The seas have long sustained human life, but a new UC Santa Barbara study shows that rising climate and human pressures are ...

A new National Academies report reviews evidence gathered by the scientific community since 2009 on greenhouse gas emissions and their effects on U.S. climate, health, and welfare.

Rising oceans and flooding caused by climate change will threaten the homes and livelihoods of more than a million ...

Tiny ocean microbes like Prochlorococcus fuel marine life, but new research shows rising temperatures could threaten their ...

Debates around climate change often focus on the world’s largest economies and biggest emitters. But much of the hard work of ...

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We all depend on the oceans. They regulate climate over long timescales and affect weather on land. They also host vast ecosystems, provide nutrition for billions, and support livelihoods and cultures ...

Australia is likely to experience more intense and extreme climate hazards — in some cases where people and places haven't ...

Ocean Shores, a popular coastal destination, has recently updated its dune access rules to better protect its fragile coastal ...

Oceans help sustain life on Earth, but the tipping point is near, experts said. Oceans do so much to sustain life on Earth, including bearing the brunt of global temperatures that have been steadily ...