OMG, the water's warm! NASA study solves glacier puzzle
A new NASA study explains why the Tracy and Heilprin glaciers, which flow side by side into Inglefield Gulf in northwest Greenland, are melting at radically different rates.
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Warming drives spread of toxic algae in US, researchers say (Update)
The words blasted to cellphones around Oregon's capital city were ominous: "Civil emergency . prepare for action."
Warm water creeps into otherwise-calm Central Pacific
After a mild La Niña late last year, temperatures, convection and rainfall rates in the equatorial Pacific Ocean returned to normal by early April of this year. An April 9 image of sea level height from the U.S./European ...
Role of kelp forests in mitigating climate change under threat
A global study led by a team from The University of Western Australia and the Marine Biological Association of the UK has found that kelp forests take in more than twice the amount of carbon dioxide than previously thought, ...
Marine heatwaves are getting hotter, lasting longer and doing more damage
On land, heatwaves can be deadly for humans and wildlife and can devastate crops and forests.
70 years of high Danube temperatures indicate climate change
Today, only the eldest inhabitants of the Danube Delta recall that the river froze nearly every winter; since the second half of the 20th century, Europe's second-largest river has only rarely frozen over. This is due to ...
Twin sportscar-sized satellites to chase water changes on Earth
A pair of identical, sportscar-sized satellites are poised to zoom around the Earth and track changes in water and ice, offering new insights into global warming and sea level rise, NASA said Monday.
The far-reaching effects of ocean floors on the sea surface
Low rises on the ocean floor at a depth of 5,500 meters in the western North Pacific regulate surface flows and create sharp sea surface temperature (SST) fronts, which have tremendous effects on the climate and marine resources.
Scientists discover balance of thermal energy and low climate stress drive coral species diversity
Marine scientists from WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society), University of Warwick, and University of Queensland have identified two key factors that create the ideal conditions needed for high species diversity in coral reefs: ...
Study reveals new Antarctic process contributing to sea level rise and climate change
A new IMAS-led study has revealed a previously undocumented process where melting glacial ice sheets change the ocean in a way that further accelerates the rate of ice melt and sea level rise.
