2019 was the second-warmest year on record
The year marked the end of the world’s hottest decade in 140 years
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Ancient crystal growths in caves reveal seas rose 16 meters in a warmer world
Sep 2019
Findings on the Spanish coast of Mallorca hint at how oceans could respond to climate change
Ancient crystal growths in caves reveal seas rose 16 meters in a warmer world
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Bering Sea winter ice shrank to its lowest level in 5,500 years in 2018
Sep 2020
Five millennia of climate shifts impacting the ice is recorded in peat from an Arctic island
Bering Sea winter ice shrank to its lowest level in 5,500 years in 2018
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Climate change may be speeding up ocean circulation
Feb 2020
Since the 1990s, wind speeds have picked up, making surface waters swirl faster
Climate change may be speeding up ocean circulation
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Climate change may make El Niño and La Niña less predictable
Aug 2019
It could be harder to prep for some droughts, floods and other extreme weather in the future
Climate change may make El Niño and La Niña less predictable
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Climate change might not slow ocean circulation as much as thought
Jan 2019
Observations over 21 months cast doubt on ideas of what drives Atlantic Ocean ‘conveyor belt’
Climate change might not slow ocean circulation as much as thought
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Collapsing ice cliffs may not contribute to sea level rise
Feb 2019
A new study questions a controversial hypothesis suggesting such rapid crumbling could occur
Collapsing ice cliffs may not contribute to sea level rise
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Deep-sea fishes’ eye chemistry might let them see colors in near darkness
May 2019
Proteins found in eye rod cells suggest deep-sea sight may be more than just shades of gray
Deep-sea fishes’ eye chemistry might let them see colors in near darkness
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Desalination pours more toxic brine into the ocean than previously thought
Jan 2019
The supersalty water is a by-product in producing potable water
Desalination pours more toxic brine into the ocean than previously thought
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An enormous supervolcano may be hiding under Alaskan islands
Dec 2020
A geologic game of connect the dots reveals hints of a giant undersea crater
An enormous supervolcano may be hiding under Alaskan islands