Climate change is driving plankton towards the poles, study says
Communities of zooplankton – microscopic drifting animals that underpin marine ecosystems – are migrating poleward in response to climate change, a study finds.
By comparing ancient...
State of the climate: Heat across Earth’s surface and oceans mark early 2019
Global surface temperatures in 2019 are on track to be either the second or third warmest since records began in the mid-1800s, behind only...
Bottlenose dolphin numbers declined by ‘12%’ following marine heatwave
An unprecedented spell of marine heat in Shark Bay, Australia, caused bottlenose dolphin numbers to decline for the following six years, a study finds.
Dolphin...
Arctic sea ice winter peak in 2019 is seventh lowest on record
Arctic sea ice has reached its maximum extent for the year, peaking at 14.78m square kilometers (sq km) on 13 March. It is the...
Ocean warming has caused ‘sustainable’ fish stocks to drop by 4% since 1930s
Warming of the world’s oceans has caused the total amount of fish that can be caught sustainably to fall by an average of 4%...
Studies shed new light on Antarctica’s future contribution to sea level rise
A widely reported study in 2016 that suggested Antarctica could add more than a metre to sea levels by 2100 was likely an “overestimate”,...
Major study uncovers ‘sea change’ in world’s understanding of Atlantic conveyor belt
An international research programme has uncovered data that could transform scientists’ understanding of the Atlantic Ocean current – a circulation pattern that plays a...
State of the climate: How the world warmed in 2018
The climate data for 2018 is now mostly in, though the ongoing shutdown of the US government has caused some datasets to be delayed.
In...
Guest post: Observations and models agree that the oceans are warming faster
Dr Lijing Cheng is an associate professor at the Institute of Atmospheric Physics in China; Prof John Abraham is a professor in the School...
Analysis: The climate papers most featured in the media in 2018
In a year dominated by events such as Brexit, royal weddings, the Salisbury poisonings, US Supreme Court nominations and the World Cup, there was...