Sea level changes are not happening uniformly across Earth’s oceans. Here’s why. Source: https://www.livescience.com/where-sea-levels-are-changing.html
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Zombie fires and vanishing sea ice in the Arctic may be permanent
From vanishing sea ice to blistering air temperatures to zombie fires, climate change is reshaping the Arctic. And that transformation may be permanent, researchers said. Source: https://www.livescience.com/agu-arctic-report-card-2020.html
Sahara’s ‘Godzilla’ dust storm may have been triggered by warming in the Arctic
Warmer-than-average conditions and declining sea ice in the Arctic may be linked to the Sahara Desert’s biggest dust storm in recorded history. Source: https://www.livescience.com/godzilla-dust-cloud.html
Exxon Holds Back on Technology That Could Slow Climate Change
Carbon capture can make money for oil giants, and scientists say we need it. Is the industry willing to invest enough? From a report: Elk and pronghorn antelope migrate each fall through southern Wyoming, where the sparsely vegetated landscape slowly gives way to the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Interrupting this serene vista is a dense web of steel pipes, tanks,…
Nazi ‘Enigma’ machine found at the bottom of the Baltic Sea
Divers trying to remove old fishing nets from the Baltic sea have accidentally stumbled on a Nazi code-making “Enigma” machine. Source: https://www.livescience.com/nazi-enigma-machine-discovered-baltic-sea.html
German Enigma machine found in the Baltic Sea
Divers searching for fishing nets have uncovered one of the infamous code machines used during World War II. Known as the Enigma machine, this typewri… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/341551/german-enigma-machine-found-in-the-baltic-sea…
World’s oldest animal fossil actually came from rotting algae
Fat molecules attributed to ancient sea sponges actually belonged to algae, two new studies suggest. Source: https://www.livescience.com/oldest-animal-evidence-negated.html
Divers Discover Nazi WW2 Enigma Machine in Baltic Sea
German divers searching the Baltic Sea for discarded fishing nets have stumbled upon a rare Enigma cipher machine used by the Nazi military during World War Two which they believe was thrown overboard from a scuttled submarine. From a report: Thinking they had discovered a typewriter entangled in a net on the seabed of Gelting Bay, underwater archaeologist Florian Huber quickly…
New marine protection zone will help endangered penguins and more
Plans are in place to create the world’s 4th-largest fully protected marine reserve at the Tristan da Cunha archipelago. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/new-marine-protection-zone-tristan-da-cunha-penguin…
Lost island beneath the North Sea survived a mega-tsunami 8,000 years ago
Some ancient islands now submerged beneath the North Sea survived a devastating tsunami about 8,000 years ago and may have played a key part in Britain’s human prehistory. Source: https://www.livescience.com/lost-island-north-sea-ancient-tsunami.html