Simple ocean model predicts El Niño 15 months in advance
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Published: 30 April 2026
UH researchers developed the Wyrtki-CSLIM model that predicts El Niño and La Niña 15 months ahead using ocean surface temperature and sea level data, currently forecasting a strong El Niño for late 2026.
Keywords: El Niño, ENSO prediction, ocean modeling, sea level, climate forecasting, Pacific Ocean, Wyrtki-CSLIM
NOC explores pioneering technology to monitor urban coastal environments in real time
National Oceanography Centre
Published: 28 April 2026
The National Oceanography Centre advances distributed acoustic sensing through the SOUNDSCALE project, repurposing fibre-optic cable networks for continuous real-time coastal and marine monitoring.
Keywords: distributed acoustic sensing, coastal monitoring, fibre-optic sensing, ocean technology, SOUNDSCALE, real-time observation
A scientist's quest to find Earth's oldest ice
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Published: 29 April 2026
WHOI geoscientist Sarah Shackleton pursues ice cores dating back millions of years from Antarctica's Elephant Moraine, building on her 2023 recovery of 6-million-year-old ice that reveals Earth's ancient climate history.
Keywords: Antarctica, ice cores, paleoclimate, glaciology, ancient ice, polar research, geoscience
