Large phytoplankton bloom turns New Jersey's ocean a tropical color

Fishing boat captains observed tropical looking water this weekend, the likely result of a algal bloom, NASA said.

Hidden Warm Water Beneath Antarctica Could Rapidly Raise Global Sea Levels

Hidden warm-water traps beneath Antarctica may be melting the continent’s ice far faster than scientists realized.
Smithsonian Magazine

Warm Waters Are Usually Trapped Deep Within the Southern Ocean. Now, They’re Encroaching on Antarctica, Threatening Its Ice

Two new studies that relied on data from a fleet of diving robots show how climate change is altering ocean movements in ways that jeapordize the stability of the polar ice cap ...
CNN

Ocean water is rushing miles underneath the ‘Doomsday Glacier’ with potentially dire impacts on sea level rise

Ocean water is pushing miles beneath Antarctica’s “Doomsday Glacier,” making it more vulnerable to melting than previously thought, according to new research which used radar data from space to ...
insider.si.edu

Firefighting planes are dumping ocean water on the Los Angeles fires—why using saltwater is typically a last resort

Patrick Megonigal, Associate Director of Research, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center A firefighting plane dumps water on one of the fires in the Los Angeles area in January 2025. Brian van ...
CU Boulder News & Events

One of the saltiest parts of the ocean is getting fresher

The Southern Indian Ocean off the west coast of Australia is becoming less salty at an astonishing rate, largely due to climate change, new research shows. In a study published February 3 in Nature ...
Los Angeles Times

The ocean off California keeps breaking heat records

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. An extreme marine heat wave in the Pacific Ocean off California is breaking daily temperature records, with ...
Phys.org

One of the ocean's saltiest regions is freshening: What it means for circulation

The southern Indian Ocean off the west coast of Australia is becoming less salty at an astonishing rate, largely due to climate change, new research shows. In a study published in Nature Climate ...