The ongoing rapid retreat of Arctic sea ice is often interpreted as the canary in the mine for anthropogenic climate change. In a new study, scientists have now systematically examined the validity of this claim.

The Consortium for Ocean Leadership is pleased to announce the search for a Master Scheduler for the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI). This is a regular, full-time, exempt position.

The Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) Team took a number of opportunities in April to spread the good news on program progress and introduce the revolutionary capabilities in ocean observation the OOI will offer to a variety of new audiences.

Members of the National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) Office staff attended the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Marine Mammal Program Review Poster Session and Reception on April 17 in Arlington, Virginia.

The Interagency Ocean Observation Committee (IOOC) is bringing together community leaders in ocean observing, research, policy, management and decision-making to develop a coordinated ocean observing strategy for the next decade.

The Chikyu embarked on Expedition 343 (Japan Trench Fast Drilling Project) on April 1. Later in the month, drilling operations set a new world record for scientific ocean drilling, surpassing the record of 7049.5 meters below the sea surface set by DSDP Leg 60 in the Marianas Trench in 1978.

It may never be as well known as the Cretaceous extinction, the one that killed off the dinosaurs. Yet the much earlier Permian extinction – 252 million years ago – was by far the most catastrophic of the planet’s five known paroxysms of species loss.

Global warming is expected to have devastating effects on coral reefs, but recent research points to a few exceptions.

U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier said he’s leaning toward approving a preliminary settlement between BP and private plaintiffs that will allow final Gulf oil spill claim payments to begin.

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In April of 2011, the Advisory Committee for the National Science Foundation Geosciences Directorate (AC GEO) created an ad hoc subcommittee.

An international team of scientists led by British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has established that warm ocean currents are the dominant cause of recent ice loss from Antarctica.