El Niño is a recurring climate pattern characterized by warmer than usual ocean temperatures in the equatorial Pacific. Two back-to-back 3-D visualizations track the changes in ocean temperatures and currents, respectively, ...
Earth Sciences
May 26, 2017
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Climate models indicate La Niña is on the way out, with El Niño conditions expected later this year. CSIRO Climate Scientist Dr. Wenju Cai explains what this means for Australia's weather and how changing conditions will ...
Environment
Jan 6, 2023
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Long-term observations indicate that the oxygen minimum zones in the tropical oceans have expanded in recent decades. The reason is still unknown. Now scientists at the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel and ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 19, 2014
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For World Oceans Day, the Copernicus Sentinel-3A satellite takes us over the Atlantic Ocean and the Republic of Cabo Verde.
Earth Sciences
Jun 8, 2018
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Many parts of Kenya have been experiencing torrential rainfall for a couple of months now. This has resulted in floods and landslides.
Environment
Feb 13, 2020
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Every ten days, the NASA/French Space Agency Jason-2 satellite maps all the world's oceans, monitoring changes in sea surface height, a measure of heat in the upper layers of the water. Because our planet is more than 70% ...
Earth Sciences
May 20, 2014
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Shifts in trade winds and ocean currents powered a resurgence of endangered Galápagos penguins over the past 30 years, according to a new study. These changes enlarged a cold pool of water the penguins rely on for food and ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 3, 2015
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As the complex story of climate change unfolds, many of the endings are grim. But there are exceptions. Predictions that the lowest-oxygen environments in the ocean would get worse may not come to pass. Instead, University ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 7, 2014
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Adding to the grim list of record ice losses, record air temperatures and record droughts, which have all hit the headlines recently, the temperature of the surface waters of our oceans is also at an all-time high. With an ...
Planetary Sciences
May 18, 2023
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Households and businesses that generate their own power through micro-renewables, such as solar panels and wind turbines, may soon be able to decide where to distribute their extra energy thanks to funding from the Engineering ...
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 30, 2019
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