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El Niño has started and the weather could get weird

Global weather agencies have declared that El Niño has begun, and models show it is more likely than not to be a "super" El Niño. The climate pattern boosts extreme weather around the world, and could lead to record temperatures

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Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus) swimming past a reef covered with Coral sea fans including (Melithaea sp.) and (Pseudopterogorgia sp.), Soft corals (Dendronephthya sp), (Chironephthya sp.) and (Scleronephthya sp.) and Branching cup corals (Tubastraea micranthus). Many different sponges and tunicates are also seen, as are many coral reef fishes, including Anthias and Damselfish, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean

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The last-ditch plan to save coral reefs from utter destruction

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Cuts to US ocean programme will hinder monitoring of El Niño and AMOC

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Mysterious ‘cold blob’ in the Atlantic suggests the AMOC is weakening

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Aerial view of solar panel. Taiwan

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Solar farm on the ocean outperforms land-based solar in Taiwan

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First test of CO2 removal with green sand finds no harm to marine life

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2026 will be the hottest year on record, leading scientist predicts

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Extreme weather in 2025 drove record wildfire emissions in Europe

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Iceberg in rough seas at sunset in Antarctica

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Collapse of key ocean current may release billions of tonnes of carbon

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Key ocean current is slowing at locations around the Atlantic

Measurements by buoys at four latitudes in the western Atlantic provide the strongest evidence yet that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation is weakening

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Warmer ocean is driving the Antarctic sea ice 'regime shift'

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Shift in the Gulf Stream could signal ocean current collapse

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Why are orcas still attacking boats and what can be done about it?

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The Titanic's twin: Digitally exploring the famous shipwreck

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