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Climate change communication, by Gavin Schmidt
EarthSky's Science Communicator of the Year says that telling people about how scientists work is a key to communicating the science of climate change.
March 15, 2012
Antarctic icefish have translucent bodies and blood
Icefishes, which live only in the Antarctic Ocean, don't have red blood. Missing hemoglobin, the blood of an icefish runs white.
March 14, 2012
Earthquake shakes northern Japan in March 2012
A 6.9-magnitude earthquake shook northern Japan today, in much the same region heavily damaged by the March 11, 2011 quake and tsunami of a year ago.
March 14, 2012
Tornadoes may be preceded by seismic phenomena
Seismic disturbances may precede tornadoes. Researchers found that before the tornadoes of early March 2012, seismographs recorded atmospheric phenomena.
March 13, 2012
Amazing video shows 30 dolphins rescued from beach
Great video of dolphins rescued by beachgoers in Brazil, earlier this week. After being beached, the dolphins were rescued by an army of local people.
March 12, 2012
Will Japan’s big quake in 2011 lead to more earthquake predictability?
Do atmospheric data related to Japan's big quake in 2011 indicate a leap forward in our ability to predict earthquakes? Read more at EarthSky.
March 11, 2012
Where is the Japanese tsunami debris? Only the albatrosses know
As of early March 2012, Japanese tsunami debris from the March 11, 2011 tsunami had not reached Midway Atoll beaches, according to a wildlife biologist there.
March 11, 2012
March 2011 Japan tsunami broke off icebergs in Antarctica
After the March 11, 2011 earthquake, a tsunami crossed the Pacific and ultimately broke off icebergs in Antarctica, as seen in orbital views.
March 11, 2012
Japanese earthquake shortened Earth’s day 1.4 millionths of a second
The 9.0-magnitude Japanese earthquake on March 11, 2011, caused Earth to spin faster, making our day 1.4 millionths of a second shorter.
March 11, 2012
Natural disasters in 2011 caused record economic losses
Natural disasters in 2011 caused the highest economic losses from natural disasters on record, due to the March 2011 earthquake in Japan.
March 11, 2012
