World Oceans News

The consequences of a warming Indian Ocean extend very much into mainland India

Climate change with extreme weather events is already negatively impacting ship navigation in the Arctic region.

Ocean heat records have been breaking for months. This is the first global evidence of the impacts on sea life.

Following the 2024 maximum sea ice extent on March 14, Arctic ice extent has declined slowly such that 2024 March average is the fifteenth lowest in the passive microwave satellite record. The atmospheric circulation pattern for March 2024 featured a strong pressure gradient across Fram Strait,...

More than 60% of meteorite finds on Earth originate from Antarctica. Using a data-driven analysis that identifies meteorite-rich sites in Antarctica, we show climate warming causes many extraterrestrial rocks to be lost from the surface by melting into the ice sheet. At present, approximately 5,000 meteorites become inaccessible per year (versus ~1,000 finds per year) and, independent of the emissions scenario, ~24% will be lost by 2050, potentially rising to ∼76% by 2100 under a high-emissions scenario. Most of the meteorites on the Earth’s surface are found in Antarctica. Here the authors show that ~5,000 meteorites become inaccessible per year as they melt into the ice due to climate change.

The European Space Agency said Thursday it will launch a satellite in June which will improve weather forecasting in the Arctic—a region highly exposed to the effects of global warming.

Invasive species influence biodiversity across larger spatial extents than previously thought. In a recently published study, researchers from Eawag and the University of Zurich show that the impacts of invasive species extend far beyond the ecosystems they invade and that three mechanisms are primarily responsible for this. These findings are of great importance for the management of ecosystems.

The Maldives' famous Sea of Stars is part fact, part fiction – but that just adds to the mystery of one of the country's top tourist attractions

“The biggest thing we can do to help Antarctica is to act on climate change,” scientists say.

A tropical storm gets a name when its sustained winds reach 39 mph; it becomes a hurricane when its winds reach 74 mph.

Climate anxiety is very real, but these good news stories from 2024 prove there is hope for our planet.

India, at the 2024 Ocean Decade Conference in Barcelona, emphasised the need for tailored ocean observations to predict climate impacts. It also urged the involvement of NGOs to leverage traditional knowledge for deep-sea ecosystem understanding. The focus was on community-oriented early warning systems and adaptation planning for enhanced coastal resilience.

The same planet-warming pollution that’s driving the climate crisis is likely to blame for “killer events” on the colder end of the temperature spectrum.

Jordan Parkinson, a former deckhand and bosun, joined The World's Toughest Row to cross the Atlantic Ocean — by rowboat.

Heat stress from global heating could lead to impaired vision and increased deaths of pregnant mothers and their unborn young, Australian researchers say

Has bird flu already killed hundreds, if not thousands of penguins in Antarctica?

Quick Key Facts Eight million tons of plastic reaches our oceans annually. The top plastic marine debris items are cigarette butts, food wrappers, beverage bottles and …

A modeling study suggests a slumbering subduction zone below the Gibraltar Strait is active and could break into the Atlantic Ocean in 20 million years' time, giving birth to an Atlantic "Ring of Fire."

Since the United Nations Climate Change Summit, or COP 28, concluded in mid-December in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Pacific Island states have been working to implement a brand-new $500 million climate protection fund. VOA's Jessica Stone reports.