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Solar activity not a major factor in global warming
Jan 01, 2014
Written by
Harley Rustad
Neither solar activity nor the Sun’s blocking of cosmic rays is responsible for significant global warming, says a study in Environmental Research Letters
Hunting helps lizard populations
Dec 01, 2013
Written by
Harley Rustad
Hunting by Aboriginals in Australia’s Western Desert can actually increase the populations of the hunted animals, according to a recent study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B
Ocean currents bring rain to the north
Dec 01, 2013
Written by
Harley Rustad
The fact that more tropical rain falls on the Northern Hemisphere than in the south has been linked to ocean currents, overturning the previous theory that it was caused by the shape of the ocean basins
Russian coastal erosion accelerating
Dec 01, 2013
Written by
Olivia Edward
Coastal erosion in Eastern Siberia is accelerating rapidly as increasing Arctic temperatures reduce sea-ice extent, allowing waves to wash away the permafrost
Cold-water plankton not adapting to warmer oceans
Dec 01, 2013
Written by
Harley Rustad
Ocean warming has led to the decline of a species of North Atlantic zooplankton that’s a vital food source for fish such as cod and hake, according to a new study
Mid-ocean waters warming rapidly
Dec 01, 2013
Written by
Olivia Edward
A new study published in Science suggests that the middle depths of the Pacific Ocean have warmed 15 times faster in the past 60 years than they did during apparent natural warming cycles in the previous 10,000
East Asia's climate change impact estimated
Dec 01, 2013
Written by
Harley Rustad
Rising sea levels, more intense drought and severe storms caused by climate change will put about 12 million people in 23 East Asian cities at risk and jeopardise US$864billion in assets
Arctic Canada warmer than in the past 120,000 years
Dec 01, 2013
Written by
Olivia Edward
Average summer temperatures experienced by the eastern Canadian Arctic during the past century are higher than they have been at any time over the past 44,000 years, and perhaps as long ago as 120,000 years
Study identifies new fish hotspots
Nov 01, 2013
Written by
Olivia Edward
Scientists have used a new method for determining biodiversity to reveal a series of new biodiversity hotspots for fish
Shark overfishing damages coral reefs
Nov 01, 2013
Written by
Harley Rustad
The decline of shark populations through overfishing can have a detrimental effect on coral reefs, according to a new study published in PLoS One
Acidification of the Arctic Ocean 'unprecedented'
Nov 01, 2013
Written by
Olivia Edward
A new study has found that the Arctic Ocean is acidifying more rapidly and more widely than projected
Ocean mixing explained
Nov 01, 2013
Written by
Olivia Edward
A team of researchers has solved the mystery of how deep and mid-depth ocean waters are mixed, providing a vital insight for climate modellers
European climate change variation mapped
Nov 01, 2013
Written by
Olivia Edward
Parts of Europe have seen the temperatures of their hottest days and coldest nights increase by more than four times the global average change since 1950, according to a new study
Deep Greenland sea warming rapidly
Nov 01, 2013
Written by
Harley Rustad
Deep water in the Greenland Sea is warming about ten times more rapidly than the global ocean, according to a new study
Stronger winds causing Antarctica sea ice growth
Nov 01, 2013
Written by
Harley Rustad
The puzzling growth of sea ice in parts of Antarctica is probably the result of strengthening winds blowing over the continent, according to a new study
Largest deep earthquake puzzles scientists
Nov 01, 2013
Written by
Harley Rustad
The strongest deep earthquake ever recorded has puzzled seismologists, as it occurred deeper than was previously thought possible
Australian rain halted sea-level rise
Oct 01, 2013
Written by
Olivia Edward
So much rain fell on Australia in 2010 and 2011 that the global sea-level not only stopped rising, but actually dropped measurably, according to a new study
Moss reveals Antarctic changes
Oct 01, 2013
Written by
Olivia Edward
Careful analysis of a 150-year-old moss bank on the Antarctic Peninsula has revealed an unprecedented rate of ecological change since the 1960s, driven by warming temperatures
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