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Seas are getting warmer and fish are migrating to the Poles

Global warming is reaching the bottom of the sea and upsetting the delicate balance of ecosystems. Rising water temperatures have a strong impact on biodiversity in marine ecosystems. A group of Australian and New Zealand researchers have identified the risk threshold, stating in a paper published in PNAS that: "marine species richness levels off or declines in latitudinal bands with average annual sea surface temperatures exceeding 20°C." The authors of the paper collected data from 1955 to 2015, creating a massive database containing some 7 million records of more than 48,000 marine animal species. By analysing this data, the researchers realised that, due to global warming, animal species in marine ecosystems are moving towards the poles and colder waters. This shift particularly affects fish species living in surface waters, while species inhabiting the seabed have shown a lower propensity to range shift. The cause of these shifts, however, is not only rising water temperatures. A decisive contribution comes from extreme weather events, such as marine heat waves (a marine heat wave is defined as an extreme increase in water temperature for at least 5 consecutive days). The paper highlights an important element for understanding the urgency of acting to mitigate these changes. Oceans heat up more slowly than the surface of dry land. The global warming of the seas in 2020, according to NOAA data, was +0.76°C compared to the previous 100-year average. Estimates of terrestrial global warming vary, but they are all above 1°C. Nevertheless, marine animal species are reacting earlier and more dramatically than terrestrial species.
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E-learning

To inform younger students about Energy and Environment, Science, Chemistry, English culture and English language, with accompanying images, interviews and videos.

E-learning

To inform younger students about Energy and Environment, Science, Chemistry, English culture and English language, with accompanying images, interviews and videos.

Clilinaction

CLIL will no longer be a secret with"clil in action"! Watch the lessons on physics, biology, earth science and chemistry, in CLIL mode, the result of the synergy of Eniscuola with the students and teachers of Italian schools.

Clilinaction

Smartenglish

Improve your English with Smartenglish! An online course, be used alone or in class, to complement the curriculum or to recover debits. An aid for students, a monitoring tool for teachers.

Smartenglish

Scienze in classe

Studying physics, biology, earth science and chemistry has never been so stimulating! Supplement the classroom lessons with those that Eniscuola has created for you with the teachers and students of Italian schools.

Scienze in classe
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International projects

Projects involving students from around the world, of different ages, which allow students to learn new content and release their energy, through participation and discussion.

International projects

Projects involving students from around the world, of different ages, which allow students to learn new content and release their energy, through participation and discussion.

Lab 4 energy

A virtual thematic classroom, high school students linked from various parts of the world for 15 courses on the world of energy, organised by faculty of MIT in Boston and world-renowned experts.

Lab 4 energy

Necst

We are a partner of the NECST project , the European Union programme that connects schools in Croatia, Holland, Norway and Italy in the creation of a digital platform for research and exchange of knowledge on energy production.

Necst

Schoolnet

A storyboard full of texts and drawings to narrate one's country in an original manner: letting loose the imagination of children around the world in the 2014 edition. And for the winners, production of animated short films!

Schoolnet

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Themes dealt with in ecosystems

What is an ecosystem

The climatic regions of the Earth gave origin to a large variety of natural environments. Each habitat is formed by…

Desert

Deserts occupy one third of the surfaces above the water level, and are present in all the continents. In these…

Savannah

The savannah environment is in the tropical and in the equatorial zones, which have seasonal rain that characterize two different…

Mediterranean Scrub

This type of environment is characterized by warm dry summers and mild rainy winters. This remarkably influences the vegetation, which…

Coral Reef

The seas of the tropical regions, where the water temperature is around 25 degrees, are an ideal environment for the…

Rain Forest

Generally, near the equator, in the evening, heavy storms accompanied by large amounts of rain fall every day. The temperature…

Temperate Forest

The areas in the middle latitudes are characterized by four distinct seasons: the temperature is neither too high nor too…

Taiga

The strip nearest to the temperate zones, in Eurasia and in North America, is the taiga, also known as coniferous…

Tundra

The limit for arboreal vegetation, the trees are bare on the side that the wind blows. The flowering plants remain…

Steppe

We are in Central-Eastern Europe and Central Asia, where the climate is characterized by hot and dry summers and cold…

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