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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

By Prof Martin Siegert, University of Exeter (Cornwall) Image: Shutterstock.com 42 governments around the world have agreed to protect Antarctica’s environment. In the ocean, 19 marine heatwaves have been recorded between 2002 and 2018. He is currently field chief editor of the journal Frontiers in Environmental Science.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Environmental law, or sometimes known as environmental and natural resources law, is a term used to explain regulations, statutes, local, national and international legislation, and treaties designed to protect the environment from damage and to explain the legal consequences of such damage towards governments or private entities or individuals (1).

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ESA & COP26: Day 5 – People

ESA

This is the first COP in which the Mexican government has including youth on their team. I met them at the Science Pavilion, where they were talking with Helene Hewitt, an oceanography and one of the authors of the recent IPCC working group 1 report. Helene works on ocean and sea ice modelling.

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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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Geology: Examining the Planet’s Physical Processes

Environmental Science

All over the developed world, governments were granted licenses to mine coal and oil. It is part of the Earth Sciences or Geosciences , integrating all environmental sciences together for shared data and information to understand how geological events impact the wider environment and vice versa. Sponsored Content.

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The Trump War on Science: Daring blindness, Denying climate change, Destroying the EPA and other daily disasters

Science Blogs

Actual Scientists Say Sea-Level Rise Is A Threat To Tangier Island, Virginia. Rick Perry blames ocean for climate change: Energy secretary once again denies scientific consensus. Supreme Court Stymies Science. . Trump Administration Reviewing Marine Protected Areas in US, Will The Ocean Be Valued Accurately?