Climate Change
A Small Pool Makes a Big Splash
Researchers find evidence that a small region in warm waters in the western Pacific could have played a big role…
Category: Climate Change
Climate Change Paleoceanography
Can clays from northern Canada provide a 3,000-year temperature record of the Atlantic Ocean?
A sediment record from a lake in northern Canada is being used to reconstruct Atlantic Ocean temperatures at a resolution…
Climate Change
Fossilized Deep-Sea Corals Reveal Ancient Ocean Circulation Patterns
An increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations helped end the last ice age. But what caused the carbon dioxide increase…
Atmospheric Chemistry Chemistry Climate Change Ocean Acidification thermodynamics
Does history repeat itself?: Investigating the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum
Everyone knows that Earth's climate changes. With the rapid increases in human-influenced global warming and ocean acidification, we need to…
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The Indian Ocean Dipole: How Climate Change affects South East Asia and Beyond
Extreme weather patterns in South East Asia and West Africa devastate local communities. Scientists study historical climate of the region…
Climate Change
Blue Mussels Face a Dual Dilemma When their Microscopic Gill Hairs Slow Down
The frequency at which tiny, hair-like structures on gills called cilia beat back and forth reveals how blue mussels respond…
Atmosphere science Climate Change Cyclones Hazards Human impacts Physical oceanography
Climate Change Is Causing A Stormy Future
A new study verifies a decades-old prediction that tropical cyclones are becoming more intense due to climate change, using a…
Climate Change Human impacts Undergraduate Research
SURFO Special: Has COVID-19 Affected Plane Emissions?
Since March, COVID-19 has had a huge impact on how we live our day-to-day lives. But how has it changed…
Climate Change Human impacts Physical oceanography Remote Sensing
The Need for Speed: The velocities of tides in the Mid-Atlantic
Every 12 hours and 25 minutes, a rush of water move into the coast to create a high tide. How…
Climate Change
How cold did the ice age really get?
Scientists revisit the question of global temperatures during the last ice age. They tackle this with state of the art…
Climate Change
So You Thought the Heatwave was Over?
Satellites that measure sea surface temperature have demonstrated that marine heatwaves are becoming more frequent, longer, and more intense as…
Climate Change Fisheries Noise
Underwater musicians: estimating health of an estuary using sound
Ever hear a snapping underwater? Wonder who is making the sound? Researchers can use sound to take the pulse of…
Climate Change Coastal Management En Espanol Ocean Exploration Physical oceanography Undergraduate Research
El Golfo de San Lorenzo es un histórico rompecabezas de oxígeno
Adalberto Ubinas Romero es un estudiante de último año en la Universidad de Puerto Rico en Humacao con especialización en…
Biodiversity Biological oceanography Climate Change Genetics
Around the world on a quest for diatoms
How do scientists explore the diversity of tiny cells in the vast ocean? Does diversity change in relation to environmental…
Biological oceanography Chemistry Climate Change Genetics
If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen: An analysis of phytoplankton with changing ocean temperature
If you went to the beach and the water is cold, would you jump in? The same questions pertain to…
Climate Change Coastal Management Physical oceanography
SURFO SPECIAL: The oxygen puzzle of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence
Each summer, the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) hosts undergraduate students from all over the country…
Climate Change
How will climate change affect the Southern Ocean ecosystems?
Changes in the Southern Ocean can affect global climate, and understanding the Southern Ocean’s response to climate change helps us…
Climate Change
Skating on Thin Ice
Newly developed global climate models show us that Arctic Sea ice may be more unstable than we previously thought. The…
Biological oceanography Biology Climate Change
House of Mucus
Scientists use new laser-scanning technology to study palaces of snot in the deep ocean.
Climate Change
Rough, Rocky Shores Acting as Climate Refuges for Kelp Forests
On the coasts of British Columbia, habitat-forming kelp algae are on the decline. Sensitive to increasing temperatures, changing nutrient dynamics,…