciers greatly expanded. A European research team ...
Earth Sciences
May 16, 2023
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Scientific evidence shows that the tropical belt around the middle of the globe is expanding. For years scientists have proposed different mechanisms that might explain this expansion. A team of researchers has now determined ...
Earth Sciences
May 8, 2023
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With sea surface temperatures swelling to new highs in recent weeks, scientists warn that humanity's carbon pollution has the potential to turn oceans into a global warming "time bomb".
Environment
May 4, 2023
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Heat waves in Aotearoa New Zealand over recent summers are already causing wide-ranging effects on the environment, a new study suggests.
Environment
May 2, 2023
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