Category Archives: climate change

First Hole in North Pole Ice Drilled by Explorers

A group of Arctic explorers has made the grueling journey to the North Pole and drilled a hole in the ice to take the first ever sample of ocean water at the pole in an effort to better understand the … Continue reading

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Coral and Global Warming: Diversity in Some Coral Populations May Affect Their Survival

An international team of marine biologists has found that existing diversity in some coral populations may significantly influence their response to extreme temperature disturbances — such as those predicted from climate warming. The team demonstrated that natural selection acting on … Continue reading

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Climate change puts an end to India-Bangladesh island dispute

Once a flashpoint in India-Bangladesh ties, the New Moore Island or Purbasha in the Bay of Bengal, which Dhaka called the South Talpatti, has ceased to exist, consumed by the rising sea. This was announced by the School of Oceanographic … Continue reading

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Earth is not as warm today as during the last interglacial!

Paleoclimate records suggest that during the last interglacial (so-called Eemian period, a mere 125 thousand years back) .Earth was substantially warmer than present (close to 2C ) despite the fact that GHG concentrations were within the historical range of variability … Continue reading

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