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Is climate change behind extreme heat and record cold?
In recent weeks Europe sweltered under intense heatwaves, while southern South America had record low temperatures. How far ...
In a first, enamel proteins 18-20 million years old from tropical, High Arctic sites unravel palaeobiology of extinct taxa
One study is of enamel proteins from extinct mammal fossils from the Turkana Basin in Kenya, and the other study is of enamel proteins from extinct mammals in the Haughton impact crater site located ...
Melting ice will strengthen the monsoon in northern Australia – but cause drier conditions north of the Equator
Sediments in a lagoon near Darwin hold traces of changes to monsoonal rains over 150,000 years. Here’s what it means as Earth ...
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Will temperate seas act as refuge for coral reefs? Not in time, study says
Climate change has already caused significant declines in coral reef coverage globally and is expected to do much further ...
Ancient shell data reveal shifts in tropical cyclone patterns over 3,000 years
Tropical cyclones (TCs) rank among the most destructive weather phenomena, often bringing intense winds, heavy rainfall, and ...
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Influence of mean climate change on climate variability from a 155-year tropical Pacific coral record | Nature
Today, the El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) system is the primary driver of interannual variability in global climate, but its long-term behaviour is poorly understood. Instrumental ...