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Low Sea Ice Amid Arctic Warming
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Published March 9, 2018
Arctic sea ice in February 2018 was the lowest of any February on record, while air temperatures in the region soared.
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A Dry Winter Brings Drought to the US
Published March 2, 2018
By late February 2018, an estimated 55 percent of the continental U.S. was classified as abnormally dry.
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Measurements Show Reduction in Ozone-Eating Chemical
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Published February 13, 2018
New research from NASA scientists shows that the amount of chlorine in the stratosphere over the South Pole is declining at the same time that ozone holes are becoming less severe.
2017 Was the Second Hottest Year on Record
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Published January 18, 2018
Globally averaged temperatures were 0.90 degrees Celsius (1.62 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than the long-term mean.
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Using Scientific Muscle to Grow Safer Mussels
Satellites can help inform predictions of harmful algae blooms off California.
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Bacteria Thrive as Ocean Warms
Published January 17, 2018
Increasing numbers of Vibrio infections could be a direct consequence of dramatic ocean warming over the past few decades.
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What is Behind Rising Levels of Methane in the Atmosphere?
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Published January 11, 2018
While contributions from fossil fuels, agriculture, and wetlands have gone up, methane emissions from fires are declining.
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South America is Rich with Tropical Peat
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Published December 19, 2017
A mapping effort found a great deal of new peat in tropical areas.
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Reconstructing the Recent History of Pacific Ocean Life
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Published November 17, 2017
A new statistical reconstruction of chlorophyll measurements could help ocean scientists better understand how ocean biology patterns change over time.
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