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Coral bleaching: Fourth global mass stress episode underway - US scientists: Ocean heat records have been breaking for months. This is the first global evidence ...
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Quick Glance: Global Coral Bleaching Event After Extreme Heat
- US climate agency NOAA declares a concerning global coral bleaching event for the fourth time in history after a year of extreme ocean heat.
- Impacts of coral bleaching span oceans worldwide, with sea surface temperatures at record levels.
- Corals under extreme heat stress can recover, but otherwise, the reef requires several years to regenerate.
- Despite losses, some reefs show signs of color, offering hope for potential recovery, while scientists caution about the escalating impacts.
Sea ice lows, extreme ocean heat of 2023 offers glimpse of future warming, study says
pbs.org/newshour/science/sea-ice-lows-extreme-ocean-heat-of-2023-offers-glimpse-of-future-warming-study-says
The Arctic Ocean could be ‘ice-free’ within the decade, researchers warn: The consequences of an ice-free Arctic are not yet fully understood ...
latimes.com/environment/story/2024-03-05/the-arctic-ocean-could-be-ice-free-within-a-decade
Global ocean heat has hit a new record every single day for the last year: The world's oceans have now experienced an entire year of unprecedented heat ...
ctvnews.ca/climate-and-environment/global-ocean-heat-has-hit-a-new-record-every-single-day-for-the-last-year-1.6811949
Coral reefs across the globe once again endure mass bleaching amid warming oceans, scientists say
pbs.org/newshour/science/coral-reefs-across-the-globe-once-again-endure-mass-bleaching-amid-warming-oceans-scientists-say
UN sounds 'Red Alert' as world smashes heat records in 2023: Every major global climate record was broken last year and 2024 could be worse ...
reuters.com/business/environment/un-sounds-red-alert-world-smashes-heat-records-2023-2024-03-19/
Quick Glance: UN Issues Climate Change Warning After Record Heat and Ice Melt
- The UN weather agency is raising the alarm about climate change, warning that global efforts to reverse the trend have been inadequate.
- The 1.5-degree limit of the Paris Climate Agreement is at risk as the average temperature from March 2023 to February 2024 exceeded this threshold.
- In 2023, over 90% of ocean waters experienced heat wave conditions at least once, glaciers lost record amounts of ice, and Antarctic sea ice reached its lowest level.
- Despite the alarming news, there is a glimmer of hope as renewable energy capacity has significantly increased, and calls for more climate action are growing.
How climate change could be driving ‘killer’ cold outbreaks in oceans: The same planet-warming pollution that’s driving the climate crisis is likely to blame for ...
cnn.com/2024/04/15/climate/cold-ocean-upwelling-sharks-climate/
Heat records keep puzzling, alarming scientists in 2024. Here's what to know.: January and February were the warmest on record for the respective months of the ...
usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/03/23/heat-records-broken-in-2024-list/72953026007/
Nantucket seaside retreat gets 74% price cut — at only $600K — as shoreline erodes in a matter of weeks
nypost.com/2024/04/01/real-estate/nantucket-home-sells-for-74-discount-due-to-coastal-erosion/
Ocean Temperatures Keep Shattering Records—and Stunning Scientists: Sea surface temperatures have been skyrocketing beyond expectations. That may be a bad sign ...
wired.com/story/ocean-temperatures-keep-shattering-records-and-stunning-scientists/
Great Barrier Reef suffers 'extensive' coral bleaching, as scientists fear seventh mass bleaching event
9news.com.au/national/great-barrier-reef-suffers-extensive-coral-bleaching-as-scientists-fear-seventh-mass-bleaching-event/7aaadece-f876-4a2b-9f00-d8ba077e8ee5
Hotter, wetter: Here’s what drove Melbourne’s muggy summer: If you thought Melbourne’s summer felt more like a typical Brisbane summer this year ...
theage.com.au/environment/weather/hotter-wetter-here-s-what-drove-melbourne-s-muggy-summer-20240301-p5f92q.html
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef hit by fifth mass bleaching event in eight years
nbcnews.com/science/environment/great-barrier-reef-coral-australia-mass-bleaching-event-eight-rcna142472
Quick Glance: Mass Bleaching Threatens Great Barrier Reef
- The Great Barrier Reef is experiencing another mass bleaching event.
- Corals bleach when heat-stressed, requiring urgent climate action.
- Frequent and widespread bleaching events are alarming for reef survival.
- Global climate actions are crucial for coral reef protection.
