6 reasons why global temperatures are spiking right now
The world is very warm right now. We're not only seeing record temperatures, but the records are being broken by record-wide margins.
The world is very warm right now. We're not only seeing record temperatures, but the records are being broken by record-wide margins.
Earth Sciences
Oct 6, 2023
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Ding! The courier hands me an unassuming brown box with "live animals" plastered on the side. I begin carefully unboxing. The cardboard exterior gives way to a white polystyrene clamshell, cloistering a pearly sphere-shaped, ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 2, 2023
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It's official: An El Niño event is now underway across the Pacific.
Earth Sciences
Sep 21, 2023
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The ocean is constantly whirring with activity. The pressure from this constant roiling and swelling is one cause of microseisms—random, nearly imperceptible vibrations of Earth that also can be produced by human activities ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 21, 2023
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Four rare, beautiful and delicate sponges have been described by Queensland Museum scientists.
Plants & Animals
Sep 15, 2023
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A large international team of marine scientists are trying to solve the mystery of why a large group of female hammerhead sharks have gathered in two French Polynesian atolls every summer of over the past decade. In their ...
France's President Emmanuel Macron stripped off his suit jacket Friday to wander the wild forests of Papua New Guinea on a green-tinted charm offensive in the South Pacific.
Environment
Jul 28, 2023
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The recent failure of the proposed Kermadec ocean sanctuary is a striking reminder of the need for leadership around New Zealand's ocean policies.
Environment
Jul 26, 2023
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A powerful storm pounded the northern Philippines on Wednesday, killing at least one person, toppling trees and knocking out power as thousands sheltered with neighbors or in emergency evacuation centers.
Environment
Jul 26, 2023
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The world recorded its hottest ever week two weeks ago. At the same time, the UN's weather agency declared a global El Niño.
Environment
Jul 18, 2023
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