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Greenhouse gases heat the atmosphere, warm the ocean, and lead to sea level rise.

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Warming Oceans Are Making the Climate Crisis Significantly Worse

Humans have locked in at least 20 feet of sea level rise—can we still fix it?
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Ocean mixing and the interaction of currents govern oxygen availability and determine how and when it’s used.

Research Spotlight 15 April 2021

Tracking Oxygen in the Sargasso Sea’s 18 Degree Water

Biogeochemical floats provide an improved picture of ocean mixing and oxygen movement in the North Atlantic Ocean.
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Ocean Sciences
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Science Update 8 April 2021

Rethinking Oceanic Overturning in the Nordic Seas

Recent research offers new insights into exchanges of water between the North Atlantic and the Nordic Seas, which play critical roles in the climate-regulating Atlantic overturning circulation.
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News 31 March 2021

Why Trillions of Jellyfish Washed Ashore from Canada to California

Although warming oceans may make population booms and mass strandings more common, the species may ultimately be one of the beneficiaries of climate change.
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Biogeosciences

Editors' Vox 19 March 2021

Coastal Ecosystems Under Pressure Worldwide

A new book explores how two river-dominated coastal estuaries are responding to the pressures of human expansion and climate change.
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Biogeosciences
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News 16 March 2021

Sea Cucumbers: The Excremental Heroes of Coral Reef Ecosystems

Drone surveillance reveals just how big a contribution sea cucumbers make to reef habitats.
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Science Update 4 March 2021

Measuring Ambient Ocean Sound During the COVID-19 Pandemic

An expanded nonmilitary hydrophone network provides new opportunities to understand the variability and trends of ocean sound and the effects of sound on marine organisms.
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Ocean Sciences
Imagen mostrando bolsas y otros restos de plástico flotando en el océano.

Research Spotlight 3 March 2021

Rastreando cómo se mueve el plástico en el océano costero

Investigadores utilizaron un tanque de olas para estudiar el movimiento de partículas de plástico de forma experimental y comprender el papel de la densidad de partículas en el comportamiento de deriva.
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Biogeosciences
Dead pine tree trunks stand amid tall grass.

Research Spotlight 25 February 2021

Coastal Flooding Enhances Methane Buildup in Forests

Increased seawater exposure from flooding and storms is altering how coastal forests cycle methane, leading to more greenhouse gas accumulation in tree stems and soil.
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Biogeosciences
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Research Spotlight 24 February 2021

Los océanos liberaron dióxido de carbono durante la última deglaciación

Un nuevo registro de isótopos de boro proveniente de sedimentos marinos del Pacifico Sur, ofrece una imagen más completa del intercambio de dióxido de carbono entre el océano y la atmósfera durante el Pleistoceno tardío.
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