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Researchers from Germany and Peru jointly develop new adaptation strategies to the impacts of climate change on the Humboldt upwelling area off the Peruvian coast.

Discussions of valuable but threatened ocean ecosystems often focus on coral reefs or coastal mangrove forests. 

Mother Nature’s messengers need consideration year-round. Here’s what you can do to give them a helping hand.

The January 15, 2022, eruption of Hunga Volcano in Tonga continues to break records. According to a new study, the eruption created a “supercharged” thunderstorm that produced the most intense lightning ever recorded. There were nearly 200,000 lightning flashes in the volcanic plume throughout the eruption, peaking at more than 2,600 flashes every minute, the researchers found.

As sunlight and warmth increase in the spring and summer, the North Sea starts to gain swirls and tendrils of color.