UPDATE Jan 2015: Turns out, the great El Niño of 2014 may never actually materialize. And if it does, it’s probably going to be wimpy.…
View More To El Niño or not to El Niño, that is the questionTag: ENSO
TGIF: El Niño on YouTube
It’s Friday, learn something. Concentrate on the soothing voice of the narrator. Relax. Breathe deeply. You are floating on a thermocline. Southern Fried Science has…
View More TGIF: El Niño on YouTubeFreak ocean wave across the Pacific
Climate oscillations, even small ones like the Madden Julian Oscillation, can have a deep impact on the oceans, down to a mile deep. The Telegraph UK calls one newly revealed oceanographic mechanism a “freak” ocean wave because it travels underwater, with little or no surface expression. This was such a good spin I had to promote this to main title.
View More Freak ocean wave across the Pacific25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #14 The Deep Sea Is Not Stable
The first new 25 Things at Sb! So grab a cup-o-joe and read on! The extremes of the physical deep-sea environment (temperature, pressure, and lack…
View More 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #14 The Deep Sea Is Not Stable