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Jul 17, 2015 08:44 AM EDT

Climate Change: Oceans May Have Reached Their Limits of Heat Storage

As temperatures warmed, our ocean kept the heat in check. Now, though, it seems as if the oceans have reached their limit-and we're going to see some major warming very soon.

Jul 14, 2015 10:51 AM EDT

Climate Change: Ocean Warming Causes Stronger Rainfall Extremes

Warmer oceans may cause harder rainfall. Scientists have found that as temperatures rise on our planet, there may be more precipitation extremes in our future.

Oct 06, 2014 12:37 PM EDT

Earth's Ocean Abyss is Not Heating Up with Global Warming

While other parts of the world's oceans have warmed, it turns out that the cold abyss may have escaped that particular fate. Scientists have found that the Earth's deep ocean has not warmed measurably since 2005.

Apr 25, 2014 07:38 AM EDT

Tiny Organism Holds the Key to Ocean Carbon Cycling: Climate Change

Scientists have made a breakthrough when it comes to understanding the microscopic underpinnings of carbon cycling in the ocean, which could help them better predict and understand climate change and ocean acidification.

Jan 23, 2014 09:28 AM EST

Atlantic Ocean Currents Cause Climate Change in the Antarctic

As our oceans heat up, warm currents travel across the globe. These currents, though, now seem to be contributing to climate change in icier regions. Scientists have discovered that the gradual warming of the North and Tropical Atlantic Ocean is contributing to ice melt in Antarctica.

Sep 23, 2013 03:10 PM EDT

Chasing the Black Holes of the Ocean

According to researchers from ETH Zurich and the University of Miami, some of the largest ocean eddies on Earth are mathematically equivalent to the mysterious black holes of space. These eddies are so tightly shielded by circular water paths that nothing caught up in them escapes.