With a new Atlantic hurricane season in full swing, scientists may have found a new influence on how tropical cyclones develop.
Earth Sciences
Aug 7, 2020
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Over millions of years, Hawaiian volcanoes have formed a chain of volcanic islands stretching across the Northern Pacific, where ocean waves from every direction, stirred up by distant storms or carried in on tradewinds, ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 16, 2020
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In the kelp forests of Tierra del Fuego, at the southernmost tip of South America, the relative abundance of kelp, sea urchins, and sea stars has not changed significantly since 1973. Alan Friedlander of the National Geographic ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 11, 2020
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Rising sea surface temperatures and acidic waters could eliminate nearly all existing coral reef habitats by 2100, suggesting restoration projects in these areas will likely meet serious challenges, according to new research ...
Environment
Feb 18, 2020
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CSIRO research has found global warming will make it more difficult to predict multi-year global climate variations, a consequence of changes to long-term climate variability patterns in the Pacific Ocean.
Earth Sciences
Dec 17, 2019
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Coral reefs around the world are threatened by pan-tropical bleaching events that occur when the surrounding sea water temperatures increase due to ongoing climate change and extreme conditions like El Niño. However, patterns ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 20, 2019
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The tides are turning in a quest to solve an earthquake mystery.
Earth Sciences
Jun 7, 2019
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When heavy rain falls over the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia and the eastern Pacific Ocean, it is a good indicator that temperatures in central California will reach 100°F in four to 16 days, according to a collaborative ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 12, 2019
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Sea level rise puts coastal areas at the forefront of the impacts of climate change, but new research shows they face other climate-related threats as well. In a study published January 14 in Nature Communications, researchers ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 14, 2019
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The number of days marked by potentially destructive ocean heatwaves has doubled in 35 years, and will multiply another five-fold at current rates of climate change, scientists warned Wednesday.
Environment
Aug 15, 2018
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