Atlantic Ocean circulation nearing ‘devastating’ tipping point, study finds: Collapse in system of currents that helps regulate global climate would be at such ...
theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/09/atlantic-ocean-circulation-nearing-devastating-tipping-point-study-finds
Quick Glance: Ocean System Nearing Collapse: Weather Chaos Ahead
- New study warns of potential collapse of Atlantic currents, leading to global weather chaos.
- Greenland ice melt from global warming could accelerate a scenario just decades away.
- Complex simulations track weakening ocean circulation, raising collapse concerns.
- Impacts of collapse would include extreme climate shifts and food/water shortages worldwide.
More common cold paradox: Why extreme cold waves occur despite global warming: At the turn of the millennium, some climate researchers predicted that there would ...
n-tv.de/wissen/Warum-es-trotz-Erderwaermung-zu-extremen-Kaeltewellen-kommt-article24671237.html
Study says ice age could help predict oceans' response to global warming: A team of scientists led by a Tulane University oceanographer has found that deposits ...
phys.org/news/2024-01-ice-age-oceans-response-global.html
Understanding wind and water at the equator are key to more accurate future climate projections: Study
phys.org/news/2024-03-equator-key-accurate-future-climate.html
Warmer, wetter, hotter, drier — February caps unending stretch of record temperatures
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Quick Glance: Earth Records Hottest February and Ninth Consecutive Record Month
- Earth just experienced its warmest February, marking a monthly record for the ninth consecutive time, as announced by the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service on Wednesday.
- The relentless and exceptional global warmth, driven by human-caused warming and the El Niño climate pattern, has affected both land and ocean areas since June, raising concerns among scientists about the planet surpassing a critical climate threshold and the potential for an active Atlantic hurricane season.
- The month's average global air temperature of 13.5 degrees Celsius was 0.12 degrees warmer than the previous warmest February in 2016. The warmth of the past 12-month period is unprecedented in modern records, standing at 1.56 degrees warmer than preindustrial levels.
- The new temperature records emerged just a month after the planet's 12-month average temperature exceeded 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels for the first time, leading scientists to worry about the increased likelihood of reaching tipping points with catastrophic consequences if the Earth's temperature remains near or above that threshold for extended periods.
Here's what's been pulling the strings on Australia's weather recently — and it's not just El Niño
abc.net.au/news/2024-01-21/whats-been-driving-australia-climate-recently-weather/103365614
Modelling indicates wet La Niña could be back in Australia for the fourth time in five years
abc.net.au/news/2024-01-29/australia-weather-modelling-la-nina-comeback-2024/103393848
Record hot oceans are causing havoc from California to Chile. Is climate change to blame?
usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/02/06/california-atmospheric-rivers-and-hot-oceans-is-it-climate-change/72490818007/
‘Very worried’: Scientists fret as Antarctic sea ice dwindles: Sea ice levels in Antarctica have registered historic lows for three consecutive years.
straitstimes.com/world/very-worried-scientists-fret-as-antarctic-sea-ice-dwindles
Exclusive: World on brink of fourth mass coral reef bleaching event, NOAA says: The world is on the verge of a fourth mass coral bleaching event which could see ...
reuters.com/business/environment/world-brink-fourth-mass-coral-reef-bleaching-event-noaa-says-2024-03-05/
How to save coral reefs in a warming world: Our podcast on science and technology. This week, we travel to Australia to meet the researchers determined to rescue ...
economist.com/podcasts/2024/04/10/how-to-save-coral-reefs-in-a-warming-world
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"Extremely active" hurricane season seen for the Atlantic: A coming La Niña plus record warm ocean temperatures means a blockbuster hurricane season.
axios.com/2024/04/04/hurricane-season-forecast-atlantic
Record-breaking ocean heat triggers massive coral reef bleaching: Scientists issued a warning due to record-breaking temperatures in 2023 which accelerated the ...
pbs.org/newshour/show/record-breaking-ocean-heat-triggers-massive-coral-reef-bleaching
Even whales in deepest parts of the ocean under threat from human pollution: In a new study, scientists identified 14 ways in which beaked whales are threatened ...
inews.co.uk/news/environment/whales-deepest-ocean-threat-human-pollution-3009523
Our ocean is bearing the brunt of the climate crisis. Greater protection is urgently needed.
euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/opinion/our-ocean-is-bearing-the-brunt-of-the-climate-crisis-greater-protection-is-urgently-needed/
Data from centuries-old sea creatures suggest the world has overshot a climate limit. Some scientists say not so fast
cnn.com/2024/02/05/climate/sponges-climate-limit-study/
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PM unveils four-pronged eco-protection strategy: Ahead of the Our Ocean conference in Athens this week, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis stressed that Greece ...
ekathimerini.com/news/1236457/pm-unveils-four-pronged-eco-protection-strategy/
Scientists at UN meeting in Spain sound alarm over ocean warming: Scientists at a United Nations conference in Barcelona called Friday for more research into the ...
thelocal.es/20240412/scientists-at-un-meeting-in-spain-sound-alarm-over-ocean-warming
Three Indigenous American tribes to get funding to manage ocean and coasts: Communities in Washington, California and Maine will receive $755 ...
theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/06/indigenous-american-tribes-funding-manage-ocean-coasts
Our deep, cold neighbour who holds the key to Earth’s survival: The Southern Ocean is one of the biggest carbon sinks on the planet and without it the Earth ...
timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/opinion-and-analysis/insight/2024-03-24-our-deep-cold-neighbour-who-holds-the-key-to-earths-survival/
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'Mass bleaching event' under way on Australia's Great Barrier Reef
channelnewsasia.com/world/australia-great-barrier-reef-climate-change-mass-bleaching-coral-tourism-4180136
Gray whale sighted off New England 200 years after species’ Atlantic extinction: Scientists confirm cetacean’s presence but cite impact of climate change which ...
theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/06/gray-whale-nantucket-extinction
Quick Glance: Climate Change Lures Pacific Whale to New England
- Scientists confirm the appearance of a whale off New England that went extinct in the Atlantic Ocean two centuries ago, highlighting the impact of climate change on sea life.
- The gray whale, usually found in the northern Pacific, was spotted by researchers from the New England Aquarium in Boston 30 miles south of Nantucket, Massachusetts. This whale, weighing up to 60,000 pounds (27,215 kilograms), disappeared from the Atlantic in the 18th century.
- Nearly hunted to extinction during the era of commercial whaling, gray whales have now recovered to be considered a species of 'least concern' by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
- The presence of the gray whale off New England is likely linked to the warming of the planet. The Northwest Passage, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans through the Arctic in Canada, has been ice-free in recent summers, allowing gray whales to pass through when they would have been blocked.
Mars attracts: How Earth's interactions with the red planet drive deep-sea circulation
phys.org/news/2024-03-mars-earth-interactions-red-planet.html
Exclusive: Startup Plans Largest Ocean Geoengineering Plant: Ebb Carbon's facility could start drawing down CO2 this year
spectrum.ieee.org/ocean-geoengineering
Guard against ocean rise, foundation urges LASG: The President of the Board of Trustees, Nigerian Conservation Foundation, Chief Philip Asiodu ...
punchng.com/guard-against-ocean-rise-foundation-urges-lasg/
As turf falls into the sea, members at England's oldest links 9 afraid they might 'eventually lose the golf course'
golfweek.usatoday.com/2024/03/19/english-golf-course-9-links-north-sea-climate-change/
WMO report: 2023 was 1.45 degrees too warm: CO₂ emissions, melting glaciers, heat in the ocean: the World Weather Organization reports records for all climate ...
sueddeutsche.de/projekte/artikel/wissen/gletscher-ozeane-hitze-erderwaermung-wmo-e760671/
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Warming up to climate change: Why do global sea surface temperatures matter?: In this series of explainers, we answer some of the most fundamental questions ...
indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-climate/why-global-sea-surface-temperatures-matter-9208281/
Great Barrier Reef hit by massive coral bleaching: Aerial surveys have revealed widespread coral bleaching in shallow water areas on most of the reefs examined.
de.euronews.com/green/2024/03/11/australiens-great-barrier-reef-von-massenbleiche-gebeutelt
Current Climate: Big Risks As Oceans Overheat: This week’s Current Climate, which every Monday brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability.
forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2024/03/18/current-climate-big-risks-as-oceans-overheat/
Greenland lost more ice than previously thought: study: Climate change has caused Greenland's ice sheet to lose 20% more ice than previously thought ...
rte.ie/news/environment/2024/0117/1427126-greenland-ice/
Quick Glance: Greenland Ice Sheet Accelerated Melting and Ocean Disruption
- The Greenland ice sheet, larger than two NSWs or seven Victorias, is disappearing faster than expected by scientists.
