Unprecedented ocean temperatures make this hurricane season especially dangerous Hot oceans feed hurricanes. And records show the Atlantic has never been hotter, sparking fears of a dangerous hurricane season starting June 1. 06/1/2024 - 10:06 pm | View Link
Cleaner shipping fuel is contributing to ocean warming, scientists say Shipping fuel regulations introduced in 2020 have led to a substantial cut in sulphur dioxide (SO2) pollution, but may also have made the ocean warmer by reducing cloud cover, according to a modelling ... 05/31/2024 - 4:04 am | View Link
Polar warning: Warming temperatures mean more than melted ice A new study finds the terrestrial part of the Arctic has shifted from being a greenhouse gas sink to being a source. Another finds that El Niño undermines Antarctic ice shelves by intensifying melt ... 05/27/2024 - 4:28 am | View Link
Ocean warming is subtly changing the tides “Warming in the upper ocean enhances the energy transfer from barotropic to baroclinic tides, resulting in open-ocean tides losing a few percent more energy to internal waves than three decades ago,” ... 05/26/2024 - 8:25 am | View Link
Warming climate intensifies flash droughts worldwide Sudden, severe dry spells known as flash droughts are rising in intensity around the world, with a notable exception in mountainous Central Asia, where flash drought extent is shrinking, according to ... 05/21/2024 - 6:45 am | View Link