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Warmest oceans ever recorded

From 2000-2013 the global ocean surface temperature rise paused, in spite of increasing greenhouse gas concentrations. This period, referred to as the Global…

A tale of two seas: Last Ice Age has shaped sharks across Europe

Many previous studies on sharks suggest they move over large distances. But catsharks in the Mediterranean Sea appear to move and migrate much less, as…

UI researchers find East Coast hurricanes can flood the Midwest

Located hundreds of miles inland from the nearest ocean, the Midwest is unaffected by North Atlantic hurricanes.

Robotic Ocean Gliders Aid Study of Melting Polar Ice

Although warm water near the coast is thought to be the main factor causing the ice to melt, the process by which this water ends up near the cold continent is…

Southern Ocean: Iron fertilization might be less efficient for deep-ocean carbon dioxide storage

Lead author Dr. Ian Salter from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), and a team of international collaborators,…

New Global Maps Detail Human-Caused Ocean Acidification

A team of scientists has published the most comprehensive picture yet of how acidity levels vary across the world’s oceans, providing a benchmark for years to…

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