The oceans

The oceans absorb the Earth’s excess energy. That’s bad news for food systems.

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Change of the term 'climate change' to the term 'extreme weather'

Every year, the World Meteorological Organization, or WMO, tracks a list of key climate indicators – including the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and the Earth’s temperature – to assess how global warming is progressing. In their latest report, released last Sunday, the authors decided to include a new dimension: the imbalance of … Read more

Satellite Spots a Spawn – NASA Science

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Most of the water off the coast of Vancouver Island appears cloudy and green to turquoise in color.

Spawning season has begun for Pacific herring (A group of pallas) in the waters of British Columbia, Canada. From mid-February to early May each year, thousands of small silver fish congregate in the shallows off the coast of Vancouver Island and create a spectacle that can sometimes be seen by satellites. The sheltered waters of … Read more