Ocean
Heat release from stagnant deep sea helped end last Ice Age
Posted in Science on 16th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller
The build-up and subsequent release of warm, stagnant water from the deep Arctic Ocean and Nordic Seas played a role in ending the last Ice Age within the Arctic region.
A new study suggests that plankton keeps our planet cool
Posted in Featured, Science on 21st Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller
Microscopic organisms that float in the oceans known as plankton may be helping our planet against the damaging effects of climate change.
Ocean warming due to climate change is unstoppable
Posted in Featured, Science on 17th Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller
Seas will continue to warm for centuries even if manmade greenhouse gas emissions were frozen at todays levels, say scientists.
The Global Warming 'Pause' Never Actually Happened
Posted in Featured, Science on 10th Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller
Earths extra heat has spent the last 10 years sinking into the vast depths of the equatorial Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Wave generator supplies US electrical grid for the first time
Posted in Science on 7th Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller
Though it can only produce 20 kilowatts, the DoE said that similar devices could eventually provide large amounts of clean power to coastal cities.