UMass Amherst climate scientist contributes to IPCC session
Expert document advises governments on the latest state of climate scienceCredit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - This week, representatives of ...
Tag: Oceanography
UAF researchers embark on an expedition frozen at sea
Credit: Photo by Alfred Wegener Institute/Mario Hoppmann Five UAF researchers are among hundreds of scientists worldwide who will spend part ...
Hurricane Nicole sheds light on how storms impact deep ocean
Credit: J.C. Weber WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- In early October 2016, a tropical storm named Nicole formed in the middle ...
Investments to address climate change are good for business
Internationally respected scientists call on world leaders to accelerate efforts to tackle climate change.Credit: Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) infra-red satellite ...
NOAA helps UT Marine Science Institute rebound from Hurricane Harvey
Credit: University of Texas at Austin PORT ARANSAS, Texas - After more than two years of roof repairs, window installations ...
New study measures how much of corals’ nutrition comes from hunting
Credit: Photo courtesy of Brian Zgliczynski When it comes to feeding, corals have a few tricks up their sleeve. Most ...
New technology allows fleets to double fishing capacity — and deplete fish stocks faster
Credit: The University of British Columbia | Sea Around Us. Technological advances are allowing commercial fishing fleets to double their ...
Bacteria enhance coral resilience to climate change effects
Credit: Anna Roik Coral reefs are delicate ecosystems that are particularly sensitive to human influences such as climate change and ...
University of Rhode Island leads $3M collaborative research project on ‘Rules of Life’
University partners with four institutions as part of National Science Foundation Big Idea program to study coral reef evolution, adaptationCredit: ...
‘Legacy’ mercury pollution still a problem in New Jersey meadowlands waters
Rutgers-led study shows the impact of decades-old upstream contaminationCredit: John Reinfelder/Rutgers University-New Brunswick "Legacy" mercury pollution from decades ago and ...
North Carolina coastal flooding is worsening with climate change, population growth
Credit: Paerl, Hall, Hounshell, Luettich, Rossignol, Osburn and Bales, 2019. A historic 120-year-old data set is allowing researchers to confirm ...
Algae-killing viruses spur nutrient recycling in oceans
Rutgers-led team confirms an important role for viruses that infect algae in marine watersCredit: Jeffrey Krause and Eric Lachenmyer Scientists ...
Correcting historic sea surface temperature measurements
Research corrects decades of data and suggests that ocean warming occurred in a much more homogenous wayCredit: Duo Chan/Harvard Something ...
Sea level rise requires extra management to maintain salt marshes
Credit: Zhenchang Zhu at NIOZ Salt marshes are important habitats for fish and birds and protect coasts under sea level ...
Tracking down climate change with radar eyes
Long-term measurements document sea level rise in the ArcticCredit: DTU/DGFI-TUM Over the past 22 years, sea levels in the Arctic ...
Super salty, subzero Arctic water provides peek at possible life on other planets
Credit: Zac Cooper/University of Washington In recent years, the idea of life on other planets has become less far-fetched. NASA ...
Coral skeleton crystals record ocean acidification
Credit: Ratha Grimes The acidification of the oceans is recorded in the crystals of the coral skeleton. This is a ...
New research helps predict locations of blue whales so ships can avoid them
App now in development will put information in the hands of ship crews and managersCredit: John Calambokidis/Cascadia Research Collective A ...
Coral reefs shifting away from equator
New research reveals a dramatic rebalancing of young corals from tropical to subtropical waters during the last 40 yearsCredit: Nichole ...
Breaching a ‘carbon threshold’ could lead to mass extinction
Carbon dioxide emissions may trigger a reflex in the carbon cycle, with devastating consequences, study finds. In the brain, when ...
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