Paros Endowed Chair in Atmospheric and Climate Hazard Research Cecilia Bitz on July 13 for a PNW Climate Week event titled ...

The planet is warming because we’re emitting vast quantities of greenhouse gases, primarily from fossil fuel burning,” one expert said.

Global ocean surface temperatures hit record highs last month — and scientists are warning that we're well into "uncharted territory." Both the Copernicus Climate Change Service and the Copernicus ...

The planet’s oceans are at unprecedented temperatures for this time of year, breaking the June temperature record, according to new data, with alarming implications for global weather and marine life.

The world’s average ocean temperature shattered records in June, according to two European Union Earth monitoring systems, the Copernicus Climate Change Service and the Copernicus Marine Service. On ...

July 1 (UPI) --Ocean surface temperatures for June hit record highs for the month, the European Union's climate change service said Wednesday, warning that while the rise was anticipated due to El ...

Scientific models have predicted that climate change will drive oceans in the Northern Hemisphere to warm faster than oceans in the Southern Hemisphere. However, observational data over the last 70 ...

A new United Nations assessment of ocean health documents a “deepening crisis” as climate change, pollution, overfishing and biodiversity loss threaten marine ecosystems crucial to human survival. The ...

As human activities have released greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, trapping excess heat and warming the planet, the ocean has absorbed more than 90% of that excess heat since the 1970s. The ocean ...