Chesapeake Bay grass is rebounding, but not likely to meet 2025 goals
Underwater grasses in the Chesapeake Bay are on the rebound, but environmentalists say more needs to be done to improve the health of the bay and meet upcoming goals.
Underwater grasses in the Chesapeake Bay are on the rebound, but environmentalists say more needs to be done to improve the health of the bay and meet upcoming goals.
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Giant plumes of Sahara Desert dust that gust across the Atlantic can suppress hurricane formation over the ocean and affect weather in North America. But thick dust plumes can also lead to heavier rainfall—and potentially ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 24, 2024
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A machine learning model capable of both accurate weather predictions and climate simulations was published in Nature this week. The model, named NeuralGCM, outperforms some existing weather and climate prediction models ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 23, 2024
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From cloud formation to sea temperatures, sea foam plays many roles in the dynamic interactions that occur at the surface level of the world's oceans.
Earth Sciences
Jul 16, 2024
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Anchoring the boat in a sandbar, research scientist Morgan Gilmour steps into the shallows and is immediately surrounded by sharks. The warm waters around the tropical island act as a reef shark nursery, and these baby biters ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 10, 2024
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A new study published today in Current Biology, "Oceanic Seabirds Chase Tropical Cyclones," reveals that the rare Desertas Petrels (Pterodroma deserta), a wide-ranging seabird in the North Atlantic, exhibit unique foraging ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 9, 2024
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Last month was the hottest June on record across the globe, the EU's climate monitor said Monday, capping half a year of wild and destructive weather from floods to heat waves.
Environment
Jul 8, 2024
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Coral bleaching is becoming much more common as a result of increasingly severe and frequent marine heat waves. Four global mass bleaching events have happened since 1998. Two of these were in the past decade.
Ecology
Jun 27, 2024
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The United States on Tuesday launched a new satellite expected to significantly improve forecasts of solar flares and coronal mass ejections—huge plasma bubbles that can crash into Earth, disrupting power grids and communications.
Planetary Sciences
Jun 25, 2024
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The Aral Sea, located in Central Asia, has been shrinking in surface area due to climate change and human activities. This shrinkage has caused a regional ecological crisis, significantly affecting the key ecosystem services ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 24, 2024
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