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Two ROVs to Join the U.S. Academic Research Fleet

by Grace van Deelen 11 March 202513 March 2025

The midsize remotely operated vehicles, supported by federal grants, will help meet growing demand for submersible research vehicles.

Foto satelital del Huracán Helene en el Golfo de México
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Las olas de calor marinas incrementan la probabilidad de intensificación de las tormentas tropicales

by Roberto González 1 November 20245 November 2024

La probabilidad de que los huracanes experimenten una intensificación rápida aumenta en un 50% durante las olas de calor marinas que se desarrollan en el Golfo de México y en la región noroeste del Mar Caribe.

Satellite image of Hurricane Helene with its eye over the Florida coast
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Marine Heat Waves Make Tropical Storm Intensification More Likely

by Roberto González 4 October 20244 October 2024

Rapid intensification of hurricanes is 50% more likely to occur during marine heat waves in the Gulf of Mexico and northwestern Caribbean Sea.

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Hurricanes May Prune Gulf Mangroves

Joshua Learn, Science Writer by Joshua Rapp Learn 8 July 20248 July 2024

Tropical storms knock down the tallest trees and stunt the growth of others.

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Ocean Pollution Makes Microbes Adapt

by Martin J. Kernan 18 March 202418 March 2024

Some bacteria thrive in the sometimes-toxic soup of crude oil and chemical dispersants.

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Comparing Carbon-Trapping Capacities of Anoxic Basins

by Saima May Sidik 1 February 2024

Low-oxygen regions in the ocean could be prime spots for sequestering biomass—a potential strategy for fighting climate change. But each site has its pros and cons.

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Hurricane Harvey Filled Houston with Sediment

by J. Besl 6 October 20236 October 2023

The storm’s record-setting rains moved an equally impressive amount of sediment and elevated the risk and expense of absorbing all that muck.

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Remote Sensors See NO2 ‘Hot Spots’ from Offshore Oil Activity

by Jonathan H. Jiang 23 March 202321 March 2023

Satellites can see NO2 pollution from space, but can they detect individual oil and natural gas operations, and are the measurements accurate?

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Unchecked Ocean Warming Threatens Many Gulf and Caribbean Corals

Rachel Fritts, Science Writer by Rachel Fritts 23 September 202223 September 2022

Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean sea surface temperatures could surpass coral bleaching thresholds in the region as soon as 2050, motivating the need for prompt mitigation, researchers say.

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Vestiges of a Volcanic Arc Hidden Within Chicxulub Crater

by Alka Tripathy-Lang 15 June 202129 September 2022

Scientists discovered magmatic remnants of a volcanic arc by dating granitic rocks of the middle crust excavated by, and hidden within, the Chicxulub impact crater.

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