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Elevated Water Temperature And Acidity Boost Growth Of Key Sea Star Species
June 5, 2009 — Elevated water temperatures and heightened concentrations of carbon dioxide can dramatically increase the growth rate of a keystone species of sea star, according to new ... > full story -
Sichuan Province Earthquake, China: Coseismic Reverse And Oblique-Slip Surface Faulting Generated By The Earthquake
June 4, 2009 — The Mw 7.9 Wenchuan earthquake occurred at 2:28 PM LT (6:28 UTC) on 12 May 2008, striking Wenchuan, Beichuan, and Qingchuan counties, located in the northwestern part of the Sichuan province. This ... > full story -
Atlantic And East Pacific Ocean Hurricane Seasons Begin For 2009
June 3, 2009 — Summer soon begins in the Northern Hemisphere and, on June 1st, the Atlantic hurricane season kicks off. What do Atlantic and Pacific Ocean surface temperatures and heights tell forecasters about ... > full story -
Satellite Detects Red Glow To Map Global Ocean Plant Health
June 1, 2009 — Researchers have succeeded for the first time in measuring the physiology of marine phytoplankton through satellite measurements of its fluorescence -- an accomplishment that had been elusive for ... > full story -
Unstated Assumptions Color Arctic Sovereignty Claims
May 31, 2009 — Settling the growing debate over ownership of Arctic Ocean resources is complicated by the fact that the various countries involved have different understandings of the geography of the place, one ... > full story -
Ancient Volcanic Eruptions Caused Global Mass Extinction
May 30, 2009 — A previously unknown giant volcanic eruption that led to global mass extinction 260 million years ago has been ... > full story -
Blue Whale Discovered Singing In New York Coastal Waters
May 30, 2009 — For the very first time in New York coastal waters, the voices of singing blue whales have been positively identified. Acoustic experts confirmed that the voice of a singing blue whale was tracked ... > full story -
Non-Toxic Hull Coating Resists Barnacles, May Save Ship Owners Millions
May 29, 2009 — Engineers have created a non-toxic "wrinkled" coating for use on ship hulls that resisted buildup of troublesome barnacles during 18 months of seawater tests, a finding that could ultimately save ... > full story -
Melting Greenland Ice Sheets May Threaten Northeast United States, Canada
May 28, 2009 — A melting of the Greenland ice sheet this century may drive more water than previously thought toward the already threatened coastlines of New York, Boston, Halifax, and other cities in the ... > full story -
What Goes Down, Must Come Up: Earth's Leaky Mantle
May 28, 2009 — A conundrum has long vexed geoscientists: How to reconcile convection of the Earth's mantle with observations of ancient noble gases in volcanic rocks. Solving the problem requires that the recycling ... > full story -
Shellfish Face An Uncertain Future In High Carbon Dioxide World
May 28, 2009 — Overfishing and disease have decimated shellfish populations in many of the world's temperate estuarine and coastal ecosystems. Scientists have now discovered another serious threat to these valuable ... > full story -
Fast And Cheap Forecasting System For Mediterranean Cyclones
May 28, 2009 — Scientists have developed a new methodology to improve forecasting success between 48 and 24 hours before cyclones occur in the Mediterranean Sea. The researchers have used a low-cost means of ... > full story
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