The warming during the summer months in Europe has been much faster than the global average, shows a new study by researchers at Stockholm University published in the Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. As a consequence of human emissions of greenhouse gases, the climate across the continent has also become drier, particularly in southern Europe, … Read more
The waters of the North Atlantic gyre contain significantly greater quantities of plastic — composed of polymers arising from packaging, rope, and paint particles — than other areas of the open ocean, according to new research. One of the planet’s five great oceanic gyres, humanmade marine debris becomes trapped in a circular ocean current that … Read more
Dust particles from central South America were the most important source of iron in the South Pacific during the last two ice ages. Researchers led by Oldenburg geochemist Torben Struve report their findings in the journal PNAS. Dust from the dry Puna Plateau in northwestern Argentina was an important source of iron for the nutrient-deficient … Read more