Sentences with phrase «high ocean»

The findings have important implications in terms of planning for sea level rise, as ever - growing coastal communities might have to plan for even higher ocean levels in a warmer future.
It's all prone to flooding from higher ocean and river waters, the report said.
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The recent NASA satellite images shown below reveal astoundingly anomalous sea surface ice formation patterns taking place in various regions of the Arctic (in spite of record high ocean temperatures).
A severe coral bleaching event spurred by high ocean temperatures has struck the Great Barrier Reef for an unprecedented second time in 12 months, reveal aerial surveys released April 10 by scientists at James Cook University in Townsville, Australia.
First opened in 1992 on a former homestead and cattle ranch, the resort is comprised of 40 accommodations, including ocean - view suites, tree - houses on stilts and the freestanding Cliff House, which features a deck that appears to suspend over the 1,200 - foot - high ocean bluff.
La Nina conditions can cause high ocean temperatures in the western Pacific.
Climate models show the absence of a global atmospheric circulation pattern which bolsters high ocean temperatures key to coral bleaching
NOAA scientists believe high ocean temperatures have been the primary cause of the widespread bleaching seen in the Northern Hemisphere since last year.
After record - setting high ocean temperatures caused one of the largest global coral - bleaching events ever, the microscope was used off the coast of Maui to reveal the unseen damage algae can do.
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It doesn't make sense; if global warming means only higher oceans and «only» changed weather patterns, then only life as we know it is threatened, not life iself.
Some research shows that if atmospheric concentrations of CO2 reach 520 parts per million — we are at 382 ppm now, and 520 ppm is plausible by mid-century — most of the coral species living in warm ocean waters could scarcely support further growth such as species that have larvae that respond negatively to higher ocean acidity.
The correlation between high ocean temperature and coral bleaching is undeniable.
About 93 percent of corals in Great Barrier Reef are now experiencing some form of bleaching due to unusually high ocean temperatures that are linked to global warming as well.
A number of modelling studies have also projected a general tendency for more intense but fewer storms outside the tropics, with a tendency towards more extreme wind events and higher ocean waves in several regions in association with those deepened cyclones.
Because the atmosphere has responded in a very strong and coherent way to these extremely high ocean temperatures already, there is presently very high confidence that El Niño will persist through the coming autumn and winter months, and continue to strengthen through at least November.
They depend on predictable climate for their breeding cycles and need high ocean productivity for the krill and fish they survive on.
They pointed to a warmer atmosphere, which carries more water vapor to worsen rainstorms, as well as to higher ocean surface temperatures, which intensify hurricanes.
Corals across the globe are experiencing widespread bleaching from high ocean temperatures, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration states in its latest Coral Watch Report.
In addition to the Asia heat wave, those events were the record global heat in 2016 and the growth and persistence of a large swath of high ocean temperatures, nicknamed «the Blob,» in the Bering Sea off the coast of Alaska.
«Record high ocean temperatures were experienced along the Western Australian coast during the austral summer of 2010/2011... This heat wave was an unprecedented thermal event in Western Australian waters, superimposed on an underlying long - term temperature rise.»
A recent study, published January in Science, found that severe coral bleaching events — which are generally triggered by high ocean temperatures — have already increased in frequency nearly fivefold since the early 1980s (Climatewire, Jan. 5).
First opened in 1992 on a former homestead and cattle ranch, the resort is comprised of 40 accommodations, including ocean - view suites, treehouses on stilts, and the freestanding Cliff House, which features a deck that appears to suspend over the 1,200 - foot - high ocean bluff.
al.): «We propose that the early Eocene peak in global warmth and sea level (Fig. 3) was due not only to slightly higher ocean - crust production but also to a late Paleocene - early Eocene tectonic reorganization.
Damage to coral reefs from higher ocean temperatures and ocean acidification caused by higher atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, as well as damage from pollution and sedimentation, are threatening these breeding grounds for fish in tropical and subtropical waters.
But it could be related to higher ocean and air temperatures that have thinned the ice shelf, says Eugene Domack, an earth scientist at the University of South Florida in St. Petersburg.
The ideal combination of high ocean temperature, soaring humidity and slow prevailing winds created the record - breaking beast
High ocean temperatures and poor timing of parasite management likely led to an epidemic of sea lice in 2015 throughout salmon farms in British Columbia's Queen Charlotte Strait, a University of Toronto - led study has found.
High ocean temperatures during winter months then likely accelerated sea - louse development, enabling populations to grow quickly and reach higher numbers than they would under normal ocean temperatures.
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