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Cold, hot or dry: Persistent weather extremes associated with decreased storm activity

“Less or less severe storms in the mid-latitudes, this at first sight seems to be good news – but unfortunately it isn’t,” says lead-author Jascha Lehmann….

Greenland glaciers retreating at record pace

Greenland's glaciers are retreating quickly, and a new study shows in historical terms just how quickly: over the past century, at least twice as fast as any…

Higher levels of Fukushima cesium detected offshore

The level of radioactive cesium isotopes in the sample, 11 Becquerel's per cubic meter of seawater (about 264 gallons), is 50 percent higher than other samples…

Ocean toxicity hampered the rapid evolution of complex life

“In the article we argue that when we first see the appearance of complex life on Earth, is when life have developed mechanisms to resist catastrophic chemical…

Comparing nutrient pollution: the Indian Pamba River and the Weser

Researchers from the Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology (ZMT) have conducted measurements in a densely populated river basin in India. Besides…

El Niño Warming Causes Significant Coral Damage in Central Pacific

Current El Niño conditions in the Pacific Ocean have created high water temperatures that are seriously damaging coral reefs, including those on Christmas…

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