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Past and Future Changes in Atmospheric Clear-Air Turbulence

by William J. Randel 15 August 202412 August 2024

A new study evaluates long-term changes in atmospheric clear-air turbulence based on meteorological reanalysis and climate model simulations.

Diagram from the paper.
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Crustal Melts at the Core-Mantle Boundary

by Thorsten Becker 13 August 202412 August 2024

Seismic waves get sent in all directions for deep mantle anomalies, and a new analysis shows where those scatters lie and what properties they have.

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Metallic Nodules Create Oxygen in the Ocean’s Abyss

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 30 July 202424 April 2025

These nodules, a focus of seabed mining interests, could be natural “geobatteries” and play a larger-than-expected role in the deep-sea ecosystem.

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Dual Tsunami Generation from Atmospheric and Oceanic Sources

by Ryan P. Mulligan 24 June 202424 June 2024

The 2022 Tonga volcanic eruption generated waves that propagated across the Pacific Ocean. A new analysis of sea level measurements is used to dissect the difference in wave components from two sources.

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ارتفاع درجة حرارة المحيطات يمهد الطريق لحدوث موجات جفاف خطيرة، ولكن يمكن التنبؤ بها، في شرق أفريقيا

by Saima May Sidik 13 March 202413 March 2024

اكتشف العلماء رابطة بين التدرجات الحرارية في المحيط الهادئ وبين موجات الجفاف الفتاكة والتي يمكن التنبؤ بها في شرق أفريقيا.

Kelp gigante en agua azul y soleada.
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Cuando los bosques en la tierra arden, los bosques submarinos sienten el impacto

by J. Besl 31 January 202431 January 2024

El kelp es un hábitat, un sumidero de carbono y un agente aglomerante en tu helado. Pero estudios recientes muestran que los bosques de kelp en California son afectados por el destino de sus contrapartes sobre tierra.

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Compound Extreme Events Threaten Marine Ecosystems

by Eileen Hofmann 23 January 202419 January 2024

Short-term extreme marine heat wave events superimposed on stressors from longer-term climate change produce compound extreme events that impact the Gulf of Alaska ecosystem.

Giant kelp grows in sunny, blue water.
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When Forests on Land Burn, Forests Underwater Feel the Impact

by J. Besl 18 December 20239 February 2024

Kelp is a habitat, a carbon sink, and a binding agent in your ice cream. But new research shows that California’s kelp forests are affected by the fate of their counterparts on land.

Comparison of two mussel beds, one in 1984 and one in 2023
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Ocean Warming Is Wiping Out Southern California’s Mussel Beds

by Madeline Reinsel 14 December 202314 December 2023

Historic photographs reveal the dramatic retreat of mollusks as warmer waters take a toll on the health of the intertidal zone.

Visualization of the Kuroshio current.
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Nutrients at Depth Can Be Uplifted by the Kuroshio Large Meander

by Takeyoshi Nagai 8 December 20238 December 2023

Aperiodic, southward deflection of the Kuroshio, a.k.a. the Kuroshio large meander, uplifts the nutrients in deep layers to induce offshore phytoplankton bloom.

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