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A new study suggests that the pattern of temperature change of the world's oceans may not be an indication of an impending abrupt climate...
Climate models accurately simulate Pacific Northwest weather patterns
Climate models are powerful tools that scientists use to study how the climate system works now and how it will change in the future...
Scientists believe evolution could save coral reefs, if we let it
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Climate models unreliable in predicting wave damage to coral reefs
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Global fish stocks can’t rebuild if nothing done to halt climate change and overfishing
Global fish stocks will not be able to recover to sustainable levels without strong actions to mitigate climate change, a new study has projected....
Climate change predicted to reduce kelp forests’ capacity to trap and store carbon
Kelp forms vast seaweed forests along temperate coastlines, which sequester large amounts of atmospheric carbon. But according to a new study, warming oceans could...
Compound extreme events stress the ocean
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Coarse sea spray keeps lightning strikes away, study finds
Larger, coarse sea spray reduces the amount of lightning by as much as 90 percent, whereas smaller aerosols increase lightning. The size of particle...
Climate change predicts southerly shift of great whale species in New Zealand
New research sheds light on how climate change will impact the distribution of great whales in New Zealand waters. Researchers used a complex modelling...
Sea urchin’s secret to surviving marine heatwaves
Researchers assessed whether adult sea urchins that are exposed to marine heatwaves could pass beneficial protective mechanisms onto their offspring, thus ensuring the survival...
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