To Halt Sea Level Rise, the World Must Cut More Than Carbon

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jan 16, 2017 Short-lived greenhouse gases such as methane will continue to affect oceans for centuries, no matter how much nations reduce carbon, research suggests. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How to Stop Capitalism’s Deadly War With Nature

Paul Street / Truthdig Sep 14, 2016 It's not humanity alone that threatens life on earth. The bigger culprit is an economic and political system that relies on endless global appropriation of cheap food, energy, raw materials and labor. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Climate Change Threatens to Obliterate Great Barrier Reef Corals

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jun 23, 2016 The worst-ever bleaching event affects 93 percent of Australia's famous reef, as rising temperatures and sea levels bring swift death to vast swaths of the colorful creatures. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Ducks Are Showing Us How the Pacific Ocean Is Changing

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jun 18, 2016 Tracking eider ducks with satellite transmitters as they seek to stock up on food before the Arctic winter gives scientists a deeper insight into shifts in ocean ecosystems. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Dead Zones Devour Oceans’ Oxygen

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network May 4, 2016 Marine life faces increased threats as researchers warn that warmer waters caused by climate change could seriously reduce the levels of oxygen in the world’s seas. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Acid Test Shows Real Threat to Coral Reefs

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Mar 2, 2016 A pioneering experiment on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has revealed clear evidence that coral growth is being restricted by rising levels of ocean acidity. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

North Atlantic Carbon Intake Doubles

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Feb 13, 2016 The North Atlantic is gulping down twice as much industrial carbon as before and becoming increasingly acidic, intensifying threats to marine creatures. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Oceans Will Be Swimming With More Plastic Than Fish by 2050, Report Warns

Staff / Truthdig Jan 20, 2016 A new report by the World Economic Forum says 8 million tons of plastic end up in the ocean every year-- the equivalent of one garbage truckload of waste every minute. The report projects that by 2050, the weight of plastic in the seas will exceed that of the fish. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cutting Emissions May Save Some U.S. Cities, but More Than 400 Appear ‘Already Lost,’ Study Finds

By Reynard Loki, AlterNet Oct 15, 2015 Researchers say it is already too late for Miami and New Orleans, which will be overcome by rising sea levels caused by man-made climate change. Under a worst-case scenario, New York could be unlivable by 2085. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Global Warming Will Impoverish Oceans

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Oct 14, 2015 Rising temperatures and acidification threaten to create a hostile ocean environment that will cause a serious collapse in the food chain. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Coral Reefs Are Dying as El Niño Heats Up

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Oct 11, 2015 The third mass coral bleaching in recent history is underway as record ocean warmth creates a crisis in the tropics. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.S.’ Atlantic Coast Likely to Take Worse Battering With Warming

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Oct 3, 2015 Scientists say the Eastern Seaboard of the United States faces more frequent storms and flooding as sea levels continue to rise with climate change. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )