The roundness of sediment deposits may shed light on how big tsunamis were in the past and how to evaluate hazards in the future.Read More »Ocean Sciences
Huge and rapid subsurface temperature changes associated with propagating internal solitary waves were observed from a moored coastal acoustic tomography (CAT) system in Lombok Strait in Indonesia.Read More »Ocean Sciences
A new report outlines key areas to help mitigate emissions, including increased renewable energy, more efficient ocean-based transport, and advances in managing fisheries and aquaculture.Read More »Ocean Sciences
New modeling indicates that global subsurface ocean currents distribute submerged microplastics along very different routes than those traveled by floating plastic debris.Read More »Ocean Sciences
A new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change states that bold actions can prevent significantly worse impacts.Read More »Ocean Sciences
The northern Bering Sea is experiencing record-setting low winter sea ice levels, which are impacting plankton, fish, and other animals in the region.Read More »Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface
A first look at data from NASA’s laser altimeter mission ICESat-2 reveals very high resolution 3-D profiles of ice on land and sea, forests, and shallow bodies of water.Read More »
