Warming Dooms King Penguins
Global warming could drive king penguins into extinction in the next 20 years, a new study warns. Research indicates that a rise in ocean temperature of just 0.47 degrees—well below the forecast—would...
View ArticleOceans Get Gloomy Report
More than 40% of marine ecosystems are being dramatically altered by a combination of pollution, fishing, and global warming, researchers warn in a new study. In fact, no area of the ocean remains...
View ArticleJellyfish Surge Is Ocean Call for Help
Jellyfish populations are surging because of rising sea temperatures and overfishing, which leaves them with few predators and no competition for plankton, reports the New York Times. Fishermen are...
View ArticleSeals Plunge for Climate Data
Giant seals living in the chilly waters of Antarctica are helping researchers gather important data on climate change, reports Popular Mechanics . The elephant seals, tagged with hat-like sensors, make...
View ArticleGlobal Warming Will Buoy East Coast Sea Level
The effect of climate change on Atlantic currents will boost the threat of flooding along the US East Coast more than glacial melting alone, a study predicts. New York, Boston, and Washington, DC, are...
View ArticleRising Sea Temperatures Killing Vital Algae
Rising sea temperatures are killing phytoplankton, the microscopic organisms that feed the lower rungs of the food chain in the world's oceans and create much of our oxygen, scientists say. Researchers...
View ArticleEarth's 'Missing Heat' Found in Atlantic
One odd thing not in dispute about global warming is that it's actually been paused for about 15 years now. Though a number of theories have been batted around, a new study thinks it's found the true...
View ArticleDiscovery May Provide 50-Day Warning for Heat Waves
Meteorologists might be able to predict heat waves on the East Coast up to 50 days in advance by keeping an eye on ocean temperatures far, far away. Scientists writing in Nature Geoscience say they've...
View ArticleThis $1.4B Warship Doesn't Work in Warm Water
Crew members in the British Royal Navy keep coming up against a pesky, possibly dangerous Achilles' heel as their $1.4 billion warships cruise through the Persian Gulf: warm waters. Water temps there...
View ArticleThis Could Be the Only Way to Save the Great Barrier Reef
You'd think the search for a solution to bleaching coral in the Great Barrier Reef would have scientists looking down into the ocean, rather than up at the sky. But clouds could be key to combating...
View Article2 Big Factors Made Harvey So Potent
Meteorologists seem to be running out of adjectives to describe the devastation of Harvey , with phrases such as "beyond anything experienced" and "1-in-1,000 year event" being thrown around. But why...
View ArticleJellyfish Surge Is Ocean Call for Help
Jellyfish populations are surging because of rising sea temperatures and overfishing, which leaves them with few predators and no competition for plankton, reports the New York Times. Fishermen are...
View ArticleSeals Plunge for Climate Data
Giant seals living in the chilly waters of Antarctica are helping researchers gather important data on climate change, reports Popular Mechanics . The elephant seals, tagged with hat-like sensors, make...
View ArticleGlobal Warming Will Buoy East Coast Sea Level
The effect of climate change on Atlantic currents will boost the threat of flooding along the US East Coast more than glacial melting alone, a study predicts. New York, Boston, and Washington, DC, are...
View ArticleRising Sea Temperatures Killing Vital Algae
Rising sea temperatures are killing phytoplankton, the microscopic organisms that feed the lower rungs of the food chain in the world's oceans and create much of our oxygen, scientists say. Researchers...
View ArticleEarth's 'Missing Heat' Found in Atlantic
One odd thing not in dispute about global warming is that it's actually been paused for about 15 years now. Though a number of theories have been batted around, a new study thinks it's found the true...
View ArticleDiscovery May Provide 50-Day Warning for Heat Waves
Meteorologists might be able to predict heat waves on the East Coast up to 50 days in advance by keeping an eye on ocean temperatures far, far away. Scientists writing in Nature Geoscience say they've...
View ArticleThis $1.4B Warship Doesn't Work in Warm Water
Crew members in the British Royal Navy keep coming up against a pesky, possibly dangerous Achilles' heel as their $1.4 billion warships cruise through the Persian Gulf: warm waters. Water temps there...
View ArticleThis Could Be the Only Way to Save the Great Barrier Reef
You'd think the search for a solution to bleaching coral in the Great Barrier Reef would have scientists looking down into the ocean, rather than up at the sky. But clouds could be key to combating...
View Article2 Big Factors Made Harvey So Potent
Meteorologists seem to be running out of adjectives to describe the devastation of Harvey , with phrases such as "beyond anything experienced" and "1-in-1,000 year event" being thrown around. But why...
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