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Tiendas de campaña debajo de la cima con nieve del Everest.
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El Monte Everest a veces puede sentirse más bajo que el K2

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 16 March 202119 August 2022

Las variaciones de la presión atmosférica en la cima del Everest afectan a la disponibilidad de oxígeno, modificando la percepción de la elevación de la cumbre unos cientos de metros.

Tents below the snow-capped summit of Mount Everest
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Mount Everest Can Sometimes Feel Lower Than K2

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 22 December 202019 August 2022

Variations in air pressure on the top of Mount Everest affect oxygen availability, changing the perceived elevation of the summit by hundreds of meters.

Plot showing distribution of iron species at three locations
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Zero-valent Iron in the Oxidizing Atmosphere?

by Jonathan H. Jiang 26 October 20205 May 2022

A comparative study of urban, semi-urban, and rural sites reveals that the species of atmospheric iron varies depending on location.

Underwater bubbles rise toward the water surface
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Deep-Ocean Oxygen May Increase with Climate Change

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 17 September 202028 March 2023

A millennial-scale ocean simulation indicates that oxygen gains in the deep ocean may offset oxygen losses in the upper water layer under a protracted climate change scenario.

Map showing the location of study in northern Italy and inset image showing bathymetry of Lake Tovel
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Climate Warming Improves Oxygen Mixing in a High-Altitude Lake

by D. Scott Mackay 10 September 202020 April 2022

Long term weather and lake data from a high elevation lake in the Alps demonstrate that climate warming may actually improve the ability of high-altitude deep lakes to mix their waters.

Ethan Baxter examining garnet samples on an island cliff in Sifnos, Greece
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Using Garnets to Explore Arc Magma Oxidation

Rachel Crowell, Science Writer by Rachel Crowell 26 November 20195 October 2022

Samples collected from Greece help researchers piece together a scientific puzzle.

The Curiosity rover sits on the surface of Mars on 12 May 2019.
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Curiosity Rover Reveals Oxygen Mystery in Martian Atmosphere

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 25 November 201924 April 2024

An air-sampling study has captured long-term trends in the concentrations of five key atmospheric gases for the first time.

Photograph of biogeochemist Jordon Hemingway collecting a sediment sample from the Thjórsá River in southern Iceland
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The Jail That Keeps Oxygen in the Air

Lucas Joel by L. Joel 25 July 201922 February 2022

Oxygen shouldn’t be in the air we breathe. But it is, and the reason why is almost criminal.

A map of the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico in 2018 depicts low-oxygen areas in red, orange, and yellow off the coast of Louisiana.
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Gulf Dead Zone Looms Large in 2019

Mary Caperton Morton, Science Writer by Mary Caperton Morton 11 July 201927 January 2023

A new forecast predicts widespread hypoxia after a wet Midwest spring.

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Baltic Bacterial Blooms Over the Millennia

by E. Thomas 15 February 201917 February 2023

Eutrophication not only is a present-day anthropogenic phenomenon in the southern Baltic but also occurred over the past few millennia, with cyanobacterial blooms during times of climate warming.

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