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Seeding clouds with seawater could prevent a super El Niño

A modelling study suggests marine cloud brightening could shade the eastern Pacific and reduce a global temperature spike from El Niño, but there could be unexpected consequences

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Slowdown of AMOC ocean current may be gradual and reversible

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A promising natural technique to remove CO2 could backfire

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Arctic Ocean reaches tipping point that could be dire for marine life

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El Niño has started and the weather could get weird

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Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus) swimming past a reef covered with Coral sea fans including (Melithaea sp.) and (Pseudopterogorgia sp.), Soft corals (Dendronephthya sp), (Chironephthya sp.) and (Scleronephthya sp.) and Branching cup corals (Tubastraea micranthus). Many different sponges and tunicates are also seen, as are many coral reef fishes, including Anthias and Damselfish, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean

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The last-ditch plan to save coral reefs from utter destruction

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Cuts to US ocean programme will hinder monitoring of El Niño and AMOC

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Mysterious ‘cold blob’ in the Atlantic suggests the AMOC is weakening

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Aerial view of solar panel. Taiwan

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Solar farm on the ocean outperforms land-based solar in Taiwan

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First test of CO2 removal with green sand finds no harm to marine life

Adding olivine to the ocean could remove CO2 from the atmosphere, and a pilot project in New York state found no signs of adverse effects on seafloor organisms

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2026 will be the hottest year on record, leading scientist predicts

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Extreme weather in 2025 drove record wildfire emissions in Europe

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Collapse of key ocean current may release billions of tonnes of carbon

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Key ocean current is slowing at locations around the Atlantic

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