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Sea level rise: New iceberg theory points to areas at risk of rapid disintegration

“If this starts to happen and we're right, we might be closer to the higher end of sea level rise estimates for the next 100 years,” said Jeremy Bassis,…

First high-resolution national carbon map — Panama

They integrated field data with satellite imagery and high-resolution airborne Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data to map the vegetation and to quantify…

Ancient ice melt unearthed in Antarctic mud

Global warming five million years ago may have caused parts of Antarctica's large ice sheets to melt and sea levels to rise by approximately 20 metres,…

Nighttime heat waves quadruple in Pacific Northwest

And if you don’t sleep well in hot weather, this might be a good time to buy a fan, since records show that on average heat waves tend to strike around the…

Scientists discover new variability in iron supply to the oceans with climate implications

Iron is key to the removal of carbon dioxide from the Earth's atmosphere as it promotes the growth of microscopic marine plants (phytoplankton), which mop up…

Compound Discovered at Sea Shows Potency against Anthrax

A team led by William Fenical at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego has discovered a new chemical compound from an ocean microbe in a…

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