Marine heatwave research has primarily focused on sea surface temperature extremes. While surface marine heat waves can have dramatic impacts on marine ecosystems, extreme warming along the seafloor can also have significant biological outcomes.
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NOAA researchers have published the new article titled, “Growing Safely or Building Risk?” The publication analyzes new construction across 5 million parcels in the state of North Carolina, and the relationships between flood risk management effort and development outcomes.
Predictions at the seasonal to sub-seasonal scale are important for planning and decision-making in a variety of disciplines, and improving understanding and model skill at this timescale is a key …
Models used in a new study indicate that the primary driver of productivity changes in the California Current System will involve the nitrate concentration in subsurface waters rather than upwelling strength.
A study partly funded by the CPO quantified long term trends in adaptation to temperature increases in New York City using historical patterns of temperature and mortality, as well as temperature ...