NGM MAPS. Source: “spatial and temporal changes in cumulative human impacts on the world’s ocean,” Ben S. Halpern and others, Nature Communications; UNEP-WCMC, World Database on Protected ...

The global water cycle, the intricate system that moves water between the atmosphere, land, and oceans, is undergoing ...

The study is the first comprehensive examination of the impacts of ocean pollution on human health. It was published in the online edition of the Annals of Global Health and released at the Monaco ...

A warmer ocean means increased evaporation, which in turn results in heavier rains in some areas and droughts in others. It ...

soaking up much of human-generated heat and carbon dioxide. Without these ocean gyres to moderate temperatures, the Earth would be uninhabitable. In the last few decades, however, the oceans have ...

and that includes the deep ocean. Marine Biologist, Diva Amon investigates the human impact of pollution in the deep sea and how deep sea mining is threatening to destroy valuable habitats.

Plastic accumulating in our oceans and on our beaches has become a global crisis. Billions of pounds of plastic can be found in swirling convergences that make up about 40 percent of the world's ocean ...

The impact is more visible in the Southern Hemisphere, where there are more oceans and fewer humans burning fossil fuels. While sulfur aerosols are important in cooling the planet, the authors ...

They are aligned with National Science Content Standards and Ocean Literacy Essential Principles and Fundamental Concepts. The themes of Adaptations, Ecosystems and Human Impact are interwoven ...