What happens in the Arctic doesn’t stay in the Arctic. It's no secret that the Arctic is rising faster than the rest of the world, but new study suggests that the problem may have been overstated. According to a recent study, the Arctic has been rising at least four times faster than the world average, and maybe twice as fast as some prior projections. The new study was … [Read more...] about The Arctic is Warming Far Faster Than Previously Thought
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Sad Dogs Rescued Together Look Completely Different Than They Did The Day They Were Found
“We can’t quite believe the change in Lady and Stella in such a short amount of time." Lady and Stella were rescued together and taken to the RSPCA's Cotswolds Dogs & Cats Home, where they were both bald, malnourished, and terrified. Their rescuers thought that their strong relationship would help them adjust to their new circumstances because they were clearly best … [Read more...] about Sad Dogs Rescued Together Look Completely Different Than They Did The Day They Were Found
Europe Will Freeze if The Gulf Stream Ceases, Which is at Its Weakest Level in More Than a Thousand Years
Sediments and ice cores show that the warm ocean current that maintains northern Europe habitable is weaker than it has ever been in the last thousand years. The discovery raises the possibility that the current will weaken even more, which would be disastrous for the UK and Ireland and bad news for many other locations. Northern Europe's climate has been governed for … [Read more...] about Europe Will Freeze if The Gulf Stream Ceases, Which is at Its Weakest Level in More Than a Thousand Years
Magnetic Pole Reversal May Occur More Rapidly Than Expected
In order to track alterations in the Earth's magnetic field, a global research team has been examining stalagmites in China. They assert that they have found evidence that suggests pole reversal can occur over a much shorter timeframe than previously thought possible—perhaps just a few centuries—and has in the past. The research, which was published in the Proceedings of the … [Read more...] about Magnetic Pole Reversal May Occur More Rapidly Than Expected
The World’s Largest Giant Waterlily was Found for the First Time in More Than a Century
A case of mistaken identity for 177 years. Based on the amazing intuition of a waterlily specialist, a massive waterlily that has been growing at the Kew Gardens Herbarium in London, UK, for the past 177 years has now been identified as a new species. This is the first new species of enormous waterlily to be discovered in more than a century. Only two other species of … [Read more...] about The World’s Largest Giant Waterlily was Found for the First Time in More Than a Century