Climate Change is changing the Weight Distribution of the Earth
- Earth Science
- April 9, 2016
The underwater volcano of El Hierro emits 0.1% of the flow of volcanic CO2 worldwide. The dispersion of this gas has increased acidity in the nearby sea.
READ MOREIt was thought that there was no oxygen in the atmosphere of the Archean era, more than 2,500 million years ago, but cosmic spherules found in the bed of an ancient Australian lake refutes this theory.
READ MOREUnder the glossy cover of eastern Antarctica, a little-known region, lies a network of giant canyons, a thousand kilometers long, and probably a huge water reserve, similar to Lake Vostok. That’s the conclusion of researchers who spotted curious surface formations.
READ MOREThe Amazon flows into the Atlantic Ocean in a plume where salt and fresh water mix. In these muddy waters, scientists were surprised to discover a giant coral reef system. Double surprise: biodiversity seems considerable.
READ MORENatural ecosystems are the best containment against flooding and erosion that cause climate change.
READ MOREThe study on the impact of recreational diving on a strip of the tropical coast of Granada on the orange coral reveals that there have been more dives than allowed each year, to which are added the inexperienced divers. Consequently, this type of coral, a species endemic to the Mediterranean that is listed as vulnerable in the Spanish Catalogue of Endangered Species and the Red Book of Invertebrates of Andalusia, is being affected.
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