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UN warns of rising levels of toxic brine as desalination plants meet growing water needs World’s ~16,000 desalination plants discharge 142 million cubic meters of brine daily — 50 percent more than previously...

From EurekAlert! Public Release: 14-Jan-2019 Upper-ocean warming is changing the global wave climate, making waves stronger The energy in ocean waves has been increasing as a consequence of climate change, according to a...

by Judith Curry There have several interesting papers on ocean heat content published in recent weeks, with some very important implications. The first paper has a narrative that ‘the oceans are warming faster than we thought...

From NBCNEWS Dutch inventor Boyan Slat said he still believed his $360 million plan could work. The Ocean Cleanup device floating in a lagoon in Alameda, California, in August 2018.The Ocean Cleanup via EPA Jan. 4, 2019 /...

by Alan Cannell The new tropical lands: a carbon sink during formation and huge source of carbon dioxide and methane when lost to the sea. Why do Sea Level Changes Always Stop at about the Same Heights? Sea water levels …...

From EurekAlert! Public Release: 19-Dec-2018 The second largest whale in the world slows the build-up of CO2 in the sea The rise in the population of these animals off the coast of Catalonia has been studied in a research...

The microplastics problem in the oceans has made its way to sea turtles in a big way. A new study from researchers at the University of Exeter and Plymouth Marine Laboratory along with Greenpeace Research Laboratories has...

Corona has announced that it will be launching a pilot program in 2019 for 100 percent plastic-free six-pack rings, making it the first global beer brand to attempt such eco-friendly packaging...

The coral reef crisis continues thanks to threats like climate change and pollution. With that in mind, the National Academy of Sciences released a major report last week detailing the high-tech interventions that may be...

From Eurekalert Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. – Scientists have documented a two-part climatic connection between the North Atlantic Ocean and Antarctica, a fast atmospheric channel and a much slower oceanic...

by Judith Curry Draft of article to be submitted for journal publication. Well, I hope you are not overdosing on the issue of sea level rise.  But this paper is somewhat different, a philosophy of science paper.  Sort of...

More than 15,000 buildings were built in coastal areas at significant risk of coastal flooding in the UK between 2005 and 2014, write Tom Spencer and Gerd Masselink...

by Judith Curry I have now completed my assessment of sea level rise and climate change. The complete report can be downloaded here [Special Report- Sea Level Rise]. My preliminary compilation of information was provided...

By Nic Lewis There have been further interesting developments in this story Introduction The Resplandy et al. (2018) ocean heat uptake study (henceforth Resplandy18) is based on measured changes in the O2/N2 ratio (δO2/N2)...