New York sinking under its own weight: study
If New York is the city that never sleeps then how's this for keeping you up at night? It is also sinking.
Earth Sciences
Jun 3, 2023
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News tagged with sea water
Chasing the black holes of the ocean
According to researchers from ETH Zurich and the University of Miami, some of the largest ocean eddies on Earth are mathematically equivalent to the mysterious black holes of space. These eddies are so tightly shielded by ...
Soft Matter
Sep 23, 2013
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Sea-level rise becoming a hazard for South Florida neighborhoods miles from ocean
Sea-level rise may appear to be a problem only for coastal residents, a hazard that comes with the awesome views and easy access to the beach.
Environment
Sep 6, 2021
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Sea surface temperatures reach highest level in 150 years
Sea surface temperatures in the Northeast Shelf Large Marine Ecosystem during 2012 were the highest recorded in 150 years, according to the latest Ecosystem Advisory issued by NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC). ...
Environment
Apr 26, 2013
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Researchers find new reason Arctic is warming so fast
The Arctic has experienced the warming effects of global climate change faster than any other region on the planet. Scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography have developed a new theory aided by computer simulations ...
Environment
Feb 25, 2020
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Antarctic ice-sheet melting to lift sea level higher than thought, study says
Global sea level rise associated with the possible collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet has been significantly underestimated in previous studies, meaning sea level in a warming world will be greater than anticipated, ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 30, 2021
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Instability in Antarctic ice projected to make sea level rise rapidly
Images of vanishing Arctic ice and mountain glaciers are jarring, but their potential contributions to sea level rise are no match for Antarctica's, even if receding southern ice is less eye-catching. Now, a study says that ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 8, 2019
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King tides to swamp the Pacific coast, give glimpse at future sea level rise
Mega high tides known as king tides are hitting beaches Feb. 9, giving a glimpse at what future sea level rise could mean for coastal towns and shorelines across California.
Environment
Feb 9, 2024
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Giant group of octopus moms discovered in the deep sea
We know more about the surface of the moon that we do about the bottom of the ocean. The sea floor is an alien landscape, with crushing pressure, near-total darkness, and fluids wafting from cracks in the Earth's crust. It's ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 17, 2018
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North America's first people may have arrived by sea ice highway as early as 24,000 years ago
One of the hottest debates in archaeology is how and when humans first arrived in North America. Archaeologists have traditionally argued that people walked through an ice-free corridor that briefly opened between ice sheets ...
Archaeology
Dec 16, 2023
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