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Record-Breaking Ocean Temperatures

Ocean Conservancy

The ocean is also experiencing record-breaking temperatures and more frequent marine heatwaves. Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Up to this point, the ocean has been our greatest guardian against extreme heat and catastrophic climate changes.

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What is happening in the Atlantic Ocean to the AMOC?

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The AMOC is a big deal for 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. Major abrupt past climate changes are linked to AMOC instabilities, including Dansgaard-Oeschger-Events and Heinrich Events.

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Why is This Sea Cucumber Called a Headless Chicken Monster?

Ocean Conservancy

My favorite creatures in the ocean are the weird ones. They can be found in the benthic zone, the sandy bottom of the ocean. Want to learn more about ocean animals? Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Sign up to receive our emails.

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Science denial is still an issue ahead of COP28

Real Climate

In an unchanging climate, the random fluctuations would lead to warming in some parts of the world and cooling in others. In a world with just random local fluctuations but no climate change, about half the weather stations would show a (more or less significant) warming, the other half a cooling.

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Why is There So Much Seaweed on the Beach?

Ocean Conservancy

There’s something nice about exploring the coast, and whenever you get hot you can just pop into the ocean waves to cool down! These sights led me to wonder why more and more seaweed was surrounding me on my ocean walks and where was it all coming from. Love ocean content? What is seaweed? Where does seaweed come from?

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Warm-blooded vs. Cold-blooded—What’s the Difference?

Ocean Conservancy

Animals around the world and throughout our ocean are impacted by changing temperatures. Predicting how animals will respond to climate change is complicated because there are so many factors at play. Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails.

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Wild Facts About Algae

Ocean Conservancy

Enter a true star of the ocean: algae! Love ocean content? Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Built-in sunscreen sounds pretty cool, doesn’t it? Algae and climate change can be a bad combination.