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South Africa’s wetlands are disappearing faster than we can restore them

South Africa’s vital wetlands are degrading faster than investment in their rehabilitation. As a result, they are facing ...

National Hurricane Center now watching 3 waves in Atlantic. Heat, storms expected Tuesday

The area of low pressure in the Atlantic is fizzling out, forecasters said, but we'll see some rain. Meanwhile, a new ...
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A Sixth Ocean Is Forming as East Africa Splits Apart

Scientists estimate it will take at least 5 to 10 million years for the Afar region to be fully submerged. When that happens, ...

Weaker Atlantic currents bring more oxygen to tropical ocean's shallow depths

How is ventilation at various depth layers of the Atlantic connected and what role do changes in ocean circulation play?

South Australia’s algal bloom may shrink over winter – but this model suggests it will spread to new areas in summer

Preliminary results from computer modelling suggests the harmful algal bloom that has been killing marine life will return ...

Now-submerged migration routes redraw map of how humans settled beyond Africa

A University of Kansas researcher has spent years studying "aquaterra"—his term for regions around the world once populated ...
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Evidence of a South Equatorial Countercurrent in the Pacific Ocean

AN eastward-flowing current of speeds from 10 to 25 cm./sec. is indicated along a density surface (σ t = 26.81) in the Pacific Ocean south of the equator in a position roughly symmetrical to that ...