Northern Red Sea reefs resist bleaching in warming seas
Supercorals in the northern Red Sea could hold some secrets for reef survival in warming seas.
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Rare deep-sea brine pools discovered in Red Sea
Researchers at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science recently discovered rare deep-sea brine pools in the Gulf of Aqaba, a northern extension to the Red Sea. These salty underwater ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 12, 2022
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Northern Red Sea corals pass heat stress test with flying colors
Even under the most optimistic scenarios, most of the coral reef ecosystems on our planet—whether in Australia, the Maldives or the Caribbean—will have disappeared or be in very bad shape by the end of this century. That's ...
Plants & Animals
May 3, 2021
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The Red Sea is no longer a baby ocean
It is 2,250 kilometers long, but only 355 kilometers wide at its widest point—on a world map, the Red Sea hardly resembles an ocean. But this is deceptive. A new, albeit still narrow, ocean basin is actually forming between ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 23, 2021
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Warming driving Eastern Mediterranean species collapse: study
Populations of marine molluscs have collapsed in recent decades in parts of the eastern Mediterranean as warming waters have made conditions unsuitable for native species, new research showed Wednesday.
Ecology
Jan 6, 2021
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Scientists warn of likely massive oil spill endangering the Red Sea, region's health
A paper to be published in Frontiers in Marine Science on December 15 is calling for action to remove the oil from a decaying and inactive tanker in the Red Sea that holds approximately one million barrels of oil—four times ...
Ecology
Dec 15, 2020
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Rising sea levels destroyed evidence of shell middens at many prehistoric coastal sites
Archaeological remains of coastal occupation in the form of shell middens are commonly found on today's shorelines, and evidence for shellfish as a food source goes back 164,000 years. Within this time frame, sea-levels changed ...
Archaeology
Jun 12, 2019
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Eddy currents affect flux of salt more than heat
Modeling the 3-D structure of Red Sea eddies shows how transport of energy and biochemical materials influences circulation patterns in the Red Sea.
Earth Sciences
May 6, 2019
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Corals in the Red Sea offer long-term view of south Asian summer monsoon
When it comes to understanding future climate, the south Asian summer monsoon offers a paradox. Most climate models predict that as human-caused global warming increases, monsoon rain and wind will become more intense—but ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 16, 2019
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Coral skeletons act as archive of desert conditions from Little Ice Age
The Sahara and Arabian deserts did not cool as much as the rest of the Northern Hemisphere during the Little Ice Age, but in fact were drier 200 years ago than they are today, according to a new study.
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