In estimations of ocean heat content — important when assessing and predicting the effects of climate change — calculations have often presented the rate of warming as a gradual rise from the mid-20th century to today.
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Climate Change ‘Likely’ to Cut Tropics Crop Diseases
Climate change is likely to kill back some crop diseases in tropical countries of the global South, with the disease risks instead rising in more northerly regions such as Europe and China, a study says.
U.S. West Hit With Extreme Heat, Drought and Unrelenting Wildfires in July
Wildfire activity exploded across the drought-stricken portions of the West, especially the Northwest.
NASA, International Panel Provide a New Window on Rising Seas
A new online visualization tool will enable anyone to see what sea levels will look like anywhere in the world in the decades to come.
An Upended Ecosystem in the Arabian Sea
How can snow cover on the Himalayas influence the species that thrive in the ocean a thousand kilometers away?
Eye in the Sky: Drone Helps Researchers Find Fresh Water in the Sea
The study’s results are the jumping off point for another research project to identify the location of coastal seeps throughout the island.