physical geography
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Australia’s Great Barrier Reef Is Suffering Yet Another Mass Bleaching
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is experiencing its fourth mass bleaching in only six years, with corals severely damaged by warming sea temperatures. Earlier today, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, which oversees the reef system, confirmed the mass bleaching and expressed hope for a potential recovery.
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Record-Shattering Heat at Both Poles Is Freaking Scientists Out
Unusually warm temperatures broke several records in both Antarctica and the Arctic late last week. The Concordia research base in Eastern Antarctica, one of the most remote research facilities in the world, reported temperatures at around -11 degrees Celsius or about 11 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s 70 degrees Fahrenheit higher than usual on the icy continent.
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See the Harrowing Impact From Australia’s East Coast Floods
Heavy rain in Australia has caused flooding so dangerous and disruptive that Prime Minister Scott Morrison declared a national emergency this week. The flooding began in late February and has continued into March across the east coast states of New South Wales and Queensland. The disaster has killed 22 people so far, with homes, roadways,…
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Unknown Deep Sea Creatures Are Holding Onto a Ton of Carbon
The ocean floor is riddled with ungodly species that seem to have been created out of our worst collective nightmares. There are demonic-looking fishes that glow and sponges (that do not look like SpongeBob) that devour the ancient remains of other animals. But organisms along the ocean floor are biological carbon sinks that trap carbon…