Chinese Company Launches Wind-Powered Data Center at the Bottom of the Sea

This week, Chinese firm HiCloud broke the mold by launching the first phase of the 24 megawatt facility off the coast of Shanghai, claiming a world first. According to New Atlas, 95 percent of the data center's energy comes from offshore wind, while the facility itself is cooled by the cold ocean current…

https://futurism.com/science-energy/china-data-center-ocean-wind 

 

The sudden warming of Britain’s seas will tear through ocean life like a wildfire

It is one of this year's nastier surprises. Sea temperatures are up to 5C higher than usual, in part due to human-induced global heating, and in part as a result of this year's El Niño effect. It is a mortal reminder of how the sea dominates our entire planet – that a cycle of warm water in the distant Pacific should impact so severely on our local shores. As water temperatures reach an all-time high, the direct effect on wildlife – from seagrass to oysters and fish – will be devastating, the way "wildfires take out huge areas of forest", as one scientist says...

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/23/sudden-warming-britain-seas-wildfire-fragile-ecosystem

Ocean heat is off the charts – here's what that means for humans and ecosystems around the world

Ocean temperatures have been off the charts since mid-March 2023, with the highest average levels in 40 years of satellite monitoring, and the impact is breaking through in disruptive ways around the world.

https://theconversation.com/ocean-heat-is-off-the-charts-heres-what-that-means-for-humans-and-ecosystems-around-the-world-207902

Hottest ocean temperatures in history recorded last year

…Warmer ocean waters are helping supercharge storms, hurricanes and extreme rainfall, the paper states, which is escalating the risks of severe flooding. Heated ocean water expands and eats away at the vast Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, which are collectively shedding around 1tn tons of ice a year, with both of these processes fueling sea level rise...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jan/11/oceans-hottest-temperatures-research-climate-crisis

The scientists fighting to save the ocean’s most important carbon capture system - The Washington Post

… Kelp forests cover a quarter of the world's coastlines, stretching from Antarctica to Australia, Mexico to Alaska, providing food and shelter for thousands of species, while sucking carbon from the atmosphere. But over the past decade, thanks to warming waters and overfishing, they're disappearing...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2021/07/05/kelp-forests-destroyed-sea-urchins/

Newly hatched Florida sea turtles are consuming dangerous quantities of floating plastic

Plastic pollution has been found in practically every environment on the planet, with especially severe effects on ocean life. Plastic waste harms marine life in many ways – most notably, when animals become entangled in it or consume it.
https://theconversation.com/newly-hatched-florida-sea-turtles-are-consuming-dangerous-quantities-of-floating-plastic-143785

Top Fossil Fuel Companies Responsible for Majority of Ocean Acidification | Union of Concerned Scientists

A peer-reviewed study published today in the scientific journal Environmental Research Letters found that emissions traced to the world’s largest fossil fuel companies are responsible for more than half of the ocean’s acidification since pre-industrial times.
https://www.ucsusa.org/about/news/top-fossil-fuel-companies-responsible-majority-ocean-acidification

Ocean acidification can cause mass extinctions, fossils reveal

Carbon emissions make sea more acidic, which wiped out 75% of marine species 66m years ago https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/21/ocean-acidification-can-cause-mass-extinctions-fossils-reveal

Climate change is way worse on ocean animals - Futurity

Global warming has caused twice as many ocean-dwelling species as land-dwelling species to disappear from their habitats, researchers report. The greater vulnerability of sea creatures may significantly impact human communities that rely on fish and shellfish for food and economic activity, according to the new study. It's the first to compare cold-blooded marine and land species' sensitivity to warming and their ability to find refuge from the heat while staying in their normal habitats...
https://www.futurity.org/climate-change-ocean-life-2046612/

Ocean Heat Waves Are Threatening Marine Life - NYTimes

Scientists say the heat waves are becoming more common and longer, and are killing off the species that underpin many marine ecosystems...
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/04/climate/marine-heat-waves.html

Greenland’s Melting Ice Nears a ‘Tipping Point,’ Scientists Say - NYTimes

With the Arctic warming rapidly, ice loss in Greenland is accelerating and may soon be a major factor in rising sea levels, according to a new study.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/21/climate/greenland-ice.html

Our oceans broke heat records in 2018 and the consequences are catastrophic

Rising temperatures can be charted back to the late 1950s, and the last five years were the five hottest on record....
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2019/jan/16/our-oceans-broke-heat-records-in-2018-and-the-consequences-are-catastrophic

Ocean Warming Is Accelerating Faster Than Thought, New Research Finds - The New York Times

An analysis concluded that Earth's oceans are heating up 40 percent faster on average than a United Nations panel estimated five years ago, a finding with dire implications for climate change. ....
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/10/climate/ocean-warming-climate-change.html

Warming oceans likely to raise sea levels 30cm by end of century – study - the guardian

Seawater temperature is rising faster than predicted, which is likely to worsen extreme weather events around the world ....
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jan/10/warming-oceans-likely-to-raise-sea-levels-30cm-by-end-of-century-study

Building blocks of ocean food web in rapid decline as plankton productivity plunges | CBC News

Senior DFO scientist says the cause of the collapse is unknown...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/ocean-phytoplankton-zooplankton-food-web-1.4927884

New findings on ocean warming: 5 questions answered - The Conversation US

According to a new study, the oceans have absorbed more heat from climate change than previously thought. This could mean the Earth will warm even faster in the future than scientists have predicted. ....
https://theconversation.com/new-findings-on-ocean-warming-5-questions-answered-106215

The Seafloor Is Dissolving Because of Climate Change - Motherboard

According to a new study, ocean acidification is setting off a dangerous feedback loop that’s dissolving the very bottom of the ocean....
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/d3qaek/the-seafloor-is-dissolving-because-climate-change

Oceans heating faster than previously thought: study - Raw Story

The world's oceans have absorbed 60 percent more heat than previously thought over the last quarter of a century, scientists said Thursday, leaving Earth more sensitive still to the effects of climate change. Oceans cover more than two thirds of the planet's surface and play a vital role in sustaining life on Earth. ....
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/11/oceans-heating-faster-previously-thought-study/

We Now Know Why Great White Sharks Gather In a Mysterious Ocean Void - VICE

One of the ocean's most tantalizing questions has been answered by an expedition to the 'white shark cafe,' a remote zone in the middle of the Pacific. ....
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/7xjbd9/we-now-know-why-great-white-sharks-visit-the-mysterious-white-shark-cafe

5 important stories that have nothing to do with the White House - PBS NewsHour

Issues with recovery from historic flooding in Kerala, India, the start of the murder trial for the fatal Chicago police shooting of Laquan McDonald, and other stories we're reading this week. ....
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/5-important-stories-that-have-nothing-to-do-with-the-white-house-5