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Rising temperatures threaten coral reefs – pinpointing where conservation action is most needed
Credit: Ocean Image Bank / Renata Romeo New science from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) maps coral reefs across the Western Indian Ocean, revealing unexpected pockets of climate resilience that could offer hope for conservation efforts in the region I did. By combining AI models and data from 1,000 field studies, researchers identified coral reefs that may be better able…
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Clouds obscure the relationship between extreme rainfall and rising temperatures
Scaling of precipitation extremes by temperature at the time of observation. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-55143-8 Extreme rainfall is typically defined as the heaviest 5% of rainfall in a given region. As global temperatures rise, scientists expect extreme rainfall to increase. Because warm air can hold more moisture. Recent examples of more extreme rainfall have been evident in further…
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