Going with the flow: Visualizing ocean currents with ECCO ocean model
Historically, the ocean has been difficult to model. Scientists struggled in years past to simulate ocean currents or ...
Indo-Pacific security: India mustn’t let Diego Garcia fall off its map
This American air-base in the Indian Ocean has been part of US-UK talks as London plans to hand the island over to Mauritius.
The world's strongest ocean current should be getting faster – instead, it is at risk of failing
Antarctica's remote and mysterious current has a profound influence on the climate, food systems and Antarctic ecosystems.
Sierra Sun Times2d
NOAA Reports World-Wide February 2025 had Above-Average Temperatures Over Most Areas; Lowest Global and Arctic Sea Ice Extent
NOAA Reports World-Wide February 2025 had Above-Average Temperatures Over Most Areas; Lowest Global and Arctic Sea Ice Extent ...
Marie Tharp pioneered mapping the bottom of the ocean 6 decades ago – scientists are still learning about Earth’s last frontier
Born on July 30, 1920, geologist and cartographer Tharp changed scientific thinking about what lay at the bottom of the ocean – not a featureless flat, but rugged and varied terrain.
Mongabay11d
From Kenya to Madagascar, massive effort aims to put seagrasses on the map
“Currently, there is no standardized seagrass map for the [Western Indian Ocean] region ... Baez added that less than a fifth of the world’s seagrasses are fully mapped.
World’s most dangerous sea, even seasoned sailors fear to venture here, know the mystery lies buried in its waters, the name is…
We are talking about the North Sea. Take a world map and look at the blue expanse between Norway, Scotland, England, France, ...
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel2d
Less mapped than the Moon: quest to reveal the seabed
It covers nearly three-quarters of our planet but the ocean floor is less mapped than the Moon, an astonishing fact driving a ...
Ocean Infinity launches fresh search for MH370 with new maritime tech
A fresh search is underway for the wreckage of missing Malaysian airliner MH370 and two maritime experts say radical new tech could finally bring some closure to aviation’s most haunting mystery.