Coastal areas

The warming ocean is putting coastal economies in hot water

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Ocean-related tourism and recreation supports more than 320,000 jobs and $13.5 billion in goods and services in Florida. But a dip in the ocean became much less attractive in the summer of 2023, when water temperatures off the coast of Miami reached as high as 37.8 degrees Celsius. The future of some jobs and businesses … Read more

Arctic rivers are facing major changes with a warming climate, permafrost thaw and an accelerating water cycle – the effects will have global implications

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As the Arctic warms, its mighty rivers are changing in ways that could have enormous consequences – not just for the Arctic but for the world. Rivers represent the land branch of Earth’s hydrological cycle. As rain and snow fall, rivers transport freshwater runoff along with dissolved organic and particulate materials, including carbon, to coastal … Read more