Over the last decade, ocean warming and acidification have transformed from long-term projections into active, disruptive forces reshaping ecosystems, weather systems, and marine economies.

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IntroductionAir temperatures in Alaska are increasing at twice the rate of the contiguous United States. Soil temperatures have been shown to be increasing a...

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Abstract Organized deep convective activity has been routinely monitored by satellite precipitation radar from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) and Global Precipitation Mission (GPM). Or...

While attention fixates on an AMOC collapse, a faster-responding subpolar tipping element could trigger severe European weather shifts and ocean cascades as early as the 2040s.

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Monthly MEERTalks with scientists, innovators and thought leaders on climate, extreme heat and sustainable cooling.

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A new global report stresses the vulnerability of coral reefs to warming oceans, but together with affordable technology, provides some hope that time can be bought to protect these vital ecosystems.

We have breached 7 out of 9 Planetary Boundaries.The Planetary Health Check 2026 makes it clear: We have to act now.

AI has been getting a lot of bad press this week with concerns over the datacenter build out, alignment, safety, and of course, energy use and carbon emissions. Is it acceptable to use AI art?

Mineral dust affects Earth’s energy budget, clouds, and biochemistry, yet the evolution of the global dust cycle in recent decades remains shrouded in uncertainty. Here we reconstruct the global dust ...

Disentangling aerosol unmasking from cloud feedbacks in the CERES satellite record and what a darker Earth means for accelerating warming and the Solar Geoengineering debate.

Disentangling aerosol unmasking from cloud feedbacks in the CERES satellite record and what a darker Earth means for accelerating warming and the Solar Geoengineering debate.

New research argues no other concept reflects our planet-wide transformation in its proper context of deep time.

Half of the CO₂ that humans emit into the atmosphere each year is safely recaptured for free by the Earth’s biological and chemical systems. Warming projections rely on this continuing, but will it?

The last pristine and healthy Caribbean coral reefs? The deadly heat waves of 2023 and 2024 killed almost all Caribbean Acropora corals (elkhorn and staghorn), wiping out years of coral "restoration" ...

Protect and Restore Ecosystems to Cool the Planet Third Session The Ocean Starts Upstream: Restoration and Resilience from Watersheds to Coral Reefs Saturday, September 1910:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET Regist...

Records are tumbling and impacts not expected until mid-century are now hitting every continent - what happened?