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  The Sounds of Science: Melting of Iceberg Creates Surprising Ocean Din

  July 10, 2013 — There is growing concern about how much noise humans generate in marine environments through shipping, oil exploration and other developments, but a new study has found that naturally occurring ... > full story
• Oil Spills
  Ecology
  Ecosystems
  Environmental Policies
  Retail and Services
  Environmental Issues
   

  Assessing Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico

  July 10, 2013 — While numerous studies are under way to determine the impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the Gulf of Mexico, the extent and severity of these impacts and the value of the resulting losses ... > full story
• Fish
  Endangered Plants
  Fisheries
  Energy and the Environment
  Nature
  Marine Biology
   
  

  Coastal Power Plant Records Reveal Decline in Key Southern California Fishes

  July 10, 2013 — Recent research documents a dramatic, 40-year drop in a number of key fish species and a change in their community structure, according to a new ... > full story
• Global Warming
  Climate
  Ice Ages
  Snow and Avalanches
  Oceanography
  Geography
   
  

  Huge Iceberg Breaks Away from the Pine Island Glacier in the Antarctic

  July 10, 2013 — On July 8, 2013, a huge area of the ice shelf broke away from the Pine Island glacier, the longest and fastest flowing glacier in the Antarctic, and is now floating in the Amundsen Sea in the form of ... > full story
• Global Warming
  Ice Ages
  Climate
  Oceanography
  Snow and Avalanches
  Geography
   

  Contribution of Greenland Ice Sheet to Sea-Level Rise Will Continue to Increase

  July 10, 2013 — The contribution of the Greenland ice sheet to sea-level rise will continue to increase, experts ... > full story
• Coral Reefs
  Global Warming
  Ecology
  Climate
  Oceanography
  Environmental Issues
   
  

  Cloud Brightening to Cool Seas Can Protect Coral Reefs: Targeted Cooling Could Offer a 50-Year 'Breathing Space' for Coral Protection

  July 10, 2013 — The seeding of marine clouds to cool sea surface temperatures could protect threatened coral reefs from being bleached by warming oceans. Recent research proposes that a targeted version of the ... > full story
• Climate
  Early Climate
  Atmosphere
  Earth Science
  Global Warming
  Environmental Issues
   
  

  How Early Earth Kept Warm Enough to Support Life

  July 9, 2013 — Solving the "faint young sun paradox" -- explaining how early Earth was warm and habitable for life beginning more than three billion years ago even though the sun was 20 percent dimmer than today -- ... > full story
• Global Warming
  Water
  Climate
  Oceanography
  Ice Ages
  Geography
   
  

  Scientists Image Vast Subglacial Water System Underpinning West Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier

  July 9, 2013 — In a development that will help predict sea level rise, scientists have used an innovation in radar analysis to accurately image the vast subglacial water system under West Antarctica's Thwaites ... > full story
• Ecology
  Ecosystems
  Marine Biology
  Nature
  Ecology Research
  Oceanography
   
  

  Glimpse Into the Future of Acidic Oceans Shows Ecosystems Transformed

  July 8, 2013 — In the waters surrounding Castello Aragonese, a 14th century castle off the coast of Italy, volcanic vents naturally release bubbles of carbon dioxide gas, creating different levels of acidity among ... > full story
• Fish
  Marine Biology
  Fisheries
  Extreme Survival
  Ecology
  Oceanography
   
  

  'Dead Zone' Impacts Chesapeake Bay Fishes

  July 8, 2013 — A 10-year study provides the first quantitative evidence on a bay-wide scale that low-oxygen "dead zones" are impacting the distribution and abundance of "demersal" fishes -- those that live and feed ... > full story

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