Weather, such as unexpected storms, can influence the climate outcomes of La Niña and El Niño events, determining how much rainfall there is, according to new research by CSIRO, Australia's national science agency.
Environment
Jul 31, 2024
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When it comes to influencing climate change, the world's smallest ocean punches above its weight. It's been estimated that the cold waters of the Arctic absorb as much as 180 million metric tons of carbon per year—more ...
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Dec 21, 2023
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China has been making strides in recent years to reduce air pollution, including fitting filters in coal-fired power stations to remove sulfur dioxide from emissions, a molecule that reacts with other compounds in the atmosphere ...
A team of marine biologists with the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Alaska Fishery Science Center has solved the mystery of why approximately 10 billion snow crabs vanished from the Bering Sea back ...
The upcoming United States winter looks likely to be a bit low on snow and extreme cold outbreaks, with federal forecasters predicting the North to get warmer than normal and the South wetter and stormier.
Environment
Oct 19, 2023
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El Niño, a weather phenomenon associated with warmer temperatures in the northern U.S. and wetter weather in the South, has arrived.
Environment
Oct 13, 2023
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While Australia is forecast to swelter under El Niño climate conditions this year, Charles Darwin University (CDU) researchers say it's good news for blue whales after they suffered through three consecutive years of difficult ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 29, 2023
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An extraordinary heat wave is assailing the world's oceans with an intensity that is surprising climate researchers. Environmental physicist Nicolas Gruber provides some context.
Earth Sciences
Sep 22, 2023
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An already warming Earth steamed to its hottest June on record, smashing the old global mark by nearly a quarter of a degree (0.13 degrees Celsius), with global oceans setting temperature records for the third straight month, ...
Environment
Jul 13, 2023
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,If you take a plunge in the sea this winter, you might notice it's warmer than you expect. And if you're fishing off Sydney and catch a tropical coral trout, you might wonder what's going on.
Plants & Animals
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