- Increased freshwater ice in the Atlantic could disrupt ocean circulation, fish ecosystems, and contribute to rising sea levels.
- NASA satellites observed a rapid decline in the ice sheet's mass shedding 280 billion tonnes of ice a year on average from 2001 to 2021.
- Large blocks of freshwater ice floating into the ocean could disrupt the crucial Atlantic Meridian Overturning Circulation, warming Europe and distributing vital nutrients for ocean life.
How world’s ocean temperature record will speed up devastating climate change: Data from the European Copernicus Climate Change Service shows the global sea ...
inews.co.uk/news/environment/world-ocean-temperature-climate-change-speed-2944577
Australia faces a hot autumn with Sydney sea temperatures warm enough for a tropical cyclone
theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/13/australia-autumn-weather-sydney-sea-temperatures-cyclone-risk
US Weather Patterns Could Change With Arctic Sea Ice Loss: Once ice depletes, the heat of the ocean escapes and enters the atmosphere, meaning cold weather ...
newsweek.com/us-weather-patterns-change-arctic-sea-ice-loss-1878337
First sighting in 300 years: Curious gray whale swims into the Atlantic: After hundreds of years, a gray whale appears in an unusual place. So unusual that the ...
faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/tiere/wieso-ein-grauwal-bis-in-den-atlantik-geschwommen-ist-19576816.html
Google Is Using AI in Australia to Identify Climate-Resistant Kelp: Google and Australian scientists are using artificial intelligence to locate remnant giant ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-22/google-is-using-ai-in-australia-to-identify-climate-resistant-kelp
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More new species? We can’t look after the ones we have! : Before climate change gets them we can have fun going bonkers at the extremely weird shit that lives ...
theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2024/mar/08/more-new-species-we-cant-look-after-the-ones-we-have
Singapore to Build World’s Largest Facility to Boost Carbon-Removal Power of the Ocean
time.com/6836259/singapore-equatic-ocean-carbon-dioxide-removal-facility-largest/
Oops! Reining In Ship Sulfur Emissions Made The Ocean A Lot Warmer: Sulfur was seeding clouds, and clouds were blocking sunlight from the ocean ...
jalopnik.com/oops-reigning-in-ship-sulfur-emissions-made-the-ocean-1851316249
Research reveals traits that make fish prey tasty to tuna: A cross-border science collaboration has yielded a global database that will help researchers ...
phys.org/news/2024-03-reveals-traits-fish-prey-tasty.html
Scientific research in Antarctica is essential to understand changes in biodiversity and climate
arabnews.com/node/2465546
NASA’s New PACE Observatory Searches for Clues to Humanity’s Future: They may be tiny, but phytoplankton and aerosols power pivotal Earth systems ...
wired.com/story/nasas-pace-observatory-launch-spacex-aerosols-plankton/
Quick Glance: NASA's New Mission Observes Earth's Invisible Universe
- New PACE satellite studies microscopic marine life and atmospheric particles to analyze climate change.
- The PACE mission successfully launched at 1:33 am.
- PACE is equipped with three instruments to collect data across different wavelengths of light.
- The mission is designed for 3 years but can be extended up to 10 years if needed.
We Might Be Just a Few Years Away From an Ice-Free Arctic: Within this decade, the Arctic may see days with no floating ice.
gizmodo.com/we-might-be-just-a-few-years-away-from-an-ice-free-arct-1851308879
Mansion owner 'checking every hour' as home teeters on urgently crumbling cliff: The multi-million pound mansion is one of many at risk of tumbling into the ...
mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/mansion-owner-checking-every-hour-32250968
The Antarctic Circumpolar Current closed millions of years after the continent froze
english.elpais.com/science-tech/2024-02-27/the-antarctic-circumpolar-current-closed-millions-of-years-after-the-continent-froze.html
Exhibition on climate change at PJ mall: WITH climate change now critical, Galeri Senikita is hosting an exhibition about the issue.
thestar.com.my/metro/metro-news/2024/02/28/exhibition-on-climate-change-at-pj-mall
Calling Hurricanes a Category 6 Risks Creating Deadly Confusion: A new academic paper suggests introducing a higher number to categorize ocean-born storms ...
