When sea ice is lost and the darker ocean surface is exposed, more warmth is absorbed by the sea, exacerbating the effects of climate change. This is known as the ice-albedo feedback. Surface ...

Dungeness crab, Pacific herring, and red abalone are among the marine species most vulnerable to the changing climate's effect on California's coastal waters, a new study led by UC Santa Cruz ...

A new study focuses on improving global temperature data sets in light of uneven warming across the globe. To fill gaps in ...

Unprecedented ocean warming breaks records. Scientists warn of accelerating climate change and the consequences for our ...