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A massive 8.0 magnitude earthquake could hit Japan, warns after strong shaking triggers tsunami and coastal evacuations

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Huge waves were seen engulfing vast swathes of Japan's coastline

Japan issued a special warning on Monday warning of an increased risk of an earthquake of magnitude 8.0 or greater after strong tremors rocked northern Japan and triggered a tsunami warning. The Japan Meteorological Agency released a statement saying, “The possibility of another major earthquake occurring is relatively higher than in normal times.” The warning … Read more

Warming oceans weaken sea and land winds in coastal cities – Nature Climate Change

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Warming oceans weaken sea and land winds in coastal cities - Nature Climate Change

Forcing SST Traditional low-resolution sea surface temperature datasets cannot resolve local warming disparities in coastal areas, whereas kilometer-scale resolution data depict land-sea temperature gradients 4). Comparing with observations, we find that SST from BCC-CSM2-MR shows strong consistency with both reanalysis datasets and satellite assimilation data in capturing monthly variations in SST among several CMIP6 GCMs … Read more