News articles tagged with 'Atlantic'
University of Miami scientists track great hammerhead shark migration
— 28 Feb 2011 16:34 | BiologyA study led by scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science details the first scientific research to successfully track a great hammerhead…
Ancient catastrophic drought leads to question: How severe can climate change become?
— 26 Feb 2011 17:48 | EnvironmentHow severe can climate change become in a warming world? Worse than anything we've seen in written history, according to results of a study appearing this week in the journal Science…
Migrating sea turtles have magnetic sense for longitude
— 26 Feb 2011 16:33 | BiologyFrom the very first moments of life, hatchling loggerhead sea turtles have an arduous task. They must embark on a transoceanic migration, swimming from the Florida coast eastward to…
Cold winters mean more pollution
— 22 Feb 2011 23:11 | EnvironmentDifferences in air pressure over the North Atlantic have meant that the last two winters in Gothenburg, Sweden, have been extremely cold. This has led to the air in Gothenburg being…
New discoveries improve climate models
— 4 Feb 2011 16:37 | EnvironmentNew discoveries on how underwater ridges impact the ocean's circulation system will help improve climate projections…
Warming North Atlantic water tied to heating Arctic, according to new study
— 28 Jan 2011 16:36 | EnvironmentThe temperatures of North Atlantic Ocean water flowing north into the Arctic Ocean adjacent to Greenland - the warmest water in at least 2,000 years - are likely related to the amplification…
Dramatic ocean circulation changes revealed
— 15 Jan 2011 15:15 | EnvironmentThe unusually cold weather this winter has been caused by a change in the winds. Instead of the typical westerly winds warmed by Atlantic surface ocean currents, cold northerly Arctic…
Climate change to continue to year 3000 in best case scenarios
— 9 Jan 2011 19:13 | EnvironmentNew research indicates the impact of rising CO2 levels in the Earth's atmosphere will cause unstoppable effects to the climate for at least the next 1000 years, causing researchers…
Epic journeys of turtles revealed
— 5 Jan 2011 18:09 | BiologyThe epic ocean-spanning journeys of the gigantic leatherback turtle in the South Atlantic have been revealed for the first time thanks to groundbreaking research using satellite tracking…
Growing hypoxic zones reduce habitat for billfish and tuna
— 4 Jan 2011 21:08 | EnvironmentBillfish and tuna, important commercial and recreational fish species, may be more vulnerable to fishing pressure because of shrinking habitat, according to a new study published by…