Earth Sciences

Earth Sciences

Arctic Sea Ice Decline Boosts Phytoplankton Blooms Northward

A new study based on satellite imagery of ocean color reveals phytoplankton spring blooms in the Arctic Ocean, which were previously nonexistent, are expanding…

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Smaller Eruptions Impact Volcanic Activity in New Zealand

But why? A team of geoscientists went to New Zealand's North Island to dig into the answers and the white-gray rocks holding them. As explained in their…

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Ice-Free Corridor Supported Arctic Marine Life in Ice Age

“When we were looking for evidence of biological life in sediments at the bottom of the ocean, we found that between the sea ice covered oceans, and the ice…

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New Global Marine Environmental Forecasting System Launches Soon

Based on publicly accessible data, this project will carry out supplementary observations and experiments; conduct further studies on multi-scale ocean mixing…

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Deep-Sea Greenhouse Gas Filter: Innovative Methane Solutions

Large quantities of the greenhouse gas methane are stored in the seabed. Fortunately, only a small fraction of the methane reaches the atmosphere, where it…

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NASA Satellite Tracks New Southern Pacific Cyclone Formation

At 11 a.m. EDT (1500 UTC) on Sept. 27, the MODIS or Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite looked at Tropical…

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Arctic Sea Ice Minimum Extent Ties for Sixth Lowest in 2018

Arctic sea ice, the cap of frozen seawater blanketing most of the Arctic Ocean and neighboring seas in wintertime, follows seasonal patterns of growth and…

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Scientists show polar 'polynya' supported marine life during last Ice Age

The study was led by Geological Survey of Norway (NGU), the Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment and Climate at The Arctic University of Norway, and the…

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NASA's Terra Satellite glares at the 37-mile wide eye of Super Typhoon Trami

At 9:50 a.m. EDT (1350 UTC) on Sept. 24, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Terra satellite provided a…

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NASA Balloon Mission Captures Stunning Electric Blue Clouds

On July 8, 2018, NASA's PMC Turbo mission launched a giant balloon to study PMCs at a height of 50 miles above the surface. For five days, the balloon floated…

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Ancient Fat Reveals Earliest Known Animal, Dickinsonia

The strange creature called Dickinsonia, which grew up to 1.4 metres in length and was oval shaped with rib-like segments running along its body, was part of…

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Caution Advised: Overestimating CO2 Removal Technologies

They also warn of hubris in regard to the expansion of NETs, since the technologies’ large-scale applicability may be overestimated in the climate models. The…

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Glacial Engineering: A Key to Mitigating Sea-Level Rise

“Doing geoengineering means often considering the unthinkable,” says Moore, a scientist at Beijing Normal University, China, and a professor of climate change…

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Is the Baltic Sea acidifying?

Great advancement for pH-monitoring in the Baltic Sea: For a better observation of possible acidification trends in brackish waters, Jens Müller, marine…

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Searching for clues on extreme climate change

The remains of a buried pine forest at the foot of Mont Saint Genis in Southern France yield insightful information on a drastic climate change event. The pine…

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Tracking Hydroxyl Radicals: Key to a Cleaner Atmosphere

Hydroxyl radicals (OH) keep our atmosphere clean. They react away toxic gases such as carbon monoxide (CO), and slow climate warming by removing greenhouse…

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