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High concentrations of ‘forever’ chemicals being released from ice melt into the Arctic Ocean

The research has shown these chemicals have traveled not by sea, but through the atmosphere, where they accumulate in Arctic sea ice.

Low-oxygen waters off Washington, Oregon coasts risk becoming large “dead zones”

Oceanic measurements collected during a scientific cruise on NOAA ship Ronald H. Brown last week confirmed that a large area of poorly oxygenated water (known as hypoxia) is growing off the coast of Washington and Oregon.

Major £10M project aims to unlock potential of ocean renewable energy fuels

An innovative £10M research project will investigate the potential of harnessing offshore wind and marine renewable energy to produce zero carbon hydrogen and ammonia fuels.

The missing ‘plastic sink’ in the ocean

Marine waste does not care about borders and has reached the most remote corners of our oceans and seas.

National Geographic recognizes Southern Ocean as Earth’s 5th ocean

Nat Geo cartographers say the swift current circling Antarctica keeps the waters there distinct and worthy of their own name: the Southern Ocean.

Study: Arctic sea ice thinning faster than expected

Sea ice in the coastal regions of the Arctic may be thinning up to twice as fast as previously thought, according to a new modelling study led by University College London (UCL) researchers.

NASA’s S-MODE takes to the air and sea to study ocean eddies

After being delayed over a year due to the pandemic, a NASA field campaign to study the role of small-scale whirlpools and ocean currents in climate change is taking flight and taking to the seas in May 2021

USGS scientists explore how hurricanes gain strength

The underwater instrument package that collected the high-resolution ocean observations during Hurricane María.

Marine biodiversity: Enormous variety of animal life in the deep sea revealed

The data for the current study was mostly collected on expeditions with the research vessel METEOR.

Antarctic ice shelf risks collapse due to warm mountain winds

Antarctica's fourth largest ice shelf risks collapse due to mountain winds, according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA).

Intervention ‘could buy 20 years’ for declining Great Barrier Reef, scientists said

Using experimental "cloud brightening" technology and introducing heat-tolerant corals could help slow the Great Barrier Reef's climate change-fuelled decline by up to 20 years, Australian scientists said.

Microplastics are affecting melt rates of snow and ice

As a result of this melting, the planet's bright, reflective surfaces decrease in area. And as a result of that decrease, even more sunlight is absorbed by the surface, resulting in greater warming.

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