A dynamic process that cools the coastal ocean and can weaken hurricanes was discovered as Hurricane Irene made landfall in New Jersey, according to a Rutgers University-led study published today.
Earth Sciences
Mar 8, 2016
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The projected upsurge of severe El Niño and La Niña events will cause an increase in storm events leading to extreme coastal flooding and erosion in populated regions across the Pacific Ocean, according to a multi-agency ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 21, 2015
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A team of European researchers have developed a model to simulate the impact of tsunamis generated by earthquakes and applied it to the Eastern Mediterranean. The results show how tsunami waves could hit and inundate coastal ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 27, 2015
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More than $920 billion could be generated by 2050 and 180,000 jobs created by expanding the ocean's protected zones, according to a study published Thursday by conservation group WWF.
Environment
Jun 4, 2015
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It turns out sea turtles, even at a tender 6-18 months of age, are very active swimmers. They don't just passively drift in ocean currents as researchers once thought. NOAA and University of Central Florida researchers say ...
Ecology
Apr 9, 2015
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Monitoring efforts along the Pacific Coast of the U.S. and Canada have detected the presence of small amounts of radioactivity from the 2011 Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident 100 miles (150 km) due west of Eureka, ...
Environment
Nov 11, 2014
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Small islands, long thought to be natural tsunami barriers for coast-dwellers, may in fact amplify the waves they are supposed to break, researchers warned Wednesday.
Earth Sciences
Nov 5, 2014
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Most of the concerns about climate change have focused on the amount of greenhouse gases that have been released into the atmosphere.
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Oct 24, 2014
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A Florida-based marine research team has developed a unique formal process and modeling framework to help manage South Florida's economically important coastal marine environments. The MARES project (Marine and Estuarine ...
Environment
Jul 18, 2014
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In a study published this month by the open-access science journal PLOS ONE, the Ocean Health Index revealed the findings of its first regional assessment, which was conducted for Brazil. The assessment found the 3,660,995 ...
Environment
May 14, 2014
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