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Ocean warming causes elephant seals to dive deeper
Researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in the Helmholtz Association cooperating in a joint study with biologists and…
NASA Satellite Sees Tropical Storm Cyril a Strong, Compact Storm
In the morning hours of February 7 (local time Vanuatu) Cyril was located south of the island of Vavau in the Kingdom of Tonga. All warnings for Niue and Tonga…
Researchers report on changes in Arctic sea ice after return of RV Polarstern
This is one of the results that scientists of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in the Helmholtz Association brought back from the…
Invasive Sea Squirt Threatens Connecticut’s $30 Million Shellfish Industry
The migration of the non-native pest, sometimes called an Asian clubbed tunicate, southward from Canada and northern New England threatens farming of bivalves…
'Illusion of Plenty' Masking Collapse of Two Key Southern California Fisheries
The two most important recreational fisheries off Southern California have collapsed, according to a new study led by a researcher from Scripps Institution of…
Tropical Storm Roke Closing in on Kadena Air Base: Infrared NASA Satellite Imagery
NASA's Aqua satellite flew over Roke yesterday and the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument showed powerful convection building around the storm's…