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As red-hot oceans amplify deadly heat waves, storms and floods on land, exactly what's going on beneath the waves remains a big unknown. Over 80% of these bodies of water remain unmapped, unobserved and unexplored.

In July 1879, the USS Jeannette left port in San Francisco en route to the North Pole. What lay at the top of the world was still shrouded in mystery. Was it a warm inland sea, a sheet of ice, or open ocean? The crew set out to find out. The majority of the crew of the USS Jeannette perished during the journey, but their memory lives on through the invaluable scientific information that they laboriously collected and returned to civilization. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration a...

A developing El Niño event and human-caused climate change helped drive temperatures into record-breaking territories in first half of 2023.

Scientists won't know exactly how to make sense of this summer until we get more years under our belts.

Every July, about 57,000 beluga whales make their way from the Arctic to warmer waters further south. In these safe southern havens, the shallow water protects them from predators, allowing them to feed, have babies and molt their skin on the rocks of the riverbeds. The important role sea ice plays in the beluga whale migration pattern and the overall ecosystem of the Arctic is ever apparent as it continues to melt rapidly.

UPDATE: New table added below. While searching for something else, I came across this entertaining collection of grand predictive failures related to resources and climate change, along with some of the biggest predictive failures of Paul Ehrlich. I thought it worth sharing. Exhaustion of Resources "Indeed it is certain, it is clear to see, that

Despite June 2006 and 2023 levels, Arctic sea ice is decreasing overall due to human emissions-driven warming

Despite June 2006 and 2023 levels, Arctic sea ice is decreasing overall due to human emissions-driven warming

Every July, about 57,000 beluga whales make their way from the Arctic to warmer waters further south. In these safe southern havens, the shallow water protects them from predators, allowing them to feed, have babies and molt their skin on the rocks of the riverbeds. The important role sea ice plays in the beluga whale migration pattern and the overall ecosystem of the Arctic is ever apparent as it continues to melt rapidly.

(NEW YORK) — The annual great beluga migration is underway, but the whales are facing increasing dangers as the climate warms and human activity decimates their habitat. Every July, about 57,000 beluga whales make their way from the Arctic to warmer waters further south. In […]