But these, open-ocean rogue waves are way more unpredictable. Here’s how the scientists describe them: “These waves are at least twice as tall as the surrounding waves. They’re unpredictable.

The presence of chlorophyll in open ocean is a proxy for concentrations of phytoplankton biomass. The colors indicate how chlorophyll concentration is changing at specific latitudes, in which the ...

Unusual heat waves have occurred in all of the major ocean basins around the planet in recent years. And some of these events have become so intense that scientists have coined a new term: super ...

"Globally, marine heat waves are a natural phenomenon, but they have become stronger, longer and more frequent since 1980 and are being driven by climate change." ...

Calling all entrepreneurs, researchers and scientists who are looking to make waves in ocean innovation! Applications are now open for UC San Diego’s StartBlue Ocean Enterprise Accelerator, a program ...

Heat waves are becoming more common and intense underwater due to climate change. Warmer water temperatures can bleach sea anemones that clownfish call home, forcing them to adapt to stay alive ...

The river waves, which, unlike ocean waves, are temporary surges of water, stretched from 47 to 166 miles long as they traveled down rivers in Montana, Texas, and Georgia, the SWOT satellite recorded.

The researchers analyzed satellite data on the open ocean collected from 2003 to 2022 by a NASA instrument that combs through the planet every two days to measure light wavelength, according to ...