When salinity levels change, it can affect the heat content of the ocean. Warmer waters can lead to more intense storms, as they provide more energy for storm systems to draw upon.

A groundbreaking discovery reveals that the Southern Ocean is undergoing an unprecedented reversal in circulation. Read on to ...

Oceans comprise about 96.5% of the water-covered surface (71%) of the Earth. Surprisingly, the salinity of these huge bodies ...

Warmer, saltier water from deep in the Southern Ocean has started rising to the surface, bringing up more carbon dioxide, a recent study shows. Fresher, cooler surface waters had helped sea ice expand ...

A digger has been called to a lagoon in West Sussex to help raise the water levels and limit the number of dead fish. Gill ...

Ocean current expected to warm - and could drive up sea level rise, study finds WLRN Public Media | By Jenny Staletovich Published April 8, 2025 at 8:37 AM EDT ...

Scientists have discovered that changes in climate and water levels are reducing the ability of some ecosystems in the ...

Antarctica has lost sea ice equivalent in area to Greenland – and it has not returned, according to new satellite data. This ...

Drought and sea level rise have caused salt water from the Atlantic Ocean to creep into the Delaware River Basin, a major source of drinking water for Philadelphia and the surrounding area ...