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Save your oceans. They are turning warmer every year
Oceans cover over 70% of earth’s atmosphere and are turning warmer and acidic by the minute. It's t…
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The oceans are heating up 40% faster than scientists realized - which means we should prepare for more disastrous flooding and storms
One of the biggest challenges in measuring ocean temperatures, however, is gathering enough data, s…
Aylin Woodward
2 mins read
The mystery of India’s erratic monsoon can be found in the Indian ocean
The very same summer heat that warms up the Indian subcontinent also sends warm winds to swe…
4 mins read
We've put the heat equivalent of 3.6 billion Hiroshima bomb explosions into the oceans. The water was hotter last year than ever in recorded history.
That's devastating for coral reefs, since higher temperatures prompt coral bleaching - a phenomenon…
Aylin Woodward
2 mins read
Ocean warming rates to quadruple by 2090 if climate change not mitigated: study
A new comprehensive review of global ocean temperature data has allowed researchers to paint a clea…
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A giant 'blob' of hot water more than twice the size of California threatens the survival of fish and coral near New Zealand
Other underwater ecosystems are also put at risk as waters warm. Higher sea temperatures make it di…
Aylin Woodward
3 mins read
A bizarre property of water is flooding coastal cities like New Orleans
A one-degree global change is significant because it takes a vast amount of heat to warm all the oc…
Dave Mosher
4 mins read
A weird property of water is a third of the reason oceans are rising fast
A one-degree global change is significant because it takes a vast amount of heat to warm all the oc…
Dave Mosher,Guia Marie Del Pr…
4 mins read
Alien life may have had billions of years to brew inside Saturn's icy moon Enceladus
"This could be good news for the astrobiological potential of Enceladus's ocean," Kevin Hand, a pla…
Dave Mosher
4 mins read
We've warmed up the world's oceans way more than scientists realized, new research suggests - and time to avoid disaster is running out
Scientists have long warned that we have to curb our reliance on fossil fuels to avoid a future of …
Hilary Brueck
1 min read
Sharks are feeding at the shore in Florida as the ocean's temperature reaches record highs and the water feels like syrup
One Floridian said the ocean "feels like a jacuzzi" as South Florida experiences a record-breaking …
Sonam Sheth
1 min read
Nasa warned the Earth is trapping twice as much heat as in 2005 - a pace that's 'unprecedented'
Researchers from NASA and NOAA found Earth's "energy imbalance approximately doubled during the 14-…
Sinéad Baker
4 mins read
Hurricane Irma is almost the size of Texas - here's how it got so massive and powerful
This year, El Niño is in a neutral cycle, meaning there's no particularly warm or cool conditions i…
Kevin Loria
5 mins read
Half of the Great Barrier Reef has died since 2016 - here's what happens if all coral reefs on Earth die off
One-third of the 3,863 reefs that make up the Great Barrier Reef - the largest, most extensive reef…
Kevin Loria
3 mins read
Saturn's 'Death Star' moon may have a secret ocean, revealing a new category of worlds that could host alien life
One of Saturn's smallest moons wasn't a candidate for alien life. But if Mimas has an ocean, it cou…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
2 mins read
Thousands of animals around the world are at risk of extinction. But not jellyfish - they're thriving in warm, polluted water.
Recent research has revealed that the increases in jellyfish populations can be linked to human act…