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Geosciences Column: How El Niño triggered Indonesia corals die-off

March 3, 2017
Geosciences Column: How El Niño triggered Indonesia corals die-off
Coral bleaching in the Maldives captured by The Ocean Agency / XL Catlin Seaview Survey in May 2016. Credit: he Ocean Agency / XL Catlin Seaview Survey / Richard Vevers.

In the glistening waters of Indonesia, shallow corals – the rain forests of the sea – teem with life.  Or at least they did once. Towards the end of 2015 the corals started to die, leaving a bleak landscape behind. An international team of researchers investigated the causes of the die-off. Their findings, published recently in the EGU’s open access journal, Biogeosciences, are rather ...[Read More]

GeoSciences Column: The ‘dirty weather’ diaries of Reverend Richard Davis

November 4, 2016
GeoSciences Column: The ‘dirty weather’ diaries of Reverend Richard Davis
A digital scan of the Davis meteorological diary for July 1849 which also includes commentary about dirty weather and snow. From A. M. Lorrey et al. 2016.

Researching the Earth’s climate of the past, helps scientists make better predictions about how the climate and our environment will continue to be affected by, change and adapt to rising temperatures. One of the most invaluable sources of data, when it comes to understanding the Earth’s past climate, are historical meteorological records. Accounts of weather and climate conditions for the Souther ...[Read More]