Earth

  1. Earth

    Gulf spill harmed small fish, studies indicate

    Effects vary but dire impacts seen with some very low exposures.

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  2. Earth

    Global drought may have changed less than thought

    Simple models have overestimated drying over past 60 years.

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  3. Earth

    Pandas’ home range may move as climate changes

    Warming might force animals’ food source, bamboo, to higher elevations.

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  4. Life

    Seaweed-threatened corals send chemical SOS to fish

    The cry for help summons allies to graze away the algal overgrowth.

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  5. Earth

    Sea level rise overflowing estimates

    Future sea level rise might exceed estimates due to environmental feedbacks.

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  6. Earth

    New pathway proposed for ancient flood

    Meltwaters off the northwestern part of Canada’s ice sheet would have shut down the ocean’s heat circulation 13,000 years ago.

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  7. Earth

    Poles apart, the Arctic and Antarctic exhibit very different records for sea ice

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  8. Climate

    Extremely Bad Weather

    Teasing out global warming's role in worsening hurricanes, droughts and other extreme events.

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  9. Earth

    How the Frankenstorm came to life

    Hurricane Sandy’s humble birth and growth into a monster storm hold lessons for forecasters.

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  10. Earth

    Low central pressure among Hurricane Sandy’s unusual features

    After slamming the Caribbean, storm approaches landfall in mid-Atlantic states.

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  11. Earth

    Ozone hole at smallest size in decades

    Warm Antarctic temperatures help preserve UV-protecting layer.

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  12. Climate

    Gulf Stream might be releasing seafloor methane

    Greenhouse gas may be flowing into ocean waters off the U.S. east coast.

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