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Antarctic extreme events: ‘All-time records are being shattered not from decades ago, but from the last few years and months’

Frontiers

A new study published in Frontiers in Environmental Science has revealed that, in addition to the influence of gradual global heating, Antarctica is increasingly affected by extreme environmental events; a recognized and predicted outcome of our heating world. The world’s largest ever heatwave (38.5C

Ocean 98
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Climatology: The Science of Global Weather Systems over the Long Term

Environmental Science

Climatology, or sometimes known as climate science, is the study of the Earth's weather patterns and the systems that cause them. Known as ENSO, they are opposite effects of the same process and are defined as an oscillation (a variation in magnitude) between the temperature of the atmosphere and the ocean. What Climatology Is.

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The Fuss about Methane

Legal Planet

First, underwater – in the sediments on the bottom of swamps, lakes, and the ocean. The issue is that total human radiative forcing includes several parts that heat and some that cool, so counting separate heating contributions like this leaving out the cooling parts gives too much heating.). W/m 2 from elevated CO 2.

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Physics: The Science of the Universe and Everything In It

Environmental Science

Today, it overlaps with many other sciences and has had a profound impact on the environmental sciences just as chemistry has. It also underpins the physical sciences by providing the theoretical framework on which it may base its own assumptions and basic theoretical models. How Physics Applies to Environmental Science.

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Deserts as Ecosystems and Why They Need Protecting

Environmental Science

There may also be an extreme variation between warm and cool seasons, including extreme winds and storms due to the mixing of cold and warm air. Surface albedo is high - heat acquired during the day is radiated at night. The Indian Ocean is a hotbed of rainwater during monsoon season but the Gobi sees none of it.