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Sea Ice At Lowest Level In 800 Years Near Greenland
New research, which
reconstructs the extent of
ice in the sea between
Greenland and Svalbard from
the 13th century to the
present indicates that there
... > full story
Rising Acidity Levels Could Trigger Shellfish Revenue Declines, Job Losses
Changes in ocean chemistry
-- a consequence of
increased carbon dioxide
emissions from human
industrial activity -- could
... > full story
First Successful Use Of New Ocean Observation Technology – Investigation Of Ocean Acidification In The Baltic Sea
For the first time,
scientists in Germany
successfully used an
offshore observing system to
study environmental changes
... > full story
Corals Stay Close to Home
New DNA analysis reveals
that corals in one locality
are more closely related
than previously thought;
results have significant
implications for coral
conservation. ... > full story
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New Kind Of Undersea Eruption Defined: 'Neptunian'
July 2, 2009 — Two Australian researchers have defined a newly recognized kind of explosive eruption, termed "neptunian," that is restricted to seafloor ... > full story -
Mid-Pliocene Asian Monsoon Intensification And The Onset Of Northern Hemisphere Glaciation
July 2, 2009 — The late Pliocene onset of major Northern Hemisphere glaciation is one of the most important steps in the Cenozoic global cooling. Although most attempts have been focused on high-latitude climate ... > full story -
King Crabs Go Deep To Avoid Hot Water
July 2, 2009 — Researchers have drawn together 200 years' worth of oceanographic knowledge to investigate the distribution of a notorious deep-sea giant - the king crab. The results reveal temperature as a driving ... > full story -
Subseafloor Sediment In South Pacific Gyre One Of Least Inhabited Places On Earth
July 1, 2009 — Oceanographers have found so few organisms beneath the seafloor that it may be the least inhabited sediment ever explored for evidence of ... > full story -
Earth's Most Prominent Rainfall Feature Creeping Northward
July 1, 2009 — The rain band near the equator that determines the supply of freshwater to nearly a billion people throughout the tropics and subtropics has been creeping north for more than 300 years. If the band ... > full story -
High Carbon Dioxide Levels Cause Abnormally Large Fish Ear Bones
June 26, 2009 — Rising carbon dioxide levels in the ocean have been shown to adversely affect shell-forming creatures and corals, and now a new study has shown for the first time that carbon dioxide can impact a ... > full story -
Global Sunscreen Won't Save Corals
June 26, 2009 — Emergency plans to counteract global warming by artificially shading the Earth from incoming sunlight might lower the planet's temperature a few degrees, but such "geoengineering" solutions would do ... > full story -
Ancient Climate Change: When Palm Trees Gave Way To Spruce Trees
June 25, 2009 — One long-standing climate puzzle relates to the Late Eocene and Early Oligocene. Profound changes were underway. Globally, carbon dioxide levels were falling and the hothouse warmth of the dinosaur ... > full story -
Hurricanes: Increased Technology Offers Better Ways For Officials And Public To See The Storm Ahead
June 25, 2009 — The Wave-Current-Surge Information System for Coastal Louisiana now offers graphic, easy-to-understand model outputs projecting wave height, current depths and tracks, salinity ratios and water ... > full story -
Ozone Hole Reduces Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Uptake In Southern Ocean
June 24, 2009 — Does ozone have an impact on the ocean’s role as a “carbon sink”? Yes, according to researchers. Using original simulations, they have demonstrated that the hole in the ozone layer ... > full story
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