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These maps depict how much hotter or cooler an ocean basin was compared to the long-term average. Temperature anomalies can…
At the base of the ocean food web are single-celled algae and other plant-like organisms known as phytoplankton. Like plants…
Sea surface temperatures have a large influence on climate and weather. Even changes of just a few degrees Celsius can…
Ocean temperatures can influence weather, such as hurricane formation, and climate patterns, such as El Niño. These maps show the…
The atmosphere and the ocean are intimately connected. Ocean temperatures influence rainfall patterns throughout the world, so when ocean temperatures…
The Gulf Stream is a warm current amidst the cool North Atlantic. But the pattern is hardly uniform.
This color-coded image from June 1, 2010, shows which equatorial ocean waters are warm enough to promote hurricane formation.
Scientists revise their conclusion that the ocean has cooled since 2003.
On land, the passage of a severe storm might be marked by fallen trees or swollen streams. In the ocean,…
