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10 2015

Oct 22, 2015

New study explains near-annual Monsoon oscillations generated by El Ni？o
The results, published this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, show how the El Ni？o phenomenon interacts with the annual cycle of solar radiation in the weste...
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10 2015

Oct 22, 2015

Researchers from James Cook University have found that ocean acidification may not be all bad news for one important sea-dwelling plant.
A JCU team led by Dr Catherine Collier studied seagrass growing near underwater volcanic vents in PNG. Carbon dioxide from the vents increases the acidity of nearby water.
　　The researchers f...
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09 2015

Sep 24, 2015

Southern Ocean: Reconstructing environmental conditions over the past 30,000 years
"We can demonstrate that during the last glacial period, the water column in the area of the seasonal sea-ice zone was more mixed in autumn and winter than previously thought," says Dr Andrea A...
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09 2015

Sep 24, 2015

Emissions from melting permafrost could cost $43 trillion
Increased greenhouse gas emissions from the release of carbon dioxide and methane contained in the Arctic permafrost could result in $43 trillion in additional economic damage by the end of the...
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09 2015

Sep 24, 2015

Into the mix: Harnessing the energy when freshwater meets the sea
In a paper published in the journal Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Dr Fernanda Helfer and Professor Charles Lemckert, from Griffith's School of Engineering, review investigations int...
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09 2015

Sep 24, 2015

As polar ice melts, seabed life is working against climate change
"It was a surprise that life had been invisibly responding to climate change for more than a decade below one of the most obviously visible impacts of climate change: the 'blueing' poles," says...
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09 2015

Sep 24, 2015

El Nino and La Nina will exacerbate coastal hazards across entire Pacific
"This study significantly advances the scientific knowledge of the impacts of El Ni？o and La Ni？a," said Patrick Barnard, USGS coastal geologist and the lead author of the study. "Understandi...
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09 2015

Sep 24, 2015

Research uncovers microsopic key to reducing ocean dead zones
Dead zones like this occur when nitrogen and phosphorus from agricultural fertilizers and sewage washes downstream into the ocean and creates huge blooms of toxic algae. Sadly, there are hundre...
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09 2015

Sep 24, 2015

Selectively logged Amazon forests play important role in climate
"We found that under current timber-harvesting intensities, Amazon forests logged with reduced-impact logging techniques shall recover their initial carbon stock in 7 to 21 years," says Ervan R...
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09 2015

Sep 24, 2015

Researchers study natural gas as a marine fuel
Natural gas is considered by many to be a 21st century energy resource that will enable multiple sectors, including shipping, to transition away from petroleum fuels. But, questions remain abou...