About 40% of world’s oceans experiencing marine heat waves; early tropical storms break up sargassum belt
The heat waves could linger through the end of the year.
Tag: ocean temperatures
Hurricanes push heat deeper into the ocean than scientists realized, boosting long-term ocean warming
New research shows that hurricanes don’t just churn water at the surface.
Ocean heat is off the charts – here’s what that means for humans and ecosystems around the world
El Niño is partly to blame, but underlying everything is global warming
Raise awareness about climate change on #ShowYourStripes Day with iconic graphic
The 'warming stripes' graphic shows a shift from blue to red stripes as greenhouse gas emissions have warmed the planet
How are hurricanes connected to climate change?
Hurricanes are intensifying faster, reaching further inland and costing billions in damage as the climate warms.
Firefly populations are declining; scientists stunned by increase in ocean heat
The spike in temperatures has some questioning whether human-caused heating has propelled the climate past a tipping point.
Why is the summer off to such an extreme start?
Blame climate change, El Niño and a dose of bad luck.
El Niño is back – that’s good news or bad news, depending on where you live
El Niño tends to create a tale of two regions: the best of times for some, and the worst of ...
The consequences of climate change: more heat, more hurricane impacts
Greenhouse gas emissions have warmed the globe by about 1 degree F over the last 50 years.
Climate change and El Niño impacting hurricane season; sargussum, plastic and deadly bacteria create ‘perfect storm’
El Niño dramatically dampens hurricane activity, but at the same time record ocean heat is bubbling up in the Atlantic.