HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Atlantic Ocean seems so far away from the Pacific Ocean and Hawaiʻi. The Pacific and Atlantic oceans meet at the tip of South America. One can only wonder what ancient ...
Brinicles are a combination of brine and icicles that grow underneath ice shelves in the ocean. While they're technically just a sliver of super-cooled ice that grows downwards, brinicles have also ...
“Milky seas” are an ocean phenomenon that cause a vast area of the ocean to glow. Scientists are trying to predict when the events occur in hopes of better understanding the bioluminescent display. - ...
Scientists have discovered that changing ocean climates are affecting seabird distribution in the California Current Ecosystem, which could be an indicator of troubling changes ahead. A new study has ...
A once-in-40-year marine heatwave in the Mediterranean has scientists sounding the alarm over the pace of ocean change. From May 2022 to early 2023, surface temperatures rose to 4.3 degrees Celsius (7 ...
A Queensland University of Technology researcher in Australia discovered an ocean phenomenon that could save coral reefs despite the changing climate, the university shared via Phys.org. Marine ...
A new study has investigated how future changes in weather patterns could affect the tropical Pacific Ocean and its ecosystems. The research, based on complex computer models, has shown that these ...
Oceans cover more of 70 percent of Earth. While a large part of the these waters remain unexplored, there are many naturally occurring phenomena around or within oceans that have been observed. These ...
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The strength of the wind has an important influence on ocean circulation. This is particularly true for extreme events such as storm fronts, tropical storms and cyclones. These weather patterns, which ...