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Warm tropical Atlantic waters juiced the 2017 hurricane season
Anomalously warm ocean waters in the tropical Atlantic Ocean drove 2017’s hurricane powerhouses.
By Carolyn Gramling | 11:40am, September 28, 2018
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News | Oceans
A massive net is being deployed to pick up plastic in the Pacific
By Carolyn Gramling | 5:36pm, September 07, 2018
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Wild Things | Oceans
A gentoo penguin’s dinner knows how to fight back
By Sarah Zielinski | 2:12pm, September 04, 2018
Hurricane Katrina
News in Brief | Oceans
Chances of an Atlantic hurricane season busier than 2005’s are slim — for now
By Carolyn Gramling | 1:59pm, August 22, 2018
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News | Oceans
Beaked whales may frequent a seabed spot marked for mining
By Carolyn Gramling | 7:05pm, August 21, 2018
Emiliania huxleyi phytoplankton
News | Oceans
Viruses may help phytoplankton make clouds — by tearing the algae apart
By Carolyn Gramling | 11:12am, August 15, 2018
Maldives
Feature | Oceans
Why sea level rise varies from place to place
By Katy Daigle | 9:30am, August 15, 2018
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Feature | Oceans
As waters rise, coastal megacities like Mumbai face catastrophe
By Katy Daigle | 9:30am, August 15, 2018
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Film | Oceans
What ‘The Meg’ gets wrong — and right — about megalodon sharks
By Carolyn Gramling | 12:41pm, August 10, 2018
Larsen C
News in Brief | Oceans
The giant iceberg that broke from Antarctica’s Larsen C ice shelf is stuck
By Leah Rosenbaum | 7:00am, July 23, 2018
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