Record sea surface heat sparks fears of warming surge
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".
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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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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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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Coral reefs are under a growing threat from climate change and human activity, making it more important than ever to understand their strengths and vulnerabilities. A team of EPFL scientists has now taken an important step ...
Ecology
Apr 20, 2023
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As climate change causes ocean temperatures to rise, one of Greenland's previously most stable glaciers is now retreating at an unprecedented rate, according to a new study.
Earth Sciences
Apr 19, 2023
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Forecasting weather is tricky. Even with the most advanced technology, natural systems are so complex that meteorologists cannot accurately forecast beyond 10 days.
Environment
Apr 18, 2023
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Ocean-based hydrophones in the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO)'s seismic-acoustic monitoring network could provide a better look at how ocean temperatures are changing over time, according to a ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 18, 2023
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NOAA's Climate Prediction Center has issued an El Niño Watch this morning as part of its April ENSO outlook.
Environment
Apr 14, 2023
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Can a rapid warming of Earth trigger tipping points in our climate? For decades scientists have debated if today's warming can strongly amplify itself by triggering a catastrophic release of greenhouse gases. New research, ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 10, 2023
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