Environmental determinism: The view that changes in physical, abiotic environmental factors are the dominant ... volcanic activity, ocean circulation, atmospheric composition).

The Chesapeake Bay is the continental United States' largest estuary, spanning approximately 320 kilometers (200 miles) ...

A new study gives alarming glimpse into the future, as some scientists warn these currents could be just decades from ...

But the paper's findings shed new light on what drives tick populations—adding to a body of research that has so far focused more on the effects of weather and other "abiotic" factors in the ...

rom June 9 to 13, France will co-host, with Costa Rica, the Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3). For this crucial event, around 100 heads of state and government will converge in Nice ...

When the model only considered external factors, the ocean’s carbon storage continued to rise in step with anthropogenic emissions. The growth rate only slowed when the team added the effects of ...

salt and freshwater through the ocean and influencing climate, weather and sea levels around the planet. Coastal flooding is caused by a cluster of factors, chief among them climate change-driven ...

Ocean City is considering a ban on beach tents and restrictions on canopies over complaints from beachgoers. City Manager Terry McGean said the number of tents on the beach during peak times has ...

Christian Brothers (18-2) led 5-0 heading into the top of the fifth inning before Ocean Township (14-7-1) scored three runs. Christian Brothers added a run in the sixth. Derek Vasquez had a one ...

You may have learned in school that oceans cover about 70% of the Earth. Still, although we’re surrounded by ocean water, there’s a surprising amount that people don’t know about it.