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Earth’s largest waterfall is hidden in the ocean

Earth’s largest waterfall is hidden in the ocean

Niagara Falls pulls in tourists by the boatload. Angel Falls towers higher than city skyscrapers. Yet both pale in comparison to Earth’s largest waterfall – an enormous, rushing torrent concealed below Arctic waves. The Denmark Strait cataract drops in slow motion beneath the chilly surface between Iceland and Greenland. The chute begins thousands of feet down, rolls over …

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Antarctic sea ice collapse linked to a mysterious spike in ocean salt

Antarctic sea ice collapse linked to a mysterious spike in ocean salt

Antarctica’s waters are getting saltier and driving a collapse in its sea ice — and scientists aren’t sure why. Antarctic sea ice has been declining since 2015, defying model predictions to hit a record 0.6 million square miles (1.55 million square kilometres) below its expected average extent in 2023. At winter’s peak in July of that year, the region was …

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A love note in a bottle is found years later, an ocean away – The Washington Post

A love note in a bottle is found years later, an ocean away  The Washington Post Lovers’ message in a bottle found 13 years later and 2,000 miles away  AOL.com Message in a Bottle Discovered After 13 Years and 2,000 Miles  The Daily Beast Canadian couple’s message in a bottle found 13 years later in Irish bay  The Guardian Couple’s message in a bottle …

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