A new analysis shows the world's oceans were the warmest in 2019 than any other time in recorded human history, especially between the surface and a depth of 2,000 meters.
Record-Setting Ocean Warmth Continued in 2019
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Report Emphasizes Importance of Communication in Climate Change Resilience
In the wake of a major storm, like the one that battered the Connecticut shoreline in 2012, community resilience could depend on communication.
NASA Determines Australian Meteor Crater is the Oldest Known
Crater is 200 million years older than the previously oldest known crater.
Can Trees Control Algal Blooms? You’d Be Surprised
Griffith University researchers have shown that leaf litter can play an important role in controlling algal blooms.
Caterpillar Loss in Tropical Forest Linked to Extreme Rain, Temperature Events
Using a 22-year dataset of plant-caterpillar-parasitoid interactions collected within a patch of protected Costa Rican lowland Caribbean forest, scientists report declines in caterpillar and parasitoid diversity and density that are paralleled by losses in an important ecosystem service: biocontrol of herbivores by parasitoids.
Etosha Pan Refills
For much of the year, the salt pan is bone dry. But when the wet season brings abundant rains, the large, shallow basin becomes a temporary oasis.
