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Changes in the extent of sea ice over time
Oceans in the News is a compilation of current news relevant to oceans and climate as guided by COSEE-OS concept maps. These maps and our Ocean Climate Interface address Ocean Literacy Essential Principle #3: "The ocean is a major influence on weather and climate".

Oceans in the News:

  • Provides a clearinghouse of current, relevant headlines including a brief synopsis of story with references to source and/or full text documents
  • Highlights freely available web content (e.g., press releases from NSF, NOAA, NASA, US Global Climate Change Research Program, academic and research institutions, along with popular magazines and newspapers)
  • Links to relevant visualizations
Search "Oceans in the News" by Key Phrase
Airborne particles Major algal blooms
Atmosphere & ocean trap and store heat Major storms
Atmospheric circulation Microscopic organisms
Bacteria Mixed upper ocean currents
Biological pump Move heat around the globe
Boiling point Move water around the globe
Buried or sequestered carbon Natural processes
Carbon dioxide (dissolved) Nutrients in the ocean
CFCs Ocean acidification
Climate change Ocean circulation
Climate warming Ocean heat storage
CO2 and methane Ocean salinity
Coastal 'dead' zones Orbital path around the sun
Day & night Organic carbon
Deep ocean currents Oxygen
Deforestation Ozone hole
Distance from the sun Permafrost thaw
Drought Planets intercept light and heat energy
Dust storms Pollution
Earth's gravity field Precipitation, condensation and evaporation
Earth's rotation Presence of heat-trapping, liquid water
Ecosystem change Primary producers and grazers
El Niño / La Niña Primary productivity
Fecal pellets Salt water in the oceans
Food web Sea level
Fossil fuels Sea surface temperature
Fossil record Seasons
Freezing point Skin cancer
Freshwater in clouds, etc. Solid
Gas Subsurface temperature
Greenhouse effect Sun
Human industrial processes Surface color (albedo)
Hurricanes Tides
Inorganic carbon Tilt of spin axis
Insects and organisms that carry disease Transport processes
Jet streams and surface winds Upwelling
Land runoff and floods UV radiation
Life Water cycle
Liquid Water density
Living things & non-living things Water phase and properties