Scientists at The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, CA — the largest marine mammal hospital in the world — and international colleagues have identified a … Devastating skin disease covering up to 70% of a dolphin’s body tied to climate changeRead more
Ocean
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Oceans to have more plastic than fish by 2050
The world’s oceans may have more plastic debris than fish by the year 2050, according to a report produced by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and … Oceans to have more plastic than fish by 2050Read more
Posted inGlobal Warming / News
The deep sea is slowly warming
New research reveals temperatures in the deep sea fluctuate more than scientists previously thought and a warming trend is now detectable at the bottom of … The deep sea is slowly warmingRead more
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Arctic Ocean acidification worse than previously expected
The ocean takes up large amounts of human-made CO2 from the atmosphere. This additional CO2 causes ocean acidification, a process that can already be observed … Arctic Ocean acidification worse than previously expectedRead more
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There is no escaping from climate change, even in the deep sea
Reporting in the journal Nature Climate Change, an international team of scientists, led by the University of Queensland in Australia and involving Hokkaido University, analyzed … There is no escaping from climate change, even in the deep seaRead more
Posted inBiodiversity / Global Warming / News
Millions of small sea birds died since 2015
Up until the emergence of a marine heatwave known as “the blob” in 2014, Gulf cod was doing well. But the heatwave caused ocean temperatures … Millions of small sea birds died since 2015Read more
Posted inCO2 / News
Sugar brings a lot of carbon dioxide into the deeper sea
In the sunlit surface layer of the ocean, photosynthetic microalgae such as diatoms convert more carbon dioxide into biomass than Earth’s tropical forests. Like land … Sugar brings a lot of carbon dioxide into the deeper seaRead more
Posted inBiodiversity / News / Ship
Ship noise leaves crabs too stressed to hide from danger
The ocean is getting too loud even for crabs. Normally, shore crabs (Carcinus maenas) can slowly change their shell color to blend in with the … Ship noise leaves crabs too stressed to hide from dangerRead more
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Oceans under threat “as never before in human history”
Sir David Attenborough Blue Planet II
Posted inGlobal Warming / News
Five to Six Hiroshima Bombs of Heat Each Second
A new study published Monday shows that the Earth’s oceans reached the highest temperatures and warmed the fastest since records began, highlighting the urgent need … Five to Six Hiroshima Bombs of Heat Each SecondRead more