What’s hot in science? Research news for the day of March 16, 2021

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a simulated red dye tracer released from the Beaufort Gyre in the Arctic Ocean

Tue, 16 Mar 2021
Record-high Arctic freshwater affecting marine environment and Atlantic Ocean currents

Freshwater is accumulating in the Arctic Ocean

Freshwater is accumulating in the Arctic Ocean. The Beaufort Sea, which is the largest Arctic Ocean freshwater reservoir, has increased its freshwater content by 40% over the past two decades. How and where this water will flow into the Atlantic Ocean is important for local

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Fissure 8 lava fountain and lava channel during 2018 Kīlauea eruption

Tue, 16 Mar 2021
Kilauea eruption triggered by pressure built over a decade

2018 eruption of Kilauea volcano was one of the largest volcanic events in Hawaii in 200 years

The 2018 eruption of Kilauea Volcano was one of the largest volcanic events in Hawaii in 200 years. The eruption was triggered by a relatively small and rapid change in the volcano after a decade-long buildup of pressure in its upper parts, according to a

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