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The Strange Link Between Winter Earthquakes and Massive Summer Algae Blooms The Size of California

Researchers have consistently tracked a recurring bloom near Antarctica that reliably appears each summer, yet varies ...

Climate Hacking Could Cool the Planet, but Our Oceans Might Pay the Price

Climate change is already fueling dangerous heat waves, raising sea levels, and transforming the oceans. Even if countries ...

Climate engineering would alter the oceans, reshaping marine life – our new study examines each method’s risks

Some methods being tried to counter climate change shift the ocean’s biology or chemistry. Others would deflect solar ...

Researchers study ‘scary’ amount of seaweed that could clog South Florida beaches this year

Floating seaweed, known as sargassum, is already at record levels in the tropical Atlantic and may be heating for South ...

New study quantifies sargassum's multimillion-dollar impact to U.S. coastal economies

A study led by researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and the University of Rhode Island (URI) ...