Satellite remote sensing is vital for monitoring marine and freshwater ecosystems, leveraging missions like SeaWiFS, MODIS, MERIS, Landsat, and Sentinel to track water parameters such as chlorophyll, sediment, and temperature. ...
Planetary Sciences
Mar 18, 2024
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A new study from researchers at Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University found temperatures are rising during the fall months across the biggest cities in the state. And Tampa is getting the worst of it.
Environment
Mar 18, 2024
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Two unexploded ordnance were fished out of the Charles River in Needham, Massachusetts, this week.
Environment
Mar 15, 2024
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Satellites encircling the Earth collect a bounty of water data about our planet, yet distilling usable information from these sources about our oceans, lakes, rivers and streams can be a challenge.
Earth Sciences
Mar 15, 2024
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Sea surface temperature data collected by an all-female crew of rowers as they raced around Great Britain last summer has found that U.K. coastal seas were on average 0.39°C warmer in 2023, compared to 2022, according to ...
Environment
Mar 13, 2024
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The meltdown of Japan's Fukushima Daiichi power plant, caused by the devastating earthquake and tsunami of March 2011, represents the most severe nuclear power accident of the 21st century so far.
Environment
Mar 8, 2024
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One in seven species of deepwater sharks and rays are threatened with extinction due to overfishing, according to a new eight-year study released today in the journal Science.
Plants & Animals
Mar 7, 2024
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A series of atmospheric rivers drenched California in February, with record amounts of rainfall and hurricane-force winds sweeping across parts of the state. At one point, weather agencies posted flood watches for nearly ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 5, 2024
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Fish and sharks living in the open ocean are impacted more by human pressure than their seabed-dwelling counterparts, according to a new study from The University of Western Australia.
Plants & Animals
Mar 1, 2024
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The Gulf of Mexico is experiencing sea level rise two to three times as fast as the global average due to a combination of warmer waters and wind circulation patterns. Now, a newly released long-term study from marine scientists ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 27, 2024
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