The Andes Mountains of South America are the most species-rich biodiversity hotspot for plant and vertebrate species in the world.
Mountain High: Andean Forests Have High Potential to Store Carbon Under Climate Change
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Ice Cap Study Promises New Prospects for Accurate Local Climate Projections Internationally
New, detailed study of the Renland Ice Cap offers the possibility of modelling other smaller ice caps and glaciers with significantly greater accuracy than hitherto.
Tracking La Soufrière’s Plume
Explosive eruptions from the Caribbean volcano have flung ash and sulfate particles to the stratosphere.
Global Warming
Coral reefs are one of the most biologically diverse ecosystems on earth. In the northern Red Sea and Gulf of Aqaba corals also have exceptionally high tolerance to increasing seawater temperatures, now occurring as a consequence of global warming.
Alpine Plants Are Losing Their White “Protective Coat”
There is a clear trend towards earlier snowmelt at elevations between 1,000 and 2,500 meters.
Fluctuations in Ocean Currents Modulate Oxygen Content at the Equator
Due to global warming, not only the temperatures in the atmosphere and in the ocean are rising, but also winds and ocean currents as well as the oxygen distribution in the ocean are changing.
