Offshore wind farms change current patterns

Hereon researchers simulate long-term effects of wind and tidal wakes caused by wind turbines in the North Sea for the first time

The Mediterranean Sea is rapidly changing under ongoing climate change. In the eastern basin, tropicalization is already well documented and driven by a combination of strong warming and the influx of tropical species through the Suez Canal. In contrast, the western Mediterranean has, until now, shown fewer such signals. However, a recent study demonstrates that the expansion of microscopic warm-water species provides a clear and early indication of tropicalization impacts on marine ecosystems.

Freshwater streams, ponds and lakes across the United States are becoming saltier, and new research from the University of Missouri shows the damage may be greater than scientists once thought. Scientists at Mizzou’s College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources found that road salt becomes much more deadly to freshwater snails when combined with the fear of natural predators in the water.