Climate Change Could Cause an Ocean “Disaster”
Strong warming causes the deep overturning circulation to collapse. The University of California, Irvine Earth system scientists have found that the Atlantic and Southern oceans’…
Strong warming causes the deep overturning circulation to collapse. The University of California, Irvine Earth system scientists have found that the Atlantic and Southern oceans’…
Scientists have mapped out oceanic “dead zones” from the Pliocene epoch, when Earth’s temperature was two to three degrees higher than today. This could offer…
Iron-based fertilizer in the form of nanoparticles has the potential to store excess carbon dioxide in the ocean. An international team of researchers led by…
New studies confirm mid-Cretaceous volcanism caused ocean acidification. New analyses of fossil plankton and sedimentary rock confirm that massive volcanic CO2 emissions triggered ocean acidification…
Runaway West Antarctic ice retreat can be slowed by climate-driven changes in ocean temperature. New research finds that ice-sheet-wide collapse in West Antarctica isn’t inevitable:…
Scientists discover a new pathway for the movement of carbon-rich materials from productive Arctic coastal waters to the deep ocean. Every year, the transfer of…
Extreme waves can be generated when waves cross. A study published in Physical Review Letters by researchers from the University of Sydney and Tokyo University…
Polar sea ice formation is influenced by more than just the cold temperatures in the winter months. According to recent research from the University of…
From April to May 2019, the coral reefs near the French Polynesian island of Moorea in the central South Pacific Ocean suffered severe and prolonged…
An unrecognized effect boosts or diminishes the Pacific cold tongue, likely impacting El Niño/La Niña events and North American weather. Weather and climate modelers understand…
The new ecosystem is located in the depths of the Indian Ocean. Researchers from the University of Oxford and the Nekton Maldives Mission have discovered…
The research is the first to look into the link between oxygen, temperature, and the metabolic needs of vertical migrators. Brad Seibel still recalls headlines…
Photosynthesis is used by marine bacteria to take in carbon dioxide. Scientists may be able to determine whether or not ocean bacteria are involved in…
A deeper understanding of Antarctic Bottom Water. Researchers have learned new information on how Antarctica’s subsurface ice formation contributes to the circulation of cold, dense…
Geologists find parallels between ancient, global-scale extinction events and modern threats to Earth’s oceans. A series of mass extinctions that rocked the Earth’s oceans during…
Extreme nonlinear wave group dynamics in directional wave states. Understanding the unexpected nature of ocean waves can be a matter of survival for seafarers. Deep-water…
El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is an irregular periodic variation in winds and sea surface temperatures over the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean that affects the climate…
How coastal ocean currents increase Antarctic ice shelf melt. A new model suggests that Antarctica’s ice shelves may be melting at an accelerated rate, which…