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Amazon rainstorms transport atmospheric particles for cloud formation

Oct 25, 2016 (SPX)

Understanding how tiny particles emitted by cars and factories affect Earth's climate requires accurate climate modeling and the ability to quantify the effects...

New 13-year study tracks effects of changing ocean temperature on phytoplankton

Oct 21, 2016 (SPX)

A new multiyear study from scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has shown for the first time how changes in ocean temperature affect a ...

Barrier Reef report card paints bleak picture

Oct 20, 2016 (AFP)

Australia Thursday admitted more needs to be done to protect the Great Barrier Reef from pollution after a government-backed report painted a bleak picture of t...

Historical Records May Underestimate Sea Level Rise

Oct 19, 2016 (JPL)

A new NASA and university study using NASA satellite data finds that tide gauges - the longest and highest-quality records of historical ocean water levels - ma...

Evaluating forecasting models for predicting rainfall from tropical cyclones

Oct 19, 2016 (SPX)

Many people know that tropical cyclones and hurricanes cause high winds and storm surges. But two of their other effects, heavy rainfall and inland flooding, ca...

Sharks are beautiful, diver says despite narrow escape

Oct 18, 2016 (AFP)

A diver whose near miss with a great white shark became a viral video sensation, viewed more than 15 million times on Youtube, says the ocean's apex predator is...

Ocean warning for Pacific's Melanesia

Oct 18, 2016 (AFP)

Marine ecosystems in one of the Pacific's most vulnerable regions face decline unless they are better managed, a WWF report warned Tuesday. The report described...

Climate change may help Ethiopia, increase the country's access to water

Oct 17, 2016 (SPX)

Despite the many disastrous impacts of climate change, there are some regions of the globe that might benefit from hotter temperatures. A team of researchers fr...

All-female hybrid fish species mates with males to maintain genetic diversity

Oct 17, 2016 (UPI)

All all-female species can grow their populations much quicker than a species that is half male, half female. Males can't birth offspring, but they do offer val...

Study: Bait worms a surprisingly valuable marine resource

Oct 17, 2016 (UPI)

A new study quantifies the economics of the bait worm industry, as well as its environmental impact. Globally, the bait worm industry accounts for $6 billion wo...

Coatian Navy receives autonomous underwater vehicles

Oct 17, 2016 (UPI)

Croatia's Ministry of Defense reports the country's navy has received an undisclosed number of autonomous underwater vehicles from the United States. The Remus ...

New wave of TV cartoons urge children to save seas

Oct 16, 2016 (AFP)

Coral reefs may be dying off at an alarming rate and pollution and overfishing emptying the seas. But fear not. Help is at hand in the form of a new wave of car...

In drought, Los Angeles grapples with water-guzzling rich

Oct 15, 2016 (AFP)

Their California mansions, lush with green lawns and vegetation, guzzle as much water as 90 homes -- but the astronomical bills are a drop in the bucket for the...

Guinea struggles to reel in foreign boats' illegal fishing

Oct 14, 2016 (AFP)

Idrissa Kallo's expert eyes dart across the waters off Guinea's port capital, Conakry, looking for fish that always seem fewer and far between his nets. As Afri...

Australian government: Great Barrier Reef 22 percent dead

Oct 14, 2016 (UPI)

A significant portion of coral on the Great Barrier Reef has died, the Australian government announced as its assessment of the area entered its second phase. T...

Evidence of oceanic responses to climate change over last millennium

Oct 13, 2016 (SPX)

A multidisciplinary research team in which the University of Granada (UGR) takes part has achieved a breakthrough on what we know about terrestrial and oceanic ...

Protecting streams that feed Lake Erie will take much work

Oct 13, 2016 (SPX)

While current efforts to curtail agricultural runoff will improve the health of Lake Erie, much more work will be needed to protect the streams that feed the la...

Scientists triple known types of viruses in world's oceans

Oct 12, 2016 (SPX)

The world's oceans teem with scientific mystery, unknowns that could prove to be tools that will one day protect the planet from global warming. Researchers rep...

Surfer bitten by shark in Australia

Oct 12, 2016 (AFP)

A surfer suffered cuts to his leg after being "bumped" by a shark in a notorious hotspot for the predators in eastern Australia Wednesday. The 25-year-old manag...

Scientists help power plants predict jellyfish invasions

Oct 11, 2016 (UPI)

A sudden onslaught of jellyfish can pose serious problems for coastal power plants, clogging their cooling water intake valves and forcing plants to operate at ...