A long-awaited system of movable floodgates is starting to protect the city from the highest tides.
Venice Holds Back the Adriatic Sea
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NASA-Supported Study Confirms Importance of Southern Ocean for Absorbing CO2
Many factors affect the flux of carbon into and out of Earth’s oceans, including ocean surface winds.
The Norwegian Wolf is Extinct
There’ s no longer any doubt — the wolves found in Norway and Sweden today are actually Finnish, according to extensive studies done on their genetic make-up. Humans wiped out Norway’s original wolf population in the wild around 1970.
Policy Interventions Could Help Farmers Economically Survive in Vulnerable Regions
A project investigated how different climate scenarios and policy interventions could affect smallholder farmers in Nepal.
Volcanic Fertilization of the Oceans Drove Severe Mass Extinction, Say Scientists
Scientists at the University of Southampton have discovered that two intense periods of volcanism triggered global cooling and falling oxygen levels in the oceans, which caused one of the most severe mass extinctions in Earth history.
How Does the Climate Crisis Affect the Antarctic Fur Seal?
The climate crisis is limiting the availability of krill —small crustaceans that are vital in the marine food chain— during summer in some areas of the Antarctica.
