The energy that supercharged Hurricane Milton into a Category 5 storm on Monday came from the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, which have been abnormally warm not just at the surface, but at depth, too.

Seventy-one percent of the planet is covered by ocean. If we were to make an elevation average of the Earth’s surface, we’d ...

UNOC3 is a critical opportunity for the international community to transition from commitments to implementation and to make progress on delivering the urgent ocean action needed to meet the 2030 ...

Seventy-one percent of the planet is covered by ocean. If we were to make an elevation average of the Earth’s surface, we’d be 2,000 meters (almost 6,600 feet) below the sea.

Beachgoers are being urged to avoid going into the water at more than a dozen beaches in Los Angeles County. On Friday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health issued ocean water use ...