The Galápagos cold pool is expanding northward as a result of climate change, and local penguin populations are rising.
Geophysical Research Letters
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Low-Altitude Clouds Play an Important Role in a Changing Climate
Scientists uncover the mechanics behind tropical marine low cloud cover and its influence on models of anthropogenic climate change.
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Sea Surface Temperatures on the Rise in the Caribbean
A 30-year climate analysis reveals an increase in sea surface temperatures in the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the surrounding region.
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Data Correction Needed for Long-Term Heat Transport Monitoring
Scientists assess how historical temperature biases could impact the detection of ocean heat transport changes in a key area of the South Atlantic Ocean where data are scarce.
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Extracting New Meaning from Seismological Data
Scientists use noise data collected at the Long Beach dense array to measure elusive high-frequency surface waves.
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Imagers Seek Big Bang Signatures, Also Find Gravity Wave Effects
Imagers aboard a scientific balloon in the stratosphere serendipitously captured images of thin ice clouds that reveal instability and turbulence flows in remarkable detail.
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Birthplace of Pacific Tropical Cyclones on the Move
A study says the point of origin for cyclones in the western North Pacific is moving closer to land because of warming of the tropical troposphere.
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Earth's Climate Cycles Might Have an Eccentric Explanation
Mid-ocean ridge eruptions follow the cycles of tides and Earth's orbital eccentricity, indicating a possible role in long-term climate shifts.
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The Enigmatic Core Properties of the Inner Earth
A new study explores the possibility of cubic iron alloy structure at our planet's core.
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Tropical Deforestation Accelerated Faster Than Initially Thought
New satellite-based analysis of forest cover in the humid tropics from 1990 to 2010 contradicts previous estimates of rate of loss.