The ocean has become more stratified with global warming – EurekAlert
IMAGE: Ocean color difference when two water mass meets. view more Credit: Jiang Zhu The global ocean has become more stratified and stable over the past few decades with global warming. This has major consequences for life in the ocean by…
Are there active geysers at Enceladusâ north pole?
Water-vapor geysers erupt from cracks at the south pole of Saturn’s moon Enceladus. Scientists using Cassini data now have evidence for fresh ice at the moon’s north pole, too. Could it be more geysers for this fascinating ice moon?
UK risks losing contract for new climate research centre because of Brexit
The UK is at risk of losing the contract for the expansion of a flagship European weather research centre based in Reading because of Brexit. The European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) has been based in Berkshire for…
Doing Something About Global Warming Is Cheaper Than Doing Nothing – CleanTechnica
September 25th, 2020 by Steve Hanley The rallying cry from conservatives for the past 40 years is that doing something about our overheating planet is just too darn expensive. Better to do nothing and continue marching into the future using…
Marine heatwaves are human-made
Heatwaves in the world’s oceans have become over 20 times more frequent due to human influence. This is what researchers are now able to demonstrate. Marine heatwaves destroy ecosystems and damage fisheries.
Marine heatwaves are human-made
Heatwaves in the world’s oceans have become over 20 times more frequent due to human influence. This is what researchers are now able to demonstrate. Marine heatwaves destroy ecosystems and damage fisheries.
Newly identified ‘landfalling droughts’ originate over ocean
Researchers have identified a new type of ‘landfalling drought’ that originates over the ocean before traveling onto land, and which can cause larger, drier conditions than other droughts.
Global warming may lead to practically irreversible Antarctic melting – Science News
How is melting a continent-sized ice sheet like stirring milk into coffee? Both are, for all practical purposes, irreversible. In a new study published in the Sept. 24 Nature, researchers outline a series of temperature-related tipping points for the Antarctic Ice Sheet….
Jaws of death: Paleontologist renames giant, prehistoric marine lizard
Paleontologists describe a new genus of mosasaur, Gnathomortis stadtmani, a marine lizard that roamed the oceans of North America toward the end of the Age of Dinosaurs.
Jaws of death: USU Eastern paleontologist renames giant, prehistoric marine lizard
(Utah State University) Utah State University Eastern paleontologist Joshua Lively describes a new genus of mosasaur, Gnathomortis stadtmani, a marine lizard that roamed the oceans of North America toward the end of the Age of Dinosaurs.
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