Hothouse Earth? Welcome to Hot-tub Earth as ocean temps continue to soar
Record-setting ocean temperatures have fueled yet another global coral bleaching catastrophe and portend an unprecedented hurricane season.
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One scientist’s life on a boat tracking how the climate and ocean are linked
Our seas are doing us an enormous favour by removing additional carbon from the atmosphere, but we don’t understand all the details of this process at the surface, or how this may change in the future.
As Florida’s coral reefs are caught in a massive bleaching event, some corals are getting rescued
The only way to save Florida’s corals is to remove them to land-based labs until it’s safe to return them to their reefs.
World’s ocean surface temperature hits record high: “Headed off the charts”
The temperature of the world’s ocean surface has hit an all-time high since satellite records began, threatening corals and other marine life.
And now we’re changing ocean currents — threatening to disrupt and worsen global weather
In the context of the familiar “man versus nature” saying, nature generally appears always to have the upper hand. But man, or, more appropriately, humanity,…
How sea otters are good for the climate and other things
Sea otters play a key role in the marine nearshore environment. They are a “keystone” species, which means without their presence, an ecosystem would change…
Global scorching: Call climate change what it is
Climate crisis? Environmental destruction? Human-induced global warming? The Guardian, one of the few large news media organizations committed to elevating the climate crisis to heights…
Why a warming ocean matters
Recent news the ocean is warming significantly faster than previously thought may seem inconsequential, because we don’t live in the ocean, and unless you’re in…
NOVA’s ‘Decoding the Weather Machine’ deconfuses climate debate
NOVA’s “Decoding the Weather Machine” painstakingly connects the dots between the components affecting — and rapidly changing — the global climate, and, thus, our local weather.
Soft robotic fish revolutionize marine research
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers and engineers have created “soft” robotic fish that look and swim just like fish, giving scientists an innovative, less obtrusive view…