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Meeting the eye-witnesses of ocean change

Members of the German research network BIOACID (Biological Impacts of Ocean Acidification) are developing a model that links ecosystem changes triggered by…

High pollutant levels in Guánica Bay 'represent serious toxic threat' to corals

The pollutants measured in the sediments of Guánica Bay, Puerto Rico, in a new NOAA study were among the highest concentrations of PCBs, chlordane, chromium…

Giant mass extinction may have been quicker than previously thought

The largest mass extinction in the history of animal life occurred some 252 million years ago, wiping out more than 96 percent of marine species and 70 percent…

Pacific trade winds stall global surface warming — for now

Heat stored in the western Pacific Ocean caused by an unprecedented strengthening of the equatorial trade winds appears to be largely responsible for the…

NASA Spots Fourteenth Tropical Cyclone of Southern Indian Ocean Season

On February 7 at 0900 UTC/4 a.m. EST, Tropical Cyclone 14S had maximum sustained winds near 35 knots/40 mph/62 kph.It was located about 814 nautical…

NASA Spots Very Heavy Rainfall Rates in Tropical Cyclone Edilson

The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission or TRMM satellite is managed by both NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency called JAXA. TRMM can read the…

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