Coastal engineers: ‘Thinkers’ facing rising seas
The latest theories and applied examples stemming from the authors' 48 years of experience in teaching, research and practice as ...
Tag: Oceanography
Ocean waves play a critical role in shaping our economy, weather and climate
Turns out, it's all in the waterCredit: World Scientific The design of coastal structures, the safety of offshore shipping, the ...
Study: Ancient ocean oxygen levels associated with changing atmospheric carbon dioxide
A Texas A&M-led study analyzed ocean floor sediment cores to provide new insights into the relationship between deep ocean oxygenation ...
Ocean ‘breathability’ key to past, future habitat of West Coast marine species
Credit: CalCOFI Marine life off the West Coast, from Mexico up through Canada, inhabit the California Current. The cool, nutrient-rich ...
Oyster farming and shorebirds likely can coexist
Scientists find oyster aquaculture has little impact on red knots, three other speciesCredit: Brian Schumm Oyster farming as currently practiced ...
University of Guam secures $20 million to expand coral research
Credit: University of Guam The University of Guam has been awarded $20 million to expand its research capabilities on coral ...
DNA surprises surfacing in the Atlantic: Species far from their usual southern homes
DNA scientists sampling the New Jersey shore bottle the changing ranges of marine life predicted a decade ago; Fishing DNA from seawater: a ...
Shrinking snowcaps fuel harmful algal blooms in Arabian sea
Climate-driven shifts disrupt fisheries, desalination plants; problems may hit other regionsCredit: Norman Kuring/NASA A uniquely resilient organism all but unheard ...
Window to another world: Life is bubbling up to seafloor with petroleum from deep below
Credit: Center for Marine Environmental Sciences (MARUM), University of Bremen WOODS HOLE, Mass. --The COVID-19 pandemic is a stark reminder ...
Long-term consequences of coastal development as bad as an oil spill on coral reefs
Credit: Smithsonian Archives The near-shore habitats of Bahia Las Minas in the central Caribbean coast of Panama became heavily contaminated ...
Warming climate undoes decades of knowledge of marine protected areas
Climate change and warming seas are transforming tropical coral reefs and undoing decades of knowledge about how to protect these ...
Learn from past to protect oceans
Credit: NOAA Photo Library History holds valuable lessons - and stark warnings - about how to manage fisheries and other ...
Dissolved oxygen and pH policy leave fisheries at risk
Credit: Figure courtesy of Breitburg, D., Levin, L.A., Oschlies, A., Grégoire, M., Chavez, F.P., Conley, D.J., Garçon, V., Gilbert, D., ...
North Atlantic right whales are in much poorer condition than Southern right whales
Credit: Photos: Fredrik Christiansen (left & center-left), Stephen M. Dawson (center-right), John W. Durban and Holly Fearnbach (right). BOSTON, MASS. ...
Dramatic decrease in cold-water plankton during industrial era
Credit: Credit P. Spooner & D. Thornalley. There has been a dramatic decrease in cold-water plankton during the 20th century, ...
North pole will be ice-free in summer
Study shows that if CO2 emissions are reduced rapidly, ice-free years may only occur occasionallyCredit: Dirk Notz Summer Arctic sea-ice ...
International team develops new model to improve accuracy of storm surge analysis
Credit: University of Central Florida Accurately predicting how many people are at risk due to sea level rise and storm ...
What did scientists learn from Deepwater Horizon?
Paper reviews major findings, technological advances that could help in next deep-sea spill.Credit: (Photo by Cabell Davis, © Woods Hole ...
Vexing Nemo: Motorboat noise makes clownfish stressed and aggressive
Hormonal changes caused by motorboat noise cause clownfish to hide, skip meals and attack their neighbors -- putting damselfish in ...
New NUI Galway study helps improve accuracy of future climate change predictions
Study published in Nature's journal -- Climate and Atmospheric ScienceCredit: NUI Galway New research published by NUI Galway's Centre for ...
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