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Climate change reduces coral reefs’ ability to protect coasts

About 30 million people are dependent on the protection by coral reefs as they live on low-lying coral islands and atolls. At present, some of these islands…

Scientists track monster waves below the ocean surface

A scientific research team spent seven years tracking the movements of skyscraper-high waves in the South China Sea. University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School…

Fertile corals discovered in deeper waters off US Virgin Islands

Researchers discovered a threatened coral species that lives in deeper waters off the U.S. Virgin Islands is more fertile than its shallow-water counterparts….

Marine travellers best able to adapt to warming waters

Marine species that already roam far and wide throughout our oceans are extending their territories further and faster in response to climate change, according…

Ice-phase clouds are the actual rainmakers

New meteorological findings from Leipzig help to improve weather and climate predictions Benjamin Franklin was the first to surmise that, even on a hot…

Satellite data shows Tropical Cyclone Halola getting stronger

On July 19 at 2 p.m. GMT (10 a.m. EDT), the RapidScat instrument aboard the International Space Station gathered data on surface winds in Tropical Depression…

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