True polar wander: A shift 84 million years ago

The fossil magnetism of rocks in Italy revealed true polar wander – a major shift in Earth’s outer shell relative to its spin axis – 84 million years ago.

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Paper: Gulf Stream And Japanese Current Synced On Decadal Time Scale

A team of researchers with members affiliated with a large number of institutions across Japan has found that the Gulf stream and Kuroshio are synchronized on a decadal time scale. In their paper published in the journal Science, the group…

Nobel winners made possible predictions of global warming and modern weather forecasting | Opinion – Pennsylvania Capital-Star

By David Randall As a climate scientist myself, I was excited to learn that Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi have been awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize for Physics. I first met Manabe when I was a graduate student…

Nobel winners made possible predictions of global warming and modern weather forecasting – Colorado Newsline

As a climate scientist myself, I was excited to learn that Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi have been awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize for Physics. I first met Manabe when I was a graduate student in the early…

Russia ‘To Determine UK’s Winter Fate’ After Merkel ‘Outsmarted’ By Putin On Energy Crisis

Vladimir Putin has the fate of a UK’s winter in his hands after he “outmaneuvered” Angela Merkel on gas supplies in Europe, experts have warned. The German Chancellor struck a deal with the Russian President for the Nord Stream 2…

Old Irish Goats Recruited For Fire Prevention Duty in Hills Around Dublin – And They’re Loving It

After the peninsula on Howth’s Head caught fire last year, pouring clouds of black smoke over the financial district of Ireland’s fair capital, city planners knew they needed to take a sterner stance on out-of-control weeds. So they hired a crack team of landscapers led by a dedicated forewoman to manage the weeds which quickly […]

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Millie LaFontaine: The entanglements of climate change – Concord Monitor

During the pandemic, we have come to recognize more clearly that the world outside our doors is not something to guard against, but a safe haven against a lethal viral enemy. We are starting to recognize one more way our…

Climate crisis may destroy aquatic food systems — and livelihoods, economies

Much of Africa, South and Southeast Asia as well as the Indo-Pacific under high to very high risk under high-emissions, no-mitigation scenario 

Hurricane Ida and what climate change has to do with the storm

Hurricane Ida hit the Louisiana coast with 150 mph (240 km/h) winds on August 29, 2021, 16 years to the day after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans on nearly the same path. What does climate change have to do with these powerful storms?

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Climate change in election spotlight in oil giant Norway – Reuters

Election takes place on Sept. 12-13 Opposition Labour and allies poised to take power Pro-environment parties gaining popularity Could push through tougher curbs on oil sector STAVANGER, Norway, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Climate change has surfaced as a key issue…