Expect more extremes and a range of ‘surprises’ to exacerbate the climate emergency.
Rip currents are a leading cause of near-shore drownings, but there are effective ways to survive one. And these phenomena also play important ecological roles that are an emerging research area.
Remote islands in the Indian Ocean are now strewn with plastic waste – the origin of this waste has until now not been established.
Ida exploded from a weak hurricane to a powerful Category 4 storm in less than 24 hours, thanks to heat from an ocean eddy. An oceanographer explains its rapid intensification.
New research suggests that an effective way to locate and track large concentrations of microplastics in the ocean could be from high in the sky.
Thousands of shipping containers are lost at sea each year, dispersing Lego, inkjet cartridges and rubber ducks across the world's beaches.
How Pacific winds interact with the sea to bring colder waters up from the depths.
The Atlantic Ocean is still growing physically, but humans are over-harvesting its rich fisheries. The most famous one – North Atlantic cod – has become a textbook example of harmful overfishing.
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