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Mammoth New Marine Census Lays Out What We’ve Got to Lose

After ten years of study, a major set of findings about marine life is released, including more than 6,000 new species.… Read More

Get Ready for a La Nina Winter

La Nina conditions in the Pacific Ocean are likely to shape global weather patterns in the coming months. How might your region be affected?… Read More

Arctic Sea Ice Melt Season Ends, with Ice Continuing Its Recent Sharp Downward Trend

Arctic sea ice declined to the third-lowest extent on record this summer, and both the Northwest and Northeast Passages were open for a time.… Read More

Was Mid-Century Cooling Caused By the Oceans? Don’t Ask

A new study suggests the conventional wisdom about mid-century cooling is at least partly wrong. But the study is hardly definitive.… Read More

Arctic Sea Ice Minimum Not Quite Reached Yet After All

After seemingly reaching an end, the 2010 Arctic sea ice melt season continues on a bit longer.… Read More

Climate in Context: Facing Off With Climate Skeptics; Arctic Ice Melting Affects Phytoplankton

The late Stephen Schneider take questions from climate skeptics; New study finds link between phytoplankton blooms and declining Arctic sea ice.… Read More

A Small Step Forward for Geoengineering

A new study offers a way to help pursue geoengineering of the climate system with less damaging side effects.… Read More

Microscopic Evidence of a Warming World

Tiny shells from the sea floor show unprecedented warming off the coast of Canada, according to a new study.… Read More