The temperatures of the world’s oceans are hitting record highs, with far-reaching consequences for marine life, storm intensity, and sea levels.
Thanks to Jaws, they're the ocean's most iconic and feared fish. But we know surprisingly little about them.
Why is ocean salinity on average lower at the equator? Why is the Indian Ocean warming consistently? Why does ocean acidification cause cooling? Why are the oceans important to the water cycle? Why does evaporation increase the density of ocean water?
Why is the sea level rising in Boston Harbor? Why are there larger waves in the Antarctic Ocean? Why is height measured from sea level? How does the climate system connect with the sea level rise? Why is air pressure highest at sea level?
THE Great Barrier Reef is already in a critical state. Rising sea temperatures are killing corals faster than they can recover. As temperatures continue to increase, more and more of the reef will die, along with the rich variety of life andthe AUS$6 billion tourism industrythat...
in Hamburg, Germany,ruled that greenhouse gasesare marine pollutants and nations must take action to “reduce, control and prevent” their effects. The tribunal, sometimes called the Oceans Court, was responding to a request from a consortium of small island nations disappearing under rising seas....
The consequences of rising ocean temperatures on fish stocksSissel Rogne Enabling coastal communities to predict and adapt to the impacts of climate changeMartin LeTissier Ireland University College Cork Restoring the lungs of the oceans: Coral reefs and seagrassesYan-Xiang Ow ...
Rising ocean temperatures are affecting ocean ecosystems. In turn having an affect on the communities and economies that depend on them. The changing Arctic could lead to global changes in ocean-based food security that will place additional burdens on economies, societies, and institutions around ...
Tropical cyclones, like typhoons and hurricanes, are unlikely to occur more frequently because of climate change, but theproportion of extremeones is rising, according to the IPCC. Large amounts of water held in the atmosphere and the energy created by the warmer temperatures in the air will ma...
In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson’s Science Advisory Committee warned it might be necessary to increase the reflectivity of the Earth to offset rising greenhouse-gas emissions. The committee went so far as to suggest sprinkling reflective particles across the oceans. (It’s revealing that in...