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Environmental News Network -- Know Your Environment
Some islands have such low elevation, that mere inches of sea-level rise will flood them, but higher, larger islands will also be affected by changes in climate and an understanding of ancient practices in times of climate change might help populations survive, according to researchers.
The Arctic Ocean increasingly resembles the Atlantic, not only regarding its temperature but also the species that live there.
Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef is experiencing its third coral bleaching event in just five years.
Often considered desolate, remote, unalterable places, the high seas are, in fact, hotbeds of activity for both people and wildlife.
Since the 1980s, a sprawling mountaintop removal mining complex in southern West Virginia has been leaching pollutants -- such as selenium -- into nearby streams at levels deemed unsafe for aquatic life.
When modeling the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) ocean-climate cycle, adding satellite sea surface salinity — or saltiness — data significantly improves model accuracy, according to a new NASA study.
