Oceans
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Heating Up The Political Climate | John Michael Greer
Oct. 16, 2019 (EcoSophia.net) -- Yes, we need to talk about climate change again, and it’s probably necessary to start with a point I’ve made on this blog several times already: anthropogenic ...
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Antarctic Ocean carbon dioxide helped end the Ice Age | J. W. B. Rae
Deep-sea coral – data was generated on deep-sea corals from 1000m below the sea surface in the Antarctic Ocean. Credit: University of Bristol Oct. 25, 2018 (Phys.org) -- A team of scientists, led by ...
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Oysters at risk from changing climate | Yoann Thomas
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Oct. 9, 2018 (Phys.org) -- Climate change's effect on coastal ecosystems is very likely to increase mortality risks of adult oyster populations in the next 20 years. That ...
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A warmer climate will also be a drier climate, with negative impacts on forest growth | Peter B. Reich
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Oct. 9, 2018 (Phys.org) -- Warmer temperatures brought on by climate change will lead to drier soils and reduce tree photosynthesis and growth in forests later this ...
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Global sea level could rise 15 meters by 2300 | Benjamin P. Horton
Parts of New Jersey and New York with 8 feet of sea-level rise. An almost 8-foot rise is possible by 2100 under a worst-case scenario, according to projections. The light-blue areas show the extent ...
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UN report on global warming carries life-or-death warning | Seth Borenstein
Oct. 8, 2018 (Phys.org) -- Preventing an extra single degree of heat could make a life-or-death difference in the next few decades for multitudes of people and ecosystems on this fast-warming ...
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'Monster' Hurricane Florence takes aim at U.S. Southeast | Ernest Scheyder
Hurricane Florence. Credit: The Weather Channel. Sept. 12, 2018 -- WILMINGTON, N.C. (Reuters) -- Hurricane Florence, on track to become the first Category 4 storm to make a direct hit on North ...
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Small fish passes classic self-awareness test | Bob Yirka
Credit: Flickr/Mr. T in DC Sept. 4, 2018 (Phys.org) -- An international team of researchers has found a small tropical fish that is capable of passing a classic test of self-awareness. The results ...
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Fishing activity skyrocketed ahead of ban in South Pacific area | Grant R. McDermott
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Aug. 27, 2018 (Phys.org) -- Ahead of a full ban, fishing increased 130 percent in the Phoenix Islands Protected Area in the South Pacific, setting back projected efforts to ...
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Global warming may be twice what climate models predict | Alvin Stone
Sunset. Credit: Patrik Linderstam, Unsplash July 5, 2018 (Phys.org) -- A new study based on evidence from past warm periods suggests global warming may be double what is forecast. Future global ...
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What caused the mass extinction of Earth's first animals? | Feifei Zhang
Image from the American Museum of Natural History June 27, 2018 (TechXplore) -- Fossil records tell us that the first macroscopic animals appeared on Earth about 575 million years ago. Twenty-four ...
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