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Southern Ocean warming will mean a wetter West Coast, US

As global temperatures warm, the Southern Ocean — between Antarctica and other continents — will eventually release heat absorbed from…

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Melting ice, more rain drive Southern Ocean cooling

Global climate models predict that the ocean around Antarctica should be warming, but in reality, those waters have cooled over…

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Malaysia approves a new search for MH370 wreckage in the Indian Ocean : NPR

Jiang Hui, whose mother was on the missing MH370 Malaysia Airlines passenger jet, wears a shirt “Remembering 239 Lives, MH370”…

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After a 5,000-mile float, these iguanas probably set an ocean record

About 34 million years ago, a group of iguanas went on an epic journey. This lofty band of reptiles traveled…

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Scientists issue urgent warning about mysterious ‘cold blob’ in the ocean: ‘Most likely underestimated’

As ongoing global warming causes spikes in ocean temperatures that lead to the melting of Arctic ice, scientists have uncovered…

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How 100 years of deep-sea filmmaking changed ocean exploration

When Hans Hartman, a civil engineer, attempted to film the ocean depths in 1917, he pioneered what would become the…

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Melting Antarctic ice sheets will slow Earth’s strongest ocean current

Melting ice sheets are slowing the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the world’s strongest ocean current, researchers have found. This melting…

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Tropical cyclone smashes into French Indian Ocean island, bringing 100-mile-an-hour winds

Tropical cyclone Garance made landfall on the French Indian Ocean territory of Réunion on Friday, packing gusts of 166 kilometers…

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Can we find floating vegetation on ocean planets?

Astronomical surveys have discovered nearly 6,000 exoplanets, including many habitable planets, which may harbor liquid water on their surfaces. The…

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Microplastics in ocean linked to disabilities for coastal residents

Tiny bits of plastic found in the ocean may be tied to a higher risk of disability for people who…

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