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11 Must-Read Ocean Books in 2022

Ocean Conservancy

anywhere near the water, especially the ocean. Yet as I began to pull together a list of book recommendations for ocean lovers, I realized something. While I love any book about the sea, there’s a category of “ocean books” that I’ve found myself more fascinated with each day. Love ocean content? Enter Your Email.loading.

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What is happening in the Atlantic Ocean to the AMOC?

Real Climate

The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) is a large-scale overturning motion of the entire Atlantic, from the Southern Ocean to the high north. 2022 , see Figure 2. 2022 (my take: quite well). Graph by Ruijian Gou. The AMOC is a big deal for climate. It moves around 15 million cubic meters of water per second (i.e.

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2022 updates to model-observation comparisons

Real Climate

This has now been completed for 2022. This is related to the commentary we published last year ( Hausfather et al, 2022 ), where we show that this screen is a reasonable match to the IPCC AR6 assessed projections that used emulators constrained by observations. 26-29, 2022. Casas, G.A. Schmidt, R.L. Tsigaridis, L.S.

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Reflections on Capitol Hill Ocean Week 2022

Ocean Conservancy

I had the pleasure of moderating a panel on ocean justice at Capitol Hill Ocean Week (CHOW). This year’s CHOW convening was especially important as we celebrated the 50th anniversary of a powerful package of legislative changes that improved how we protect our ocean, coasts and lakes.

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The Year in Water, 2022

Circle of Blue

The Year in Water, 2022. Sharpening the Shark’s Teeth By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – December 13, 2022. The strength of the shark’s teeth and the breadth of the bite were on full display in 2022. Though vivid, the shark metaphor is an inadequate frame for some of 2022’s defining water stories. Brett Walton.

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What’s Up With Water – December 13, 2022

Circle of Blue

The SWOT mission, as its called, will measure weekly changes in the world’s major rivers, lakes, wetlands, and oceans. For oceans, the satellite will track small-scale currents and eddies that transport nutrients, salt, and heat. The post What’s Up With Water – December 13, 2022 appeared first on Circle of Blue.

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Dry: A Weekly Western Drought Digest — September 13, 2022

Circle of Blue

By Delaney Nelson, Circle of Blue – September 13, 2022. This year marked the third-warmest summer on record for the contiguous United States, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. August 2022 drew to a close the 3rd-warmest summer on record for the contiguous US. Forests become tinder boxes.

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