Several factors make for high water levels, and they conspired to worsen the storm surge that flooded coastal areas from North Carolina to New York.
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Communities and entrepreneurs are experimenting with ways to turn this nuisance into a valuable resource.
With a population of just 500,000 people spread across ten islands, Cape Verde is used to defying the odds.
Defunding marine monitoring networks could jeopardise efforts to avoid losing track of the world’s oceans and their precious ecosystems, which drive the blue economy.
A British ban stripped thousands of skilled mariners of their livelihoods overnight – and gave Washington a chance to turn the tide.
Its position on the edge of the Atlantic makes it vulnerable, and the storms are getting stronger.
Parts of the Atlantic Ocean are again much warmer than normal, priming Europe for more extreme heat this summer.
Nearly a third of the cod we tested had a different origin than the one reported.
New research shows melting ice is causing the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) to slow down, with widespread consequences for the world’s climate and ecosystems.
Milton’s fast spin-up in the Gulf of Mexico was one of the most rapid intensifications on record. Two scientists who study hurricanes explain why this happens and what’s changing.
It’s rare to see both Nina’s at the same time, but both appeared to be developing in 2024. That could help soften hurricane season, but don’t bet on it.
New research that offers valuable insights into the Earth’s mantle.
Global ocean temperatures have been at record highs almost daily for over a year, and economies are feeling the heat.
Hardening electric transmission systems and monitoring ocean temperatures are two key priorities.
A leading driver of this seaweed invasion is pollution, carried down rivers and into the Atlantic Ocean from the continents.
If the ocean circulation, known as AMOC, shuts down, it would be a climate disaster, particularly for Europe and North America. New research shows why that might not happen as soon as some fear.
This 18th-century history of piracy mixes fanciful invention with accurate accounts taken from contemporary newspapers and court records.
NOAA issued its busiest preseason hurricane forecast yet, with the second highest accumulated cyclone energy. An atmospheric scientist explains what’s behind the numbers.
Even when female North Atlantic right whales survive entanglement in fishing gear, it may affect their future ability to breed, increasing the pressure on this critically endangered species.
South Africa’s ocean information management system is helping to mitigate security and environmental risks.
Top contributors
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Senior Research, Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change; Professor of Ocean and Climate Dynamics, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Atmospheric Science Educator, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Professor of Tourism Management and Economics, North-West University
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Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University
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Researcher, Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science (ICAS), University of Leeds
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Professor in sea level and flooding, University of Southampton
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Professor of Marine Geology and Director of the Climate Change Consortium of Wales, Bangor University
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Professor of Oceanography, Old Dominion University
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Postdoctoral research fellow at Sorbonne University and University of Cape Town, University of Cape Town
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Professor of Oceanography and Climate, University of Southampton
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Professor, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Professor Emeritus of Fish Biology and Fisheries, University of Leicester
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Associate Professor in Social and Maritime History, University of Reading
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Assistant Professor of Earth, Ocean & Environment, University of South Carolina
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Director of Research for the Center for the Blue Economy, Middlebury College