COP27’s agreement on observing the oceans sets a strong foundation for policymakers to invest in internationally linked observation that will help countries better monitor these carbon sinks.
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Mangroves support a significant amount of biodiversity and their soils can capture a great deal of carbon.
There is only a single mooring managed by French researchers that monitors the impacts of climate change on West African Canary Current.
Standard marine protected areas with fixed boundaries can’t effectively shelter these ocean nomads.
Many small island nations are struggling to protect their land from rising seas while also facing paralyzing debt.
Emperor penguins survive in a ‘Goldilocks zone’ between too much sea ice and too little. Climate change is having an impact.
Scientists don’t know what prompts turtle hatchlings to emerge from their nests and head for the water, but vibrations appear to play a role.
From planting mangroves to dumping minerals in the ocean, there are lots of ideas for ocean carbon dioxide removal – and even more questions.
Ballast water release from ocean vessels has been a major source of invasive species in the Great Lakes for over 60 years.
The oceans bordering West African countries are in grave danger from pollution; checking further degradation is crucial for human survival.
A new biodiversity index captures the climate risk for nearly 25,000 marine species and their ecosystems and lays the groundwork for climate-smart approaches to management and conservation.
Two hurricane and climate scientists explain what’s known – and still unknown – about global warming’s influence on intensity, rainfall and much more.
The meteorologist leading NOAA’s 2022 hurricane field program describes flying through eyewalls and the technology in these airborne labs for tracking rapid intensification in real time.
As the dead whales decompose, an astonishing and rare chain of events is likely to flow through the marine ecosystem – ultimately leading to an explosion of activity and new life.
Hurricanes don’t usually maintain high wind speeds as they make their way toward Atlantic Canada. But ocean warming may be linked to the increasing intensity of storms like Fiona.
The declining salmon and whale numbers raise a critical question: Is the southern resident killer whale population solely reliant on the abundance of salmon? And, if so, since when?
Sharks are much more severely threatened by humans than vice versa. A marine biologist explains how people can help protect sharks and why some strategies are more effective than others.
Seashells don’t make the noise of the ocean. Here’s what’s really going on.
Plankton, some of the smallest organisms on Earth, are leading big changes in the ocean.
While official data is yet to be released, this year’s Mediterranean marine heatwave will likely have devastating ecological consequences.
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Professor, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Harold T. Stearns Professor of Earth Science, Wesleyan University
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Distinguished Scholar, National Center for Atmospheric Research; Affiliate Faculty, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Our Future Oceans and Scientia Professor in Oceanography, UNSW
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Distinguished Professor of Marine Science, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
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Research Scientist, Stanford University
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Senior Principal Research Scientist, Environment, CSIRO
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Faculty Research Associate in Marine Biology, Arizona State University
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Professor of Marine Botany, The University of Western Australia
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Chief Research Scientist - Environment, CSIRO
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Professor of Biology, Department of Biology, University of Victoria
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Professor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), University of Sydney
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CSIRO Fellow, CSIRO
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Professor of Complex Systems and Environmental Policy, Bournemouth University
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Associate Professor in Marine Biology, Swansea University