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- How do higher waves cause more ice clouds? Researchers claim expedition into arctic sea explains Mon, 20 Sep 21, 7:00amScientists explain the peculiar interplay that exists between sea-ice decline, wave height, and ice cloud formation over the Arctic
- Claim: Climate change: Up to 95% of ocean surface climates may disappear by 2100 Wed, 1 Sep 21, 3:00amThe authors conclude that while some marine species currently keep pace with changing ocean climates by dispersing to new habitats, this may no longer be possible if existing ocean climates disappear, forcing species to either...
- Victoria consents to gas production from well near Twelve Apostles Mon, 16 Aug 21, 3:30amGreens says government’s support for fossil fuel expansion is ‘bonkers’ and no one will visit the tourist site ‘if it’s surrounded by gas drilling rigs’
- LA County beaches close after an 8-hour sewage spill Thu, 15 Jul 21, 3:30amOn Monday night, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health issued an order to close several beaches along Santa Monica Bay following a raw sewage spillover on Sunday...
- A billion intertidal animals roasted in BC heat wave Fri, 9 Jul 21, 4:30amThe recent heatwave that swept the West Coast of the U.S. and Canada claimed many human casualties, including at least 486 sudden deaths in British Columbia. But when the thermometer reached an unprecedented 121 degrees...
- Off By More Than 99%? It Changes Nothing! Sun, 4 Jul 21, 7:00amOcean plastic pollution is less than 1% of what we've been screaming for decades, but is still as big a problem as ever
- Scientists Use NASA Satellite Data to Track Ocean Microplastics From Space Sun, 27 Jun 21, 7:00pmScientists from the University of Michigan have developed an innovative way to use NASA satellite data to track the movement of tiny pieces of plastic in the ocean.
- Cloud spraying and hurricane slaying: how ocean geoengineering became the frontier of the climate crisis Wed, 23 Jun 21, 3:00pmAround the world, dozens of ingenious projects are trying to ‘trick’ the ocean into absorbing more CO2. But critics warn of unforeseen consequences
- ICCC-14 Preview, Ep. 4: Roy Spencer on “What Recent Ocean Warming Suggests About Future Warming” Sat, 19 Jun 21, 7:00pmThe warming predicted by the latest climate models in response to a doubling of atmospheric CO2 averages close to 4C. Using an updated model – and even assuming all warming has been due to human activity – Spencer and...
- Good news for Australia’s Barrier Reef you’ll likely not hear about in the media Wed, 16 Jun 21, 11:00amDr. Peter Ridd writes on his Facebook page: In 2016, there was a major bleaching event in the northern section of the Reef. There were doom headlines around the world…
- Claim: Climate change is making ocean waves more powerful, threatening to erode many coastlines Wed, 9 Jun 21, 3:00pmPeople in these nations may experience both sea level rise and increasing wave power on their coastlines, eroding land further up the beach and damaging property...
- NASA’s S-MODE Takes to the Air and Sea to Study Ocean Eddies Wed, 19 May 21, 7:00pmAfter nearly a year and a half of delays due to the pandemic, the S-MODE team is excited to get their planes in the sky and the gliders in the water. “It was frustrating,” Rodriguez said, “but the science team hasn’t...
- As glaciers disappear in Alaska, the rest of the world’s ice follows Sat, 1 May 21, 7:30pmMountain glacier melt contributes more than a quarter of extra volume to the world’s oceans, disrupting ancient cycles of creation
- Study first to explore combined impacts of fishing and ocean warming on fish populations Wed, 28 Apr 21, 7:00pm"We still do not fully understand why this happens, but our findings clearly show that protecting fish size diversity and large fish can increase their resilience to climate change...
- URI oceanographers reveal links between migrating Gulf Stream and warming ocean waters Wed, 21 Apr 21, 7:00amThe URI research team noted the importance of finding that the satellite-observed signature of the Gulf Stream's position relative to the Grand Banks precedes subsurface shelf warming by over a year...