PMEL in the News
World's Oceans Are Warming Quicker And Deeper, Scientists Say
The Earth's oceans are absorbing more and more heat from a warming world, and the pace of the temperature rise is increasing with each passing decade, researchers have discovered.
Ocean Warming Doubles in Recent Decades
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists, working with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and university colleagues, have found that half of the global ocean heat content increase since 1865 has occurred over the past two decades.
Scientists Track Undersea Noise Pollution as Ship Traffic Swells
When one of the world’s largest container ships passed under the Golden Gate Bridge on New Year’s Eve, it raised the curtain on a new era for West Coast container ports — and raised new anxiety for marine biologists.
Breaking the Ice: Survival Lessons from a Changing Arctic
As temperatures rise and sea ice melts, our intrepid correspondent heads north to watch scientists test technologies to better understand the Arctic.
Temperature Spike Almost 50 Degrees in North Pole
There has been a heat wave of sorts in the North Pole this week that might even have Santa trading in his sleigh for swim trunks.