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Paris Agreement Does Not Rule Out Ice-Free Arctic
Research published in this week’s issue of Nature Communications reveals a considerable chance for an ice-free Arctic Ocean at global warming limits stipulated in the Paris Agreement.
UW Researchers Lead Team Discovering Ice Is Sliding Toward Edges off Greenland Ice Sheet
Ice on the Greenland Ice Sheet doesn’t just melt. The ice actually slides rapidly across its bed toward the ice sheet’s edges.
Cancer Biologists Identify New Drug Combo
When it comes to killing cancer cells, two drugs are often better than one.
New Research Helps Managers and Ship Crews Predict Locations of Blue Whales so Ships Can Maintain Safe Distances
A new model based on daily oceanographic data and the movements of tagged whales has opened the potential for stakeholders to see where in the ocean endangered blue whales are most likely to be so that ships can avoid hitting them.
Satellites Analyzing Developing Gulf Potential Tropical Cyclone Two
A massive complex of thunderstorms over the southeastern United States slid into the northeastern Gulf of Mexico and now has the potential to develop into a tropical cyclone.