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Study proposes adding a Category 6 to the hurricane scale due to climate change: Climate change is intensifying hurricanes, necessitating a review of how we ...
axios.com/2024/02/05/category-6-hurricanes-study
US weather agency on La Niña watch but BOM says climate pattern not guaranteed: Australians are still reeling from a summer of extreme weather events ...
abc.net.au/news/2024-02-12/la-nina-watch-called-in-us-but-bom-cautious/103446528
Here’s why nobody can accurately predict the weather in California: No state in the lower 48 sees as much variability in its year-to-year precipitation as ours ...
sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/nobody-accurately-predict-weather-california-18656263.php
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Wet spring likely in Georgia, as exceptional heat blankets the globe: The Atlanta area has endured a soggy start to 2024, and a new federal forecast shows most ...
ajc.com/news/georgia-news/wetter-than-normal-spring-likely-for-georgia-as-temps-remain-high-globally-noaa-says/HGNKIKDB7REOTIRBIRA3TS3ZIQ/
Examining viruses that can help 'dial up' carbon capture in the sea: Armed with a catalog of hundreds of thousands of DNA and RNA virus species in the world's ...
phys.org/news/2024-02-viruses-dial-carbon-capture-sea.html
La Niña watch issued as El Niño fades, with global implications: A La Niña event developing so rapidly could supercharge the hurricane season ...
axios.com/2024/02/08/weather-la-nina-el-nino-climate
VR experience with Helena Bonham Carter set to teach students about climate change
standard.co.uk/news/tech/virtual-reality-helena-bonham-carter-students-climate-change-blue-marine-foundation-b1139403.html
Scientists rescue Gulf coral threatened by climate change: A new report found that coral off Texas’ coast could die off by 2040 because of climate change.
texastribune.org/2024/02/15/texas-gulf-coral-rescue-climate-change/
Ocean sponges suggest Earth has warmed longer, more than thought; some scientists dubious
orlandosentinel.com/2024/02/05/ocean-sponges-suggest-earth-has-warmed-longer-more-than-thought-some-scientists-dubious/
Nasa launches ocean and air quality mission to ‘take Earth’s pulse’: Scientists herald ‘golden era’ thanks to satellite that will boost understanding of factors ...
thetimes.co.uk/article/nasa-launches-ocean-and-air-quality-mission-to-take-earths-pulse-8c9rbwq35
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Reinforcing the diverse ways people access seafood can ensure healthy communities in the face of change
phys.org/news/2024-02-diverse-ways-people-access-seafood.html
New Study Challenges Origins of Antarctic Circumpolar Current, Rethinking Earth's Climate History
techtimes.com/articles/301404/20240206/new-study-challenges-origins-antarctic-circumpolar-current-rethinking-earths-climate-history.htm
Nasa to launch spacecraft that monitors Earth's oceans and climate: Lift-off aboard a SpaceX rocket is expected on February 7
thenationalnews.com/world/us-news/2024/02/06/nasa-to-launch-spacecraft-that-monitors-earths-oceans-and-climate/
New NASA Earth Science Mission Could Change the Way We See Our Planet: NASA’s PACE mission aims to increase our understanding of Earth’s carbon cycle ...
subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2024/02/05/nasas-newest-earth-observing-satellite-prepares-for-launch-00139481
How El Niño and climate change are supercharging California storms: Warm ocean waters are upping the odds of significant downpours and offering a preview of the ...
latimes.com/environment/story/2024-02-02/el-nino-and-climate-change-are-supercharging-incoming-california-storm
Ocean temperatures reach impressive and worrying record levels: In August 2023 and January 2024, ocean surface waters reached an unprecedented average of 21.1°C ...
lemonde.fr/en/environment/article/2024/02/01/ocean-temperatures-reach-impressive-and-worrying-record-levels_6485327_114.html
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Record ocean temperatures likely to blame for Minnesota's weird non-winter: University of St. Thomas scientist is a key member of a team measuring ocean ...
startribune.com/record-ocean-temps-likely-cause-of-minnesotas-weird-non-winter/600339049/
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Norway's latest plan for Arctic deep sea mining will inevitably sink: Norway’s decision to open up the Arctic to mining may just be the spark that torches ...
euronews.com/my-europe/2024/01/17/norways-latest-plan-for-arctic-deep-sea-mining-will-inevitably-sink
NASA's PACE Mission To Focus On Global Ocean, Atmospheric Interactions: NASA's PACE mission is set to provide higher-resolution insight into complex interactions ...
aviationweek.com/defense-space/space/nasas-pace-mission-focus-global-ocean-atmospheric-interactions
Global warming found to have a bigger effect on compact, fast-moving typhoons: A research group from Nagoya University in Japan has found that larger ...
phys.org/news/2024-01-global-bigger-effect-compact-fast.html
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