Arctic sea ice hits its minimum extent for the year – 2 NASA scientists explain what's driving the overall decline

A closer look at how ice cover changed through the months offers some important insights into the role of climate change and why every year isn’t a record.

Linette Boisvert, Sea Ice Scientist and Deputy Project Scientist for NASA's Operation IceBridge, NASA • conversation
Sept. 22, 2021 ~9 min

Hurricane Ida turned into a monster thanks to a giant warm patch in the Gulf of Mexico – here's what happened

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.

Nick Shay, Professor of Oceanography, University of Miami • conversation
Aug. 31, 2021 ~9 min


IPCC climate report: Profound changes are underway in Earth's oceans and ice – a lead author explains what the warnings mean

Some of the climate changes will be irreversible for millennia. But some can be slowed and even stopped if countries quickly reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, including from burning fossil fuels.

Robert Kopp, Professor, Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, and Director, Rutgers Institute of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Rutgers University • conversation
Aug. 9, 2021 ~12 min

98% of emperor penguin colonies could be extinct by 2100 as ice melts – can Endangered Species Act protection save them?

Emperor penguins survive in a ‘Goldilocks zone’ between too much sea ice and too little. A new study shows the risk they face from climate change.

Stephanie Jenouvrier, Associate Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution • conversation
Aug. 3, 2021 ~9 min

98% of emperor penguin colonies could be extinct by 2100 as ice melts -- can Endangered Species Act protection help them?

Emperor penguins survive in a ‘Goldilocks zone’ between too much sea ice and too little. A new study shows the risk they face from climate change.

Stephanie Jenouvrier, Associate Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution • conversation
Aug. 3, 2021 ~9 min

Emperor penguins may be headed for 'threatened' status under Endangered Species Act – they're at risk from climate change

Emperor penguins survive in a ‘Goldilocks zone’ between too much sea ice and too little. Global warming is raising risks.

Stephanie Jenouvrier, Associate Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution • conversation
Aug. 3, 2021 ~9 min

Emperor penguins headed for 'threatened' status under Endangered Species Act – they're at risk from climate change

Emperor penguins survive in a ‘Goldilocks zone’ between too much sea ice and too little. Global warming is putting their chicks at risk and setting almost every colony on a path toward extinction.

Stephanie Jenouvrier, Associate Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution • conversation
Aug. 3, 2021 ~9 min

A 20-foot sea wall won’t save Miami – how living structures can help protect the coast and keep the paradise vibe

Healthy corals and mangroves break waves and dissipate their energy. Paired with unobtrusive hardened structures, they can provide powerful storm solutions.

Brian Haus, Professor of Ocean Sciences, University of Miami • conversation
July 28, 2021 ~10 min


Offshore wind turbines could number 30,000 by 2030 – new ideas in ocean engineering are needed to install them

Offshore renewable energy installations could provide so much more than just clean electricity.

Rebecca Sykes, Adjunct Fellow in Ocean Engineering and Ecological Designer, University of Southampton • conversation
July 27, 2021 ~8 min

Predicting droughts and floods: why we're studying 19th-century ocean records

The water cycle is intensifying as the world warms, bringing heavier downpours and longer droughts.

Stuart Cunningham, Professor of Ocean Circulation and Climate, Scottish Association for Marine Science • conversation
July 26, 2021 ~6 min

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