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Over the last century, various devices acquired over 16 million ocean temperature profiles. But each instrumentation gives data with varying degrees of precision, quality, and metadata completion.

A new paper published in a top-ranked biology journal found that concerns about the acidification of ocean water are grossly overblown. Published in PLOS Biology on February 3, the [...]

NOAA scientists and priorities are well reflected in several of the first Ocean Decade actions endorsed and announced this week by the United Nations Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC). The announcement on World Ocean Day of more than 60 actions is the first batch of UN Decade action endorsements and is meant to encourage greater participation, collaboration and co-development from around the world.  The UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development...

How data is transforming the way we care for the ocean There is now overwhelming evidence that the future economic and ecological prosperity of the planet depends on a healthy ocean. At the same time, the science is clear that we have pushed our planet, and especially the ocean, to the point where its ability to provide the sustainable resources and value that people need is in danger. Happily, the last year has seen unprecedented commitments from governments, businesses, the United Nations and...

Even with the COVID-19-related small dip in global carbon emissions due to limited travel and other activities, the ocean temperatures continued a trend of breaking records in 2020. A new study, authored by 20 scientists from 13 institutes around the world, reported the highest ocean temperatures since 1955 from surface level to a depth of 2,000 meters.

Even with the COVID-19-related small dip in global carbon emissions due to limited travel and other activities, the ocean temperatures continued a trend

The record was broken despite the drop in carbon emissions caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

 E-Mail IMAGE: Fishing boats amidst "Arctic sea smoke " near Qingdao, China on January 7th. Arctic sea smoke is a result of frigid air passing over relatively warm water; the phenomenon is rare,... view more  Credit: Shaoqing Wang Even with the COVID-19-related small dip in global carbon emissions due to limited travel and other activities, the ocean temperatures continued a trend of breaking records in 2020. A new study, authored by 20 scientists from 13 institutes around the world,...