What is a Super El Nino? How will it influence the global weather — Intensity and impact

Talk of a ‘Super El Nino’ has sparked global concern, but scientists caution that while warming in the Pacific is likely, the ...

Current and Wave Monitoring Provides Critical Data for Coastal Engineering and Infrastructure Planning

Current and wave measurements provide essential data for evaluating how water movement affects coastal infrastructure ...

North Sea wind farms may be reshaping sediment flows by 1.5 million tons a year

Offshore wind farms are an important pillar of the European Union's strategy for renewable energy—by 2050, the EU aims to increase capacity in the North Sea more than tenfold. A new study by the ...

A ‘super El Niño’ could form later this year. Here’s how it would affect hurricane season.

Forecasters say El Niño is forming and it could have repercussions for the coming hurricane season and even next winter.

Satellite radar captures hidden dynamics of arctic eddies

A research team developed a satellite-based method to analyze the life cycle of ocean eddies forming along Arctic sea-ice edges. By combining sequential synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images with ...
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Tracking Microplastics Above and Below the Waves

Measuring plastic particles carried on Cozumel’s sea breezes and ocean currents reveals how simple physics shapes the ...
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Offshore wind farms affect sediment dynamics

Dr. Torsten Fischer Kommunikation und Medien Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon. Offshore wind farms are an important pillar ...