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An atmospheric scientist explains how rising temperatures are helping to fuel extreme storms, floods, droughts and devastating wildfires.
The US saw a record number of billion-dollar disasters in 2023, even when accounting for inflation. The number of long-running heat waves like the Southwest experienced is also rising.
Ocean temperatures have hit record highs off the Florida Keys. Scientists and volunteer divers are racing to save these valuable creatures.
Water temperatures in the 90s off Florida in July are alarming, a NOAA coral scientist writes. Scientists in several North American countries have already spotted coral bleaching off their coasts.
Drought in Europe, dwindling Arctic sea ice, a slow start to the Indian monsoon – unusually hot ocean temperatures can disrupt climate patterns around the world, as an ocean scientist explains.
Currents can carry that deep ocean heat hundreds of miles to surface again at distant shores.
The official forecast calls for a strong El Niño by winter, but other models suggest it might dip in and out. An atmospheric scientist explains.
El Niño can trigger intense and widespread periods of extreme ocean warming known as marine heat waves. They can devastate marine life.
Our oceans have absorbed almost all the extra heat we’ve trapped with our emissions. Now we know how this heat moves in ocean currents.
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Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton
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Senior Research Associate in Physical Oceanography, University of Tasmania
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Senior lecturer, University of Tasmania
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Research Associate, University of Tasmania
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Postdoctoral research associate
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Climate Research Scientist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Professor in Oceanography, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor of Climate Science, Brandeis University
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Ph.D. Candidate in Physical Oceanography, University of California, San Diego
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Professor of Ocean and Climate Dynamics, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Research Ecologist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Associate Professor of Biological Sciences & Environmental Conservation, Clemson University
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Associate Research Scientist, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
