La Niña - the cold phase of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) - has a strong influence on the world's weather, just like its "warm phase" counterpart. It is a large-scale climate pattern ...

Coastal waters from San Francisco to Baja California are experiencing a record-breaking marine heat wave. A marine heat wave ...

A 5,000-mile ocean heat surge threatens violent storms, raging wildfires, and record-breaking heat across the globe.

An intense marine heat wave has developed off the U.S. West Coast, pushing sea surface temperatures more than 5 degrees Fahrenheit higher than normal. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

An intense marine heat wave that has fueled record-warm sea surface temperatures in the world’s oceans in recent months could linger well into the fall, according to an experimental forecast produced ...

An ocean heat wave in waters around Florida has scientists worried about cascading disasters, from fueling hurricanes and coral bleaching to exacerbating record heat on land. Ocean temperatures have ...

Tsunami means “harbor wave” in Japanese, but they differ from other waves that are generated by the wind or solar system. Tsunami waves move the entire depth of the ocean, down to the floor, which is ...

The world’s coastlines are at the forefront of climate change. That’s because they’re constantly changing, and respond quickly to changes in climate. They’re particularly important because around 70% ...

A vast marine heat wave spanning about 5,000 miles from the western Pacific to the California coast has pushed sea surface temperatures to record highs, in some areas 6–8°F above normal. Scientists ...