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Nearly 7,000 Dams Reoriented Earth’s Poles and Lowered Sea Levels

Researchers urge that reservoir storage be factored into sea level models to capture the impacts of a one meter pole shift

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Oceans Greening at Poles and Bluing at Equator, Study Finds

Marine Heatwaves Shatter Records in North Atlantic and South-West Pacific

Nigeria’s Mokwa Floods Kill Over 200, Leave 1,000 Missing

Industrial Iron Emissions Shift North Pacific Ecosystem Boundaries

Global Study Shows 39% of Glacier Ice Doomed; 1.5°C Target Could Double Preservation

21% of Global Ocean Has Darkened Since 2003, Study Shows

One-Fifth of Global Ocean Darkened, Shrinking Photic Zones

WMO Sees 80% Chance of New Global Heat Records by 2029

India Neutralizes Pakistani HQ-9 Air Defense System After Failed Drone Attacks

NASA and Toho University Study Predicts Earth's Oxygen Depletion in One Billion Years

David Attenborough’s Ocean Documentary Premieres Globally on His 99th Birthday

Arctic Vegetation Transforms as Warming Accelerates Ecosystem Shifts

Russian Drone Strikes Kill Two in Odessa, Damage Civilian Infrastructure

Iran Blames Negligence for Deadly Port Explosion as Death Toll Reaches 46

Toxic Algal Bloom Drives Aggressive Sea Lion Incident in Southern California

Human Waste-Driven Algae Blooms Linked to Dolphin Starvation in Florida Lagoon

Russian Drone Strikes in Kharkiv Kill Two, Hit Military Hospital

Galápagos Yellow Warblers Alter Behavior Due to Traffic Noise, Study Finds

Global Glacier Melting Reaches Record Levels, Threatening Water Security and Ecosystems