Gray's beaked whales 'resilient' to ecosystem changes
An elusive whale species in the Southern Ocean could be resilient to near-future ecosystem changes, according to a new study by the universities of Exeter and Copenhagen.
An elusive whale species in the Southern Ocean could be resilient to near-future ecosystem changes, according to a new study by the universities of Exeter and Copenhagen.
Plants & Animals
Mar 25, 2021
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In tropical oceans, a combination of sunlight and weak winds drives up surface temperatures in the afternoon, increasing atmospheric turbulence, unprecedented new observational data collected by an Oregon State University ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 1, 2021
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New research shows that hurricane maximum wind speeds in the subtropical Atlantic around Bermuda have more than doubled on average over the last 60 years due to rising ocean temperatures in the region.
Earth Sciences
Feb 12, 2021
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The Sahara Desert is the world's biggest source of dust and in 2020, it broke the June record for sending the largest and thickest dust cloud toward the Americas.
Earth Sciences
Dec 3, 2020
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Droughts impact millions of people and threaten the delicate ecosystems of the Amazon rainforest in South America. Now a study within the TiPES project by Catrin Ciemer of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 17, 2020
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Marine heatwaves across the world's oceans can displace habitat for sea turtles, whales, and other marine life by 10s to thousands of kilometers. They dramatically shift these animals' preferred temperatures in a fraction ...
Ecology
Aug 5, 2020
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Sea surface temperatures in the tropics have a major influence on the climate in the tropics and the adjacent continents. For example, they determine the position of the Intertropical Convergence Zone and the beginning and ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 31, 2020
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A squad of climate-related factors is responsible for the massive Australian coral bleaching event of 2016. If we're counting culprits: it's two by sea, one by land.
Earth Sciences
May 18, 2020
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Global warming is approaching a tipping point that during this century could reawaken an ancient climate pattern similar to El NiƱo in the Indian Ocean, new research led by scientists from The University of Texas at Austin ...
Earth Sciences
May 6, 2020
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Last month tied 2016 for the hottest April on record worldwide, with particularly high temperatures over western Europe and north-central Asia, the European Union's climate monitoring network said Tuesday.
Environment
May 5, 2020
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