Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 19, 2024 An international research team has revealed that sea surface temperatures in the southwestern Pacific, particularly around the Fijian archipelago, are currently the highest they have been in over 600 years. The findings stem from a study of coral records, which show that the year 2022 marked the warmest in the region since the year 1370. The research utilized the… Read more Continue reading Fijian coral study reveals over 600 years of rising sea temps across Southwestern Pacific

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 19, 2024 As populations grow in mountainous regions, more people are building on unstable slopes, which are prone to slow-moving landslides, according to a recent study. Although these types of landslides are often overlooked in risk estimates, they pose a potential danger to hundreds of thousands of people worldwide, the researchers warned. These landslides, which can move between one millimeter ahttp://dlvr.it/TDc7b9 Continue reading Slow-moving landslides increasing risk to expanding mountain communities