El Niño and La Niña will Exacerbate Coastal Hazards Across Entire Pacific
The projected upsurge of severe El Niño and La Niña events will cause an increase in storm events leading to extreme coastal flooding and erosion in populated regions across the Pacific Ocean, according to a multi-agency study.
The Planet Set Three Major Heat Records In August
We are breaking records for temperature over and over and over again. NOAA’s latest monthly State of the Climate Report reports that the Earth just experienced the hottest August on record, the hottest summer (June to August) on record, and the hottest year to date.
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.
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.
Summer Sea Ice Likely to Drop to 4th Lowest on Record
The shell of ice that covers the Arctic Ocean is nearing its yearly low point and projections suggest that it will be among the four lowest summer minimums on record.
Watching the Rivers Flow on Greenland
Besides contributing to sea level rise, melt water runoff also accelerates ice loss: when the water percolates through the ice sheet and reaches the rock below, it slightly lifts the ice, helping it flow faster toward the ocean.
10 Years Since Katrina: The Climate Connection is Clear (Op-Ed)
Rising sea levels increase the probability of storm-induced surges. As with Katrina and Sandy, they are often the most destructive aspects of hurricanes…
World Breaks New Heat Records in July: US Scientists
The world broke new heat records in July, marking the hottest month in history and the warmest first seven months of the year since modern record-keeping began in 1880.
Vanishing Stories in a Vanishing Country
One of the clearest, and far-less-talked-about, injustices of climate change is that it threatens to disappear entire countries.