Southern Ocean Removing Carbon Dioxide From Atmosphere

Since 2002, the Southern Ocean has been removing more of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, according to two new studies. It is unclear how long the higher rate of absorption by the Southern Ocean, the strongest ocean region for soaking up carbon, would last.

Dorset Cliff Collapses On To Beach, Video

A cliff in Dorset crumbles in dramatic fashion on to the beach below. Fisherman Sam Haskins, 24, caught the moment on camera, near Westcliff in Portland, Dorset, UK.

Fish Respond to Warming Ocean

Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and NOAA examined changes in marine life below the surface, focusing on depths between 15 and 150 feet. Some of what has been found is reason for concern.

NOAA: El Niño May Accelerate Nuisance Flooding

According to a new NOAA report, many mid-Atlantic and West Coast communities could see the highest number of nuisance flooding days on record through April due to higher sea levels and more frequent storm surge, compounded by the strengthening El Niño, which is likely to continue into the spring.