From Annapolis to the Arctic: Research schooner begins journey to examine the effects of climate change
In the sunlight of a May afternoon on the Chesapeake Bay, a 72-foot schooner called the Marie Tharp floated above a shipwreck from long ago.
In the sunlight of a May afternoon on the Chesapeake Bay, a 72-foot schooner called the Marie Tharp floated above a shipwreck from long ago.
Earth Sciences
May 15, 2023
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Scientists from St Andrews and Cardiff Universities, along with international colleagues, have discovered the source of warm super salty water that rushed up the Atlantic 15,000 years ago, ushering in the end of the last ...
Earth Sciences
May 10, 2023
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A new U of T Scarborough study finds that climate change is causing a commercially significant marine crab to lose its sense of smell, which could partially explain why their populations are thinning.
Plants & Animals
May 9, 2023
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A robust phenomenon termed the Arctic Amplification (AA) refers to the stronger warming taking place over the Arctic compared to the global mean. The AA in the Arctic's different surface types exhibits various warming characteristics.
Earth Sciences
May 9, 2023
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A new show streaming on Apple TV+ creatively envisions how artificial intelligence, other advanced technologies and climate change might impact people's lives this century. In Extrapolations, Scott Burns—who produced Al ...
Environment
May 4, 2023
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A new WCS-led study that analyzed 17 years of migratory bird-nesting data in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, revealed that nest survival decreased significantly near high-use oil and gas infrastructure and its related noise, dust, traffic, ...
Ecology
May 2, 2023
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Large-scale circulation anomalies are a key factor in the transportation of water vapor and changes in climate. For tropical and subtropical regions, an atmospheric circulation field not only determines the characteristics ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 28, 2023
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The world's oceans have suddenly spiked much hotter and well above record levels in the last few weeks, with scientists trying to figure out what it means and whether it forecasts a surge in atmospheric warming.
Environment
Apr 27, 2023
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Large swathes of the world's oceans are warm. Unusually warm. The heat this year is likely to break records. Since mid-March, the global average sea surface temperature is over 21℃—the highest since satellite records ...
Environment
Apr 27, 2023
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Life in the ocean's "twilight zone" could decline dramatically due to climate change, new research suggests. The twilight zone (200m to 1,000m deep) gets very little light but is home to a wide variety of organisms and billions ...
Environment
Apr 27, 2023
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