The Latest Breaking News from Ocean

Federal forecasters expect more hurricanes than usual this year. Climate change is driving larger, more destructive storms. This is the seventh year in a row with an above-average forecast.

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Hurricanes are Mother Nature's most damaging storms, with inland flooding their most deadly threat.

One person was killed and two suffered critical injuries after four people fell off a cliff in the early morning darkness. Police say it appeared to be an accident.

Authorities say four people fell off a Southern California ocean cliff in the early morning darkness

Despite New Zealanders’ close connection with the oceans, very few will have heard of “temperate mesophotic ecosystems” (TMEs). Even fewer will appreciate their importance for coastal fisheries, and possibly climate change mitigation.

Voters wanted more action on climate change, having seen first hand the impact of fire, drought, flood and ocean surges across our huge continent

The lone survivor of a 2009 plane crash in the Indian Ocean took the stand Monday in a Paris courtroom

Plastic particles smaller than 5mm (known as microplastics) are well-documented pollutants in ocean and freshwater habitats. The discovery of microplastics in the most remote rivers of the Himalayas and the deepest trenches of the Pacific Ocean has sparked widespread concern. But how much microplastic lies closer to home – buried…

Rises in greenhouse gasses, sea levels and ocean heat/acidification must be checked to protect the global population, report says.

Letter: ‘Ghost gear’ is the single most harmful form of marine debris, writes Ingrid Giskes