A spill from a pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico has released over 1 million gallons of oil, threatening local wildlife and prompting containment efforts.
The storm presents an amazing contrast from a possible world-record high-pressure zone over Mongolia.
Ice in the north Bering Sea is diminishing, researchers aboard a Coast Guard ship report.
In dives to the seafloor, scientists have noticed big differences in only a few years.
The 'blob' caused it this time around. But oceans will keep getting warmer in the future.
A buoy in Manatee Bay, about 40 miles south of Miami, posted a temperature of 101.1 degrees at 6 p.m. after a morning low of 91 degrees. Temperatures remained at or above 100 from 5 p.m. through late evening. For comparison, the “ideal” temperature of a hot tub is 100 to 102 degrees, according to jacuzzi.com.
Scientists first caught on to the strange event when they found thousands of purple sea urchins and other organisms dead in their laboratory tanks.
Arctic temperatures are warmer than ever recorded in February.
The remote Arctic tundra may seem like the last place on Earth human pollution should be causing a problem — yet it’s filled with mercury contamination.
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