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Earth Sciences Mar 19, 2024

Sea surface temperature research provides clear evidence of human-caused climate change

New oceanic research provides clear evidence of a human "fingerprint" on climate change and shows that specific signals from human activities have altered the seasonal cycle amplitude of sea surface temperatures (SST).

Plants & Animals Mar 5, 2024

New study suggests warming seas are negatively affecting beluga whales' aggregation patterns

Until recently, technology limitations have made it challenging to effectively study the aggregation behavior of beluga whales. As climate change continues and sea surface temperatures rise quickly, the ability to do so becomes ...

Environment Feb 22, 2024

New study unveils east Asian spring climate influencers

In a study published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, researchers from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IAP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have found significant relationships between March and April variations ...

Education Jan 31, 2024

Researchers: Schools have long way to go to offer equitable learning opportunities, especially in French immersion

The Ontario Human Rights Commission's Right to Read report, published last February, called for changes in the province's educational system. The commission found shortcomings in how schools support students with special ...

Earth Sciences Jan 24, 2024

Global warming found to have a bigger effect on compact, fast-moving typhoons

A research group from Nagoya University in Japan has found that larger, slower-moving typhoons are more likely to be resilient against global warming. However, compact, faster-moving storms are more likely to be sensitive. ...

Earth Sciences Dec 12, 2023

Understanding the key to predicting heat events in Central Europe

The surface temperature of the North Atlantic plays an important role in the occurrence of heat waves in Europe. However, researchers at the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research in Kiel have shown that it is not high ...

Earth Sciences Oct 9, 2023

Meta-learning helps to estimate oceanic barrier layer structure

The oceanic barrier layer is situated between the base of the ocean's density mixed layer and the top of the isothermal layer, with its thickness fluctuations directly influencing the ocean's vertical mixing process. Changes ...

Earth Sciences Sep 19, 2023

China global Merged Surface Temperature dataset reveals 2023 on track to be hottest year ever

The climate crisis is reaching unprecedented levels of urgency as global temperatures soar to record-breaking heights, with July 2023 marking another alarming milestone. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres ...

Earth Sciences Aug 31, 2023

Pacific Ocean global sea surface temperatures reach record levels in 2023

In March and April 2023, some Earth scientists began to point out that average sea surface temperatures had surpassed the highest levels seen in a key data record maintained by NOAA. Months later, they remain at record levels, ...

Earth Sciences Aug 22, 2023

Q&A: Is a critical system of ocean currents headed toward an imminent collapse?

Like the 60,000 miles of arteries and veins that course throughout the human body, ocean currents are the lifeblood of our planet—some flowing short distances, others circling the globe, but all playing a critical role ...

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