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Peruvian Navy Uses Buoys Provided by United States to Monitor El Niño
Peru’s Navy recently placed 12 profiling buoys in the Pacific Ocean in an effort to help prevent the damaging effects of the El Niño climate phenomenon.
Tsunami risks, plans catch senator’s ear
LONG BEACH — U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., listened March 19 to an alarming assessment of how the Long Beach Peninsula may be devastated by a future tsunami, while also learning of preliminary steps being planned to help residents and tourists survive.
Deep-Diving Robots will Plunge 16,000 Feet to Monitor the Ocean Abyss
Of all the environments on our planet, the deep ocean is still pretty much unknown. Scientists like to say that we’ve mapped more of the Moon than we have of our ocean floor. But there’s a growing need to monitor the ocean’s abyss, which is warming in response to climate change...
Massive network of robotic ocean probes gets smart upgrade
The Southern Ocean guards its secrets well. Strong winds and punishing waves have kept all except the hardiest sailors at bay. But a new generation of robotic explorers is helping scientists to document the region’s influence on the global climate. These devices are leading a technological wave that could soon give researchers unprecedented access to oceans worldwide.
El Niño Upsets Seasons and Upends Lives Worldwide
In rural villages in Africa and Asia, and in urban neighborhoods in South America, millions of lives have been disrupted by weather linked to the strongest El Niño in a generation.