Ocean heat transport on the Pacific side of the Arctic Ocean has increased 1.5 times over the past 20 years
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
Published: 16 February 2026
Mooring observations from 2000-2022 reveal ocean heat transport by warm Pacific water into the Arctic Ocean's Canada Basin has increased approximately 1.5 times over the past two decades.
Keywords: Arctic Ocean, ocean heat transport, Canada Basin, Pacific water, sea ice, climate change, mooring observation
Study Finds Ocean Impacts Nearly Double Economic Cost of Climate Change
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 15 January 2026
Including ocean damage in the social cost of carbon nearly doubles it from $51 to $97 per ton of CO2, revealing nearly $2 trillion in annual ocean-related climate damages globally.
Keywords: social cost of carbon, climate change, ocean economics, fisheries, marine ecosystems, coral reefs, Nature Climate Change
Keeping an eye on Australia's reefs from afar
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Published: 18 February 2026
AIMS scientists use satellite monitoring, ocean sensors, and vessel-based systems to track marine heatwaves and conditions across Australia's tropical reef ecosystems in real time.
Keywords: reef monitoring, satellite observation, marine heatwaves, Great Barrier Reef, sea surface temperature, remote sensing
