Fish more tolerant than expected to low oxygen events
Fish may be more tolerant than previously thought to periods of low oxygen in the oceans, new research shows.
Believing in climate change doesn’t mean you are preparing for climate change
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Dual approach needed to save sinking cities and bleaching corals
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New method gives first global picture of mutual predictability of atmosphere and ocean
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Multifactor models reveal worse picture of climate change impact on marine life
Rising ocean temperatures have long been linked to negative impacts for marine life, but a team has recently found that the long-term outlook for...
Mechanism modeling for better forecasts, climate predictions
Modeling currents together with wind and waves provides more accurate predictions for weather forecasts and climate scientists.
Peatlands trap CO2, even during droughts
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Atlantic Ocean may get a jump-start from the other side of the world
A key question for climate scientists in recent years has been whether the Atlantic Ocean's main circulation system is slowing down, a development that...
We need more realistic experiments on the impact of climate change on ecosystems
When it comes to the impact of climate change on ecosystems, we still have large knowledge gaps. Most experiments are unrealistic because they do...
On Amazon Fires: It’s the Ecology Stupid
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