The world's oceans may appear calm from space, but beneath the surface, an intricate web of fast-moving currents drives Earth ...

As humans burn fossil fuels, the oceans absorb more than 90 percent of the excess heat trapped by the resulting greenhouse ...

All-time sea temperature highs would have consequences for weather patterns, global climate, and marine ecosystems, European ...

A new study has identified a natural process that may have helped keep Earth's climate stable for the past 60 million years.

Why do some coral reefs weather marine heat waves better than others? A new study published in Scientific Reports shows that ...

Scientists have long debated whether the AMOC is nearing collapse, but the latest findings are certainly alarming.

A rapid succession of major heatwaves since May suggests that extreme heat is no longer an isolated event, but an ...

New Antarctic research shows the deepest layer of the Southern Ocean is shrinking faster than scientists realized, with the ...

The planet’s oceans are at unprecedented temperatures for this time of year, breaking the June temperature record, according to new data, with alarming implications for global weather and marine life.

Attribution researches the influence of climate change on local weather and impacts. We issues alerts in many instances when the Climate Shift Index identifies a notable extreme weather event around ...

When it comes to the ocean’s response to global warming, we’re not in entirely uncharted waters. A UC Riverside study shows that episodes of extreme heat in Earth’s past caused the exchange of waters ...

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