NASA sees Tropical Depression Danny affecting Leeward Islands
Tropical Depression Danny was already affecting the Leeward Islands when NASA's Terra satellite passed overhead.
View ArticleDanny the 'degenerate' followed by two lows
Danny has become a degenerate, that is, the tropical depression weakened. Satellite and Hurricane Hunter aircraft data showed that Danny degenerated into an elongated area of low pressure near the...
View ArticleNASA sees Tropical Storm Erika approaching the Lesser Antilles
As Tropical Storm Ericka continued moving toward the Lesser Antilles, NASA's Aqua and other satellites were gathering data. Satellite imagery showed strong thunderstorms wrapped around Erika's center.
View ArticleGPM satellite analyzes Tropical Storm Erika's rainfall
The Global Precipitation Measurement or GPM core satellite has provided meteorologists with a look at the towering thunderstorms and heavy rainfall occurring in Tropical Storm Erika as it moves through...
View ArticleExplaining sea lion decline
The southern sea lion population of the Falkland Islands witnessed a dramatic decline during the last century with numbers falling by 65 per cent between the 1930s and 1960s. It was thought commercial...
View ArticleAs polar ice melts, seabed life is working against climate change
When it comes to climate change, it's rare to get any good news. But a researcher who's reported evidence in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on September 21, after more than two decades of...
View ArticleWarmer temperatures stimulate diversity of soil fungi
New research on Antarctic soil fungi shows they are stimulated by warmer temperatures and could increase if the region continues to warm.
View ArticleAssessing seabird communities
A new study of sub-Antarctic seabirds shows that their community structure (how they co-exist and share resources) is unaffected by annual changes in availability of different types of prey, including...
View ArticleWelfare cuts will have negative impact on poor children's health
Dr David Taylor-Robinson and colleagues from the University's Institute of Psychology, Health and Society believe health outcomes for children and young people in the UK will become worse under the new...
View ArticleApple boss Cook says he'll resist UK government spy law plan
Tech giant Apple will resist the British government's efforts to get access to encrypted data through a new spying law, CEO Tim Cook said Wednesday.
View ArticleLoss of diversity near melting coastal glaciers
Melting glaciers are causing a loss of species diversity among benthos in the coastal waters off the Antarctic Peninsula, impacting an entire seafloor ecosystem. This has been verified in the course of...
View ArticleBritain accused of 'sneak' tactics to ease fracking laws
Environmental campaigners and opposition lawmakers on Wednesday accused the British government of using "sneak" tactics to relax legislation on fracking under national parks despite promising a ban.
View ArticleNew research shows decline in population and breeding success of Antarctic...
A fifty year study of the charismatic seabird, the southern giant petrel, on the Antarctic island of Signy shows its population has halved and its breeding success has declined in the last 10-20 years....
View ArticleMelting of massive ice 'lid' resulted in huge release of CO2 at the end of...
A new study reconstructing conditions at the end of the last ice age suggests that as the Antarctic sea ice melted, massive amounts of carbon dioxide that had been trapped in the ocean were released...
View ArticleInternet firms warn UK against 'dangerous' changes to law
Major U.S. Internet companies are urging the British government to reconsider a plan to make telecommunications firms help spies hack into computers and phones.
View ArticleNo rush for same-sex weddings when compared with civil partnerships
An Oxford University study estimates that of all same-sex couples who had formed a civil partnership in England and Wales by mid-2015, one in eight had converted their partnership to a same-sex...
View ArticleStudy reveals long-term detrimental education effects of Spanish and French...
Even in the recent past, the colonial legacy has had a large negative impact on education in the former colonies of both Spain and France, according to a new study out this week from our Department of...
View ArticleNew data reveals public attitude to charity giving hasn't changed in 25 years
Research into public perceptions of charities has found there has been virtually no change in trends of gift giving and attitudes towards charity since 1991, despite economic growth and policy change...
View ArticleBrexit could place British farming in jeopardy, warns new report
The future of many UK farming businesses looks uncertain, according to a new report on the agricultural implications of leaving the EU written by a University of Warwick academic.
View ArticleAntarctic study identifies melting ice sheet's role in sea level rise
Loss of ice in Antarctica caused by a warming ocean could raise global sea levels by three metres, research suggests.
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