Around 90 percent of the world's quakes pop off in the disjointed string of subduction zones that trace the so-called ring of fire, which stretches in an arc around the Pacific Ocean from the ...

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Global temperatures hit record highs the past three years in a row—and the people of the Pacific have been feeling ... Abnormally warm ocean waters can bleach corals, which occurs when stressed ...

The National Academies of Sciences ... on the United States contributions to global ocean plastic waste. 1. Evaluate United States contributions to global ocean plastic waste, including types, sources ...