Sea ice covered 5.64 million square miles of the Arctic Ocean at the ice's peak extent this year in early March. That's almost 400,000 square miles less than the median coverage level at other March peaks between 1981 and ...
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President Joe Biden on Tuesday designated two giant wilderness areas in Nevada and Texas as national monuments and said a new marine sanctuary could be created in the Pacific.
Environment
Mar 21, 2023
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Climate change attacked crucial Arctic sea ice thickness in two sudden big gobbles instead of steady nibbling, a new study says.
Earth Sciences
Mar 15, 2023
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The cycling of carbon through the environment is an essential part of life on the planet.
Environment
Mar 13, 2023
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Climate models used by the UN's IPCC and others to project climate change are not accurately reflecting what the Arctic's future will be. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg argue that the rate of warming will be ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 13, 2023
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Deep down in the ocean at tectonic plate boundaries, hot fluids rise from hydrothermal vents. The fluids are devoid of oxygen and contain large amounts of metals such as iron, manganese or copper. Some may also transport ...
Ecology
Mar 9, 2023
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Sea ice in Antarctica shrank to the smallest area on record in February for the second year in a row, continuing a decade-long decline, the European Union's climate monitoring service said Tuesday.
Environment
Mar 8, 2023
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The Arctic Ocean is experiencing rapid changes due to global warming. It contains complex water masses with unique hydrographic features and zooplankton communities.
Environment
Feb 24, 2023
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"Citizen Science" gives interested citizens the chance to actively engage in scientific research. A citizen-science project conducted by AWI in the Arctic now shows just how successful this can be. In the course of five years, ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 7, 2023
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In one announcement after another this week, a grim accounting emerged of the world's extreme weather and climate disasters in 2022.
Environment
Jan 13, 2023
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