The Green Grok Blogs on Oceans

Arctic Plankton Sing the Global Warming Blues

erica — 2009-10-28T19:26:52Z

The canary in the climate change mine is singing a new and slightly different tune.

Living on the Edge

erica — 2009-09-28T19:39:43Z

Are there limits to how much we can grow as a society and survive?

You Are What Your Farmed Fish Eat

erica — 2009-09-14T17:55:02Z

You can take the fish out of the ocean and raise them in a farm, but you don’t necessarily get the ocean’s protein from the farmed fish.

Medieval Warm Period and Hockey Stick Revisited

erica — 2009-08-31T16:03:22Z

Ocean Acidification Time Bomb Is Ticking

erica — 2009-08-05T19:31:17Z

To Stabilize a Shoreline or Not - and Why (Not)

erica — 2009-08-25T14:20:58Z

Ocean shorelines are eroding virtually everywhere. But seawalls and artificial beaches — the main methods used to halt erosion — often make long-range problems worse by encouraging more development (read high rises). A bad idea at a time of rising sea level.

It’s High Tide Along the East Coast Side

erica — 2009-09-03T14:31:48Z

To Geo-engineer or Not to Geo-engineer

erica — 2009-06-24T18:57:47Z

Imagine tinkering with the climate system to cancel out global warming — the stuff of mad scientists or global saviors?

Day After Tomorrow Not Any Time Soon

erica — 2009-06-04T11:59:11Z

Model simulations predict a global warming-induced ice age is not in the cards this century. Cool ... or should I say, "Neat"?

Two Bits of Good News on the Climate Front

erica — 2009-05-27T18:20:32Z

Some encouraging developments: lower carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and a chance for coral reefs.

Deep Ocean Revisions Do Not Spell Global Warming Rethink

erica — 2009-05-20T19:50:50Z

A new paper suggests that our model for the circulation of the deep ocean may be wrong. But claims that all global warming science should therefore be thrown overboard just don’t hold water.

Staring Down the Double-Barrel Climate Shotgun

erica — 2009-04-29T20:22:42Z

Surprises in the climate system can very quickly make global warming a whole lot worse than predicted. One such surprise could come from a sudden release of methane, from one or both of two major sources. Thanks to a new paper, we probably know which barrel of that double-barrel shotgun to worry about first.

Statistically Speaking: How Much Exxon Valdez Oil Remains?

erica — 2009-08-27T14:16:39Z

Oil from the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill continues to threaten wildlife and fish in the Prince William Sound ecosystem (see our post from Wednesday). But how much oil is left?

Exxon Valdez 20 Years Later

erica — 2009-04-01T17:54:59Z

Prince William Sound, 2009. Pictures of picturesque beaches and icy-blue waters might suggest that the effects of the 1989 oil spill are long gone. Dig a little deeper, and a very different picture emerges.

Update: Thinner Shells Put Ocean on Thin Ice

erica — 2009-03-31T18:15:30Z

Some argue that more carbon dioxide is a “good thing.” I guess they just can’t get their minds around the whole climate change thing. OK, but what about ocean acidification? If you like seafood, ocean acidification is definitely not a good thing.