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Tag: global warming

Striving to survive: cold water coral and warming seas
Coral deep sea

Striving to survive: cold water coral and warming seas

The poles are warming faster than anywhere else, possibly creating trouble for baby cold water coral.
December 26, 2022December 26, 2022 Jaclyn Torkelson
It’s getting hot: are fish getting bigger?
Climate Change

It’s getting hot: are fish getting bigger?

Australian estuaries are warming up because of climate change and this might be making its fish bigger.
May 26, 2022 Valeria Contreras
Ocean time series brings new, unexpected insights into ocean carbon export
Biological oceanography

Ocean time series brings new, unexpected insights into ocean carbon export

Analysis of a 30-year ocean time series reveals that carbon export to the deep ocean is maintained despite warming waters
April 11, 2022April 12, 2022 Tricia Thibodeau
It’s getting hot in here: IPCC and the ocean
Climate Change

It’s getting hot in here: IPCC and the ocean

With unequivocal evidence that humans are warming the planet, what does the future hold for the ocean and for us?
August 20, 2021March 31, 2022 Kristin Huizenga
Open ocean polynyas: How these holes in the ice mysteriously appear
Sea Ice

Open ocean polynyas: How these holes in the ice mysteriously appear

For decades now scientists have been fascinated by polynyas, holes that appear in the polar sea ice whose causes are…
December 5, 2020December 6, 2020 Shawn Wang
Two by two includes corals too? Researchers call for a coral “Noah’s Ark”
Conservation

Two by two includes corals too? Researchers call for a coral “Noah’s Ark”

In the Bible, the story of Noah’s Ark describes a storm so intense and so long that the earth is…
November 12, 2020 Kristin Huizenga
The Indian Ocean Dipole: How Climate Change affects South East Asia and Beyond
Book Review Climate Change

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…
October 21, 2020 Shawn Wang
How cold did the ice age really get?
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…
September 18, 2020 Shawn Wang
Ocean acidification: The lesser known CO2 Problem
Ocean Acidification

Ocean acidification: The lesser known CO2 Problem

You have heard about global warming due to increased atmospheric carbon dioxide but did you know that it also affects…
July 27, 2020July 27, 2020 Tejashree Modak
Antarctic Sea Ice – What do Adélie Penguins have to do with it?
Conservation Ecology Glaciers

Antarctic Sea Ice – What do Adélie Penguins have to do with it?

In light of global climate change and warming ocean waters, is there any good news? Turns out some Antarctic penguins…
July 13, 2020July 13, 2020 Samantha Setta
How much heat is stored in the oceans: Insights from ice cores
Paleoceanography

How much heat is stored in the oceans: Insights from ice cores

Reviewing: Shackleton, S., et al. “Global ocean heat content in the Last Interglacial.” Nature geoscience 13.1 (2020): 77-81. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-019-0498-0 Water…
June 22, 2020June 22, 2020 Shawn Wang
A Song of Ice and Sea Level Rise
Climate Change

A Song of Ice and Sea Level Rise

How much ice is really being lost in the polar regions, and what have been the consequences? A team of…
May 27, 2020 Amanda Semler
Turning up the heat: lab-adapted symbionts help coral survive warming waters
Biological oceanography Coral

Turning up the heat: lab-adapted symbionts help coral survive warming waters

Ever wonder how organisms might adapt to climate change? How about humans aiding in this evolution? Read on to see…
May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 Samantha Setta
Key fisheries move North to Canada, but is Canada ready to adapt to a warmer ocean?
Climate Change Fisheries

Key fisheries move North to Canada, but is Canada ready to adapt to a warmer ocean?

The American Lobster, Homarus americanus (by Bart Braun) Communities Shaped by the Ocean Climate change is expected to affect the…
February 28, 2020May 11, 2020 R J Parker
Sea Level Rise in the Age of the Paris Agreement
Climate Change

Sea Level Rise in the Age of the Paris Agreement

Global greenhouse gas emissions are resulting in global warming and climate change. Some of the effects of global warming can…
November 25, 2019 Samantha Setta
Global Warming Increases Cold-Stun in Sea Turtles
Biology Climate Change

Global Warming Increases Cold-Stun in Sea Turtles

Global warming along the eastern United States is causing sea turtles to travel further northward during the summer, but as…
July 31, 2019July 31, 2019 Samantha Setta
What’s happening to carbon in the warming Arctic?
Climate Change

What’s happening to carbon in the warming Arctic?

The Arctic, warming at unprecedented rates, is undergoing profound changes. Using recent atmospheric CO2 measurements, Su-Jong Jeong and his colleagues…
July 30, 2018July 31, 2018 Julia Dohner
The future according to the Paris Agreement? Not so simple.
Climate Change

The future according to the Paris Agreement? Not so simple.

Meet the Paris Agreement goal and limit the human-caused rise in average global temperature to 1.5 ˚C? Sounds good. Do…
June 28, 2018June 28, 2018 Julia Dohner
Climate Change

A New Tool for Understanding Where Carbon Dioxide Goes

We know that CO2 is being absorbed from the air by the ocean, but how can we measure how much…
April 21, 2017June 21, 2017 Julia Dohner
Climate Change

Is the Deep Ocean Warming Too?

It’s been shown that the surface of the South Pacific Ocean has been warming by absorbing excess heat from the…
March 24, 2017October 29, 2018 Julia Dohner

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