Global warming pushes marine fish to polar waters: Study

It remains to be seen how foodwebs and ecosystems will be affected by fish migration

Coral from current

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Study finds high GHG emissions could turn continental shelves in Antarctic Marine Protected Areas severely acidic by 2100

Under high, very high emissions scenarios, there will be widespread aragonite undersaturation, implying unstable conditions

Vicious circle

Global warming reduces ability of oceans to absorb carbon dioxide, leading to more warming

It is wetter in the south

Australian scientists say ocean warming has increased rainfall over the Southern Ocean

Plankton warming

The Great Barrier Reef’s latest bout of bleaching is the fifth in eight summers – the corals now have almost no reprieve

We can expect heavy losses of corals to occur on hundreds of individual reefs over the next few months

Court asks US Navy to ban use of sonar harming whales, marine life

Noise pollution in the oceans is disrupting whales’ abilities to hear and migrate

Turtle in trouble

Dead waters

The seas around the UK will not be free of radioactive discharges for several years

Fertilising the ocean

Iron leads to the growth of algae, which absorb carbon dioxide

Warning in the stalagmites

Ocean sequestring gets more difficult to understand

Seeding the seas?

Sprinkling powdered iron into the ocean may help reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide

Hurricane happy

Safe under water

Tiny marine life could be safe from harmful effects of ozone depletion

Ocean dumps

Links between global climate events getting stronger: Study

Climate teleconnections intensified over last 37 years; southern hemisphere more vulnerable

In short

Saved by sponge

As oceans warm up, women in Zanzibar switch from seaweed to climate-resilient sponge farming to stay afloat

What happened after the volcano at Tonga

Here is a primer on what changed after the volcano in Tonga erupted recently

La Nia Boosts Productivity

The enfant terrible also brings some goodies with it

More than 200 scientists from 19 countries want to tell us the Southern Ocean is in trouble

Annual extent of winter sea ice has stopped increasing and now we have had two years of record lows

Heat waves to intensify in Madagascar, one of Earth’s richest biodiversity hotspots: WWA study

Indian Ocean island experienced one of its hottest Octobers, with even the capital and highlands experiencing record heat

Record low Antarctic sea ice is another alarming sign the ocean’s role as climate regulator is changing

Changing climate is a life-changing reality for a growing number of people