Climate Change may make it difficult for Seabirds to Catch Fish
According to a new study, seabirds are finding it more difficult to catch fish because their underwater visibility is being hampered by increasingly cloudy water,…
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Do Fish Suffer Oxygen Deficit?
Fish are subjected to large oxygen fluctuations in their aquatic environment due to the inherent properties of water, which can result in significant spatial and…
Wildfire Smoke from the West can affect the Arctic Sea Ice
According to new research published in Science Advances, sea ice and wildfires may be more interconnected than previously thought. Researchers from the University of Colorado…
Sixth-Century Arabian Drought Contributed To Islam’s Rapid Rise
Islam expanded considerably more quickly than other great religions after its founding. According to a recent study, severe droughts in the country where it was…
Mount Everest Base Camp Has Been Forced To Move Due To Climate Change
The base camp of Mount Everest in Nepal has been forced to shift farther down the mountain due to climate change and melting glaciers. According…
Climate Change is Mirrored by Glacial Microclimates
According to the authors of a new 120-year case study of a rapidly advancing and retreating glacier in Alaska, a cool pocket climate around the…
Fossil Fuels may run out sooner due to Inefficient Building Electrification
According to a new study, decarbonization pathways should include more efficient electric heating technologies and renewable energy sources to reduce strain on the U.S. electric…
Smoke Plumes from Wildfires in the Western US are Rising in Height
The plumes of smoke crawling upward from Western wildfires have gotten taller in recent years, with more smoke and aerosols lofted up where they can…
Shortening Timeline to Meet Paris Agreement Temperature Targets by Including many Emissions
In the Paris Agreement, nations worldwide committed to keeping global warming to a maximum of 2 degrees Celsius or 1.5 degrees Celsius. Countries are examining…
Greater Temperature Shift, the Greater the Extinction Event
Scientists have discovered evidence pointing to a strong relationship in geologic time between the magnitude of mass extinctions and global temperature changes. This intriguing correlation…
Scientists may be Able to Anticipate Future Tsunamis Thanks to the Tonga Underwater Eruption’s Shockwave
A research team at Nagoya University in Japan has exploited disruptions in the Earth’s upper atmosphere to follow the airwaves that trigger tsunami using data…
Impacts of Water Management and Climate Change on the Continental Shelf in West Florida
The continental shelf is the submerged portion of a continent and, as such, factors from the land, the ocean, and the atmosphere influence it. This…
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