Having reached the end of the alphabetical list of 21 Atlantic tropical storm names for 2020 with Tropical Storm #Wilfred today, the naming protocol for all subsequent storms will now consist of names pulled from the Greek alphabet as decided by the World Meteorological Organization.
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New Research Finds Deep Sea Corals Could Face ‘Osteoporosis Of The Sea’
NOAA and its international partners funded and conducted a new study of the most acidified reefs to date, finding deep sea corals face the same challenges their shallower water relatives are dealing with in reefs around the world.
Melting Glacier Floods Arctic Coal Mine, Highlighting Climate Change Paradox
On July 26, Svalbard’s only active coal mine, Gruve 7, was reported to be flooded by its operators, Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani.
Fires Char the Pantanal
Drought-parched wetlands in South America have been burning for weeks.
Air Pollution in a Post-COVID-19 World
Air pollution is one of the biggest environmental problems of our time. According to a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA), air pollution now contributes to one in eight deaths in Europe.
NASA-NOAA Satellite Sees Tropical Depression Strengthening in Gulf of Mexico
NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite provided an infrared image of Tropical Depression 22 in the Gulf of Mexico during the early morning hours of Sept. 18.