Atlantic Ocean

First Atlantic Ocean Marine Monument Designated by USA

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Permanently protecting nearly 5,000 square miles of underwater canyons and mountains, the first national marine monument in the Atlantic Ocean was designated by President Barack Obama on September 15, 2016. Formed millions of years ago by extinct volcanoes and sediment erosion, seamounts and sea canyons are some of the oldest and most mysterious locations on

Atlantic Ocean Circulation Found to be Faster During Last Ice Age

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The circulation of water through the Atlantic Ocean during the last Ice Age was faster than previously assumed, and stronger than it currently is today, according to new research led by environmental physicists at Heidelberg University, Germany. The “Atlantic heat pump” sees warm water from the Gulf of Mexico transported north and west where it

Snowmageddon Linked to North Atlantic Ocean Currents

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The slow moving weather systems that lead to massive snowfalls like the now popularly known Snowmageddon that hit the East Coast of the United States in the winter of 2009-10 are now seen to be more frequent during decades in which the North Atlantic Ocean is warmer than usual. This, from a new study released

Marine Habitat Infographic

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Check out this super cool infographic from ReuseThisBag… which, believe it or not, sells Reusable Shopping Bags. As we’ve written a number of times before, there are huge garbage patches, mostly of plastic, in the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean (and other oceans).

Click the image to enlarge it.

Could Icebergs be Towed to Areas Suffering Drought?

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Throughout the world many areas are facing severe droughts. It is a growing problem that most likely will get worse over the next century. One of the worst hit areas at the present moment is in the Horn of Africa. Drinkable water is becoming harder to come by, as they face a severe drought with little to no hope in sight.

Carbon Dioxide Unlikely to Spark Abrupt Climate Change

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New research into the issue of whether atmospheric carbon dioxide has the capacity to spark an abrupt climate change has shown that past changes are more likely linked to alterations in ocean circulation unique associated with ice ages, rather than a catastrophic level of atmospheric carbon dioxide.

Five Thousand Years of Rapid Greenland Climate Changes

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Scientists have long known that climate change was happening in West Greenland over the past 5,000 years, but until now they have not been able to quantify the specific conditions of that change. New research has allowed scientists to predict that abrupt temperature changes by as much as 4 or 5 degrees Celsius will have had profound implications for the peoples that occupied western Greenland during that time.

Timid Pacific Hurricane Season Predicted

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America’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center has predicted a below average pacific hurricane season, with an outlook that calls for a 70% probability of a below average season.

Several Hurricane Landfalls Expected for US in 2011

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Weather Services International (WSI) have released revised predictions for the number and type of storms for the 2011 storm season emanating from the Atlantic Ocean.

WSI predicts 15 named storms, 8 hurricanes and 4 intense hurricanes rated at category 3 or greater.

Tracking the Japanese Tsunami Debris

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Most people will have seen the images depicting the devastating impact of the 9.0 Tohoku Earthquake which destroyed coastal towns along the Japanese east coast near Sendai. Entire villages and communities are gone, along with the lives that inhabited them.

Of less, but still important, concern than the lives lost, is what will happen to all the debris which was washed out to sea as a result of the tsunami.

Projections of just what will happen to the debris have been made by Nikolai Maximenko and Jan Hafner at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s International Pacific Research Center, shown in the animated image below

Complicated Circulation Affects Greenland Glaciers

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“People always thought the circulation [in Greenland’s fjords] would be simple: warm waters coming into the fjords at depth, melting the glaciers. Then the mixture of warm water and meltwater rises because it is lighter, and comes out at the top. Nice and neat,” says Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution physical oceanographer Fiamma Straneo, who has now led two survey trips to Sermilik Fjord at the base of Helheim Glacier, Greenland.

Mapping Massive Undersea Mountains

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Humanity often thinks it has explored to the known reaches of our world; seen everything there is to see, and now we’re just waiting for better space travel. However researchers aboard a Scripps Institution of Oceanography research vessel are mapping a series of mammoth and previously uncharted undersea mountains in the South Atlantic Ocean. Located

Oceanic Garbage Patch Blown out of Proportion by Media

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Unsurprisingly, not every statistic you read or hear of in the media correct. According to assistant professor of oceanography at Oregon State University, Angelicque “Angel” White, one such statistic you should definitely think twice about is anything referring to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a gyre of marine litter

Huge Bluefin Tuna Black Market and Overfishing Identified

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Recently, an investigation and then a comprehensive analysis of bluefin tuna have shown some bad news for this magnificent creature. “New data seen by conservation organisations WWF and Greenpeace reveals that documentation for 2010 bluefin tuna catches in the Mediterranean Sea is as riddled with rule-flouting and inadequacies as ever before,” WWF reports. “Cases include catches

Argentina Gets Big Award from WWF for Ocean Protection Efforts

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At the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) last week, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) awarded Argentina’s National Park Administration President, Dr. Patricia Gandini, one of its highest awards — a Leaders for a Living Planet (LLP) award. Gandini and Argentina was given the award for her leadership efforts to protect the southwest Atlantic Ocean and

A Dusty Tropical Storm Julia Captured by NASA

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NASA has captured images of tropical storm Julia being buffeted by a massive dust cloud being swept west across the North Atlantic. Captured on the 18th of September at 13:50 UTC (9:50 a.m. EDT) the large dust cloud can be easily seen off to Julia’s east (right hand) side. The image was taken by NASA’s

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