
Tipping Elements in the Earth System: How Stable Is the Contemporary Environment?
New research presents the
latest scientific insights
on so-called tipping
elements in the planetary
environment. These elements
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Impact of Unsettled Summer Weather on UK Marine Life
A recent scientific
conference has provided new
evidence for the effects of
unseasonal summer storms on
a variety of spectacular
marine life, including
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New Acoustic Tools May Reduce Ship Strikes on Whales
Over the past decade,
researchers have developed a
variety of reliable
real-time and archival
instruments to study sounds
made or heard by marine
... > full story

Mapping Nutrient Distributions Over The Atlantic Ocean
Large-scale distributions of
two important nutrient pools
-- dissolved organic
nitrogen and dissolved
organic phosphorus have been
systematically mapped for
... > full story
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Loss of Sea Ice Stirs Up Arctic Waters
January 4, 2010 The Arctic Ocean is generally considered a remarkably quiet ocean, with very little mixing, because a cover of sea ice prevents wind from driving the formation of internal waves. To study this effect ... > full story -
Research Report Foresees No 'Armed Mad Dash for Resources' in the Arctic
January 4, 2010 With climate change making the Arctic gradually more accessible, some observers have suggested that interest in Arctic natural resources and disputed marine borders could take on a military aspect. A ... > full story -
Indian Ocean Climate Event Recurs Quicker With Global Warming
January 3, 2010 The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD), an oscillation of sea surface temperatures in the Indian Ocean, has become a major influence on the weather variations in the Indian Ocean region. During positive IOD ... > full story -
Arctic Could Face Warmer and Ice-Free Conditions
December 29, 2009 There is increased evidence that the Arctic could face seasonally ice-free conditions and much warmer temperatures in the future. Scientists documented evidence that the Arctic Ocean and Nordic Seas ... > full story -
Turtles' Christmas Journey Tracked by Scientists
December 23, 2009 Noelle and Darwinia are two adult female leatherback turtles that nest in Gabon, Western Central Africa. A research team has fitted each turtle with a small satellite tracking device, which enables ... > full story -
Rise in Human-Made Carbon Dioxide Affects Ocean Acoustics
December 23, 2009 Oceanographers have discovered that seawater sound absorption will drop by up to 70 percent this century, due to rising atmospheric carbon dioxide causing ocean acidification. As a result, underwater ... > full story -
Formation of the Gulf of Corinth Rift, Greece
December 23, 2009 A study of the structure and evolution of the Gulf of Corinth rift in central Greece will increase scientific understanding of rifted margin development and the tectonic mechanisms underlying ... > full story -
Hypoxia Tends to Increase as Climate Warms, Study Finds
December 22, 2009 A new study of Pacific Ocean sediments off the coast of Chile has found that offshore waters experienced systematic oxygen depletion during the rapid warming of the Antarctic following the last ... > full story -
Fisheries and Aquaculture Face Multiple Risks from Climate Change
December 22, 2009 Marine capture fisheries already facing multiple challenges due to overfishing, habitat loss and weak management are poorly positioned to cope with new problems stemming from climate change, a new ... > full story -
Global Warming Likely to Be Amplified by Slow Changes to Earth Systems, Geologists Say
December 21, 2009 The kinds of increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide taking place today could have a significantly larger effect on global temperatures than previously thought, according to a new study led by ... > full story
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