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Cooler Waters Help Diminish Isaac's Punch › Larger image

In 2005, Hurricane Katrina's maximum wind speeds increased dramatically as the storm passed over a warm ocean circulation feature called the Loop Current that…

How Ocean Currents Affect Global Climate Becoming Better Understood

Florida State University oceanographer Kevin Speer has a “new paradigm” for describing how the world’s oceans circulate — and with it he may help reshape…

Darwin Discovered to Be Right: Eastern Pacific Barrier is Virtually Impassable by Coral Species

Darwin hypothesized in 1880 that most species could not disperse across the marine barrier, and Baums's study is the first comprehensive test of that…

Scientist Sees Arctic Ice Loss Firsthand

A University of Delaware marine scientist can confirm some of that ice loss firsthand. In a short video he filmed, Andreas Muenchow, aboard the Canadian…

New Maps May Reduce Tourism Impacts on Hawaiian Dolphins

But a study led by researchers at Duke and Stony Brook universities gives scientists and resource managers a promising new tool to curb the frequency of the…

Past tropical climate change linked to ocean circulation

Geological oceanographer Matthew Schmidt and two of his graduate students teamed up with Ping Chang, a physical oceanographer and climate modeler, to help…

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