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How a Move to the Shallows 300,000 Years Ago Drove a Phytoplankton Bloom

Las olas de calor marinas lentifican el flujo de carbono de los océanos

Marine Heat Waves Can Exacerbate Heat and Humidity over Land

Preserving Corals to Study the Past and Document the Present

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coral reefs

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Coral Reefs

Could Stratospheric Aerosol Injection Help Save Corals from Bleaching?

A Cryobank Network Grows in the Coral Triangle

As Seas Rise, Corals Can’t Keep Up

Coral Cores Pinpoint Onset of Industrial Deforestation

“Pretty much everyone agrees that there have been ice shelves in the Arctic Ocean. The question is, When exactly did they exist, for how long, and where?”
leonid polyak, Arctic Ice Shelf Theory Challenged by Ancient Algae

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New Eyes on One of the Planet’s Largest Submarine Landslides

Researchers have mapped the ancient Stad Slide off the coast of Norway to better understand what triggered it, and the hunt is on for the tsunami it might have unleashed.

by Katherine Kornei

Sculpture by Singer-Songwriter Jewel Incorporates Near Real-Time NASA Ocean Data

The soundscape changes in accordance with near real-time Atlantic Ocean conditions, as the data updates every 12 minutes. “If it’s raining, the piece looks and sounds different. If it’s stormy, the piece is different. It’s a living instrument that the ocean gets to play in real time,” Jewel said.

by Grace van Deelen

Globe-Trotting Weather Pattern Influences Rainfall in Hawaii

Isolated islands that depend on rainfall could benefit from improved forecasting of near-future events, and understanding the Madden-Julian Oscillation could hold an important key.

by Kari Goodbar

Wintertime Spike in Oceanic Iron Levels Detected near Hawaii

Seasonal rainfall and runoff of sediments from the Hawaiian Islands could be responsible for the previously undetected peak.

by Sarah Stanley

When Should a Tsunami Not Be Called a Tsunami?

It’s time to redefine the term so it more clearly conveys meaningful risks to coastal communities and prompts them to act when needed.

by Diana J. M. Greenslade and Matthew C. Wheeler

Tiny Turbulent Whirls Keep the Arctic Ocean Flowing

Centimeter-sized turbulence controls the rate at which the Arctic Ocean churns.

by Saima May Sidik

Hydrothermal Circulation and Its Impact on the Earth System

From a gathering of scientists at a uniquely well-preserved section of ancient oceanic crust came a monograph investigating the latest in hydrothermal fluxes and seawater chemistry.

by Laurence A. Coogan, Alexandra V. Turchyn, Ann G. Dunlea and Wolfgang Bach

Glacier Runoff Becomes Less Nutritious as Glaciers Retreat

Sediment from retreating, land-terminating glaciers contains proportionally fewer micronutrients such as iron and manganese, reducing the glaciers’ value to microorganisms at the base of the food web.

by Javier Barbuzano

Echoes From the Past: How Land Reclamation Slowly Modifies Coastal Environments

Reclamation of tide-influenced areas has a large impact on coastal environments through gradual modification of tidal dynamics, erosion, and siltation.

by Bas van Maren

A New Way for Coastal Planners to Explore the Costs of Rising Seas

A framework featuring a range of plausible future sea level rise scenarios could help coastal planners prepare critical infrastructure for the worst-case scenario.