News: Archive for January, 2019
‘Scientists say the world’s oceans are warming far more quickly than previously thought, a finding with dire implications for climate change because almost all the excess heat absorbed by the planet ends up stored in their waters.’
Source:Â Ocean Warming Is Accelerating Faster Than Thought, New Research Finds | New York Times
‘The ocean is heating up faster than previously thought, according to new research out this week, and that might help explain the recent spate of historic hurricanes and decline in a number of marine species.’
Source: There Is No Climate Slowdown: Earth’s Oceans Are Heating Up Faster Than Previously Reported | Forbes
‘The population of western monarchs in California was already low before the most recent count, having declined by an estimated 97 percent since the 1980s. The species will likely go extinct in the next few decades if nothing is done to save them, a 2017 study by Washington State University researchers found.‘
Source:Â Study: Number of monarch butterflies in California declined by 86 percent in one year | SFGate.com