UM researcher proposes sea-level rise global observing system
The next phase of the research will construct ocean buoys that record altitude
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Metal deposits from Chinese coal plants end up in the Pacific Ocean, USC research shows
Emissions from coal-fired power plants in China are fertilizing the North Pacific Ocean with a metal nutrient important for marine
Read moreCoastal permafrost more susceptible to climate change than previously thought
If you flew from the sea towards the land in the north slope of Alaska, you would cross from the
Read moreManagement of exploited transboundary fish stocks requires international cooperation
Marine fish species are migratory in nature and not respectful of human-made territorial boundaries, which represents a challenge for fisheries
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Lost and found: Geologists ‘resurrect’ missing tectonic plate
The existence of a tectonic plate called Resurrection has long been a topic of debate among geologists, with some arguing it was never real. Others say it subducted – moved sideways and downward – into the earth’s mantle somewhere in the Pacific Margin between 40 and 60 million years ago.
Read moreDepths of the Weddell Sea are warming five times faster than elsewhere
AWI long-term time series shows: due to changed winds and currents in the Southern Ocean, more heat is transported from the Antarctic Circumpolar Current to the depths of the Weddell Sea
Read moreLost and found: UH geologists ‘resurrect’ missing tectonic plate
Long-debated plate located in Northern Canada using 3D mapping technology
Read moreResearchers to track how coastal storms impact groundwater quality
UMass Lowell, Woods Hole effort funded by National Science Foundation
Read moreMicrobial diversity below seafloor is as rich as on Earth’s surface
KINGSTON, R.I., — October 20, 2020 — For the first time, researchers have mapped the biological diversity of marine sediment,
Read moreScientists improve model of landslide-induced tsunami
MIPT researchers Leopold Lobkovsky and Raissa Mazova, and their young colleagues from Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University have created a
Read moreTropical cyclones moving faster in recent decades
About 40% of the U.S. population lives in a coastal area and in Hawai’i, nearly everyone is vulnerable to the
Read moreHow a greenhouse catastrophe killed nearly all life
Scientists show the unfolding of one of the largest mass extinctions in Earth’s history
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