Hurricanes push heat deeper into the ocean than scientists realized, boosting long-term ocean warming, new research shows

Currents can carry that deep ocean heat hundreds of miles to surface again at distant shores.

Sally Warner, Associate Professor of Climate Science, Brandeis University • conversation
June 20, 2023 ~8 min

Slowing deep Southern Ocean current may be linked to natural climate cycle – but that's no reason to stop worrying about melting Antarctic ice

Freshening seawater around Antarctica is disrupting a global ocean conveyor which regulates the climate.

Shenjie Zhou, Postdoctoral Physical Oceanography, British Antarctic Survey • conversation
June 12, 2023 ~8 min


El Niño is back – that's good news or bad news, depending on where you live

The official forecast calls for a strong El Niño by winter, but other models suggest it might dip in and out. An atmospheric scientist explains.

Bob Leamon, Associate Research Scientist, University of Maryland, Baltimore County • conversation
June 9, 2023 ~8 min

Arctic Ocean could be ice-free in summer by 2030s, say scientists – this would have global, damaging and dangerous consequences

A short history of predicting an ice-free Arctic – and why you should listen to this one.

Jonathan Bamber, Professor of Physical Geography, University of Bristol • conversation
June 6, 2023 ~7 min

Protecting the ocean: 5 essential reads on invasive species, overfishing and other threats to sea life

Humans rely on the ocean for food, jobs and other resources, but these systems are being stressed to the brink.

Jennifer Weeks, Senior Environment + Energy Editor, The Conversation • conversation
June 6, 2023 ~9 min

Is there life in the sea that hasn't been discovered?

From fluffy crabs that wear sea sponge hats to worms that glow in the dark, scientists are constantly finding amazing new life forms in the ocean.

Suzanne OConnell, Harold T. Stearns Professor of Earth Science, Wesleyan University • conversation
June 5, 2023 ~7 min

Invasive lionfish have spread south from the Caribbean to Brazil, threatening ecosystems and livelihoods

One of the most damaging invasive species in the oceans has breached a major barrier – the Amazon-Orinoco river plume – and is spreading along Brazil’s coast. Scientists are trying to catch up.

Osmar J. Luiz, Senior Research Fellow in Aquatic Ecology, Charles Darwin University • conversation
June 1, 2023 ~11 min

Atlantic hurricane season 2023: El Niño and extreme Atlantic Ocean heat are about to clash

Current forecasts suggest a warm tropical Pacific will be interfering what could otherwise be a ferocious Atlantic hurricane season.

Christina Patricola, Assistant Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University • conversation
May 30, 2023 ~7 min


2023 hurricane forecast: Get ready for a busy Pacific storm season, quieter Atlantic than recent years thanks to El Niño

El Niño years put Hawaii and the Mexican Riviera on alert for destructive tropical storms and hurricanes.

Nicholas Grondin, Recent PhD Graduate in Geography, University of Tennessee • conversation
May 25, 2023 ~9 min

How we stop floating wind turbines the size of skyscrapers from drifting away

Offshore wind turbines are getting bigger and bigger – and many of them now float – here’s how we stop them drifting away.

Susan Gourvenec, Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Emerging Technologies - Intelligent & Resilient Ocean Engineering, University of Southampton • conversation
May 23, 2023 ~7 min

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