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Loss, decay and bleaching: why sponges may be the ‘canary in the coal mine’ for impacts of marine heatwaves

Marine sponges were thought to be more resilient to ocean warming than other organisms. But earlier this year, New Zealand recorded the largest-ever sponge bleaching event off its southern coastline.

The Conversation · Dec 4, 2022

Where did Earth’s oxygen come from? A new study hints at an unexpected source

This study could partly explain the lack of oxygen and, ultimately, life on the other rocky planets in the future as well.

Inverse · Dec 4, 2022

The wreckage of ancient hurricanes could predict future storms

Scientists are digging deep into the ocean to figure out how climate change will impact storm activity and coastal flooding.

Inverse · Dec 3, 2022

Hurricanes will devastate coastal cities

An oceanographer explains the historical devastation of hurricanes, and the danger they pose to coastal places

Salon · Nov 30, 2022

Australia has second wettest spring on record, with parts of country coldest in decades

Melbourne, Adelaide and Canberra had the coldest spring weather in 30 years, while Sydney did not reach 30C for first time in three decades

The Guardian - AU · Nov 30, 2022

NGO asks Spain to halt possible return of Nigerian stowaways

A human rights organization is asking the Spanish government to halt the potential return to Nigeria of three men found traveling on an oil tanker’s rudder after an 11-day ocean voyage from Lagos, Nigeria to Las Palmas in the Canary Islands

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2022

The happy ups and dangerous downs in the life and career of Chicago rocker Michael McDermott

CHICAGO — The rock ’n’ roll life can be a very hard life, and Michael McDermott knows that as well as anyone who is still alive and kicking, and writing: “Music is an amazing, time-traveling vehicle that glides atop the ether of our memories and dreams. Sights, sounds, and scenes…

Chicago Tribune · Nov 30, 2022

The U.N. sys the Great Barrier Reef is in danger of disappearing

Climate change has already locked in an increase in global ocean temperatures.

Fortune · Nov 30, 2022

Even weak tropical cyclones have grown more intense worldwide – we tracked 30 years of them using currents

Tropical cyclones have been growing stronger worldwide over the past 30 years, and not just the big ones that you hear about. Our new research finds that weak tropical cyclones have gotten at least 15% more intense in ocean basins where they occur around the world.

The Conversation · Nov 29, 2022

£209m handed back to retirees owed state pension payments

The amount paid back so far is a ‘drop in the ocean’ when compared to the nearly £1.5 billion estimated to have been underpaid, one expert said.

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2022