Scientists: Warming temperatures could trigger starvation, extinctions in deep oceans by 2100

Researchers have warned that the world’s largest habitat – the deep ocean floor – may face starvation and sweeping ecological change by the year 2100.

2015-16 weather event took toll on California beaches; not so much for Oregon, Washington

The 2015-16 El Nino was one of the strongest climate events in recent history but its impact on beaches was greater in California than in Oregon and Washington.

Third Oregon climate assessment report shows state still warming, despite frigid winter

Oregon’s climate continues to warm; there are impacts on the state’s physical, biological and human-managed systems; and more studies are pointing to greenhouse gas emissions as the reason for these climate trends and events.

Scientists zero in on global ocean temperatures during last interglaciation period

During the last major interglaciation period, when global sea level that was 20 to 30 feet higher, scientists believe ocean temperatures were warmer than at most times in the Earth’s recent history.

El Ni~no, Pacific Decadal Oscillation implicated in domoic acid shellfish toxicity

Researchers today reported a strong correlation between toxic levels of domoic acid in shellfish and the warm-water ocean conditions orchestrated by two powerful forces – El Niño events and the Pacific Decadal Oscillation.

New study: Weakening of North Atlantic current can be prevented by reducing carbon emissions

A new study suggests continued melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet could weaken the system of currents that keep northern Europe and northern America temperate.

Undersea volcano may provide clues to terrestrial eruptions

The Axial Seamount, located some 300 miles off the Oregon Coast, may provide clues to better understand how and when terrestrial volcanoes erupt.

New study shows impact of Antarctic Ice Sheet on climate change

A new study by OSU researchers documents the influence of the massive Antarctic Ice Sheet on global and regional climate.

Planetary scientist to speak about Mars at OSU's Condon Lecture on Oct. 4

John Grotzinger, a planetary scientist from the California Institute of Technology, will speak about exploration on Mars at the 2016 Thomas Condon Lecture Tuesday, Oct. 4, at OSU.

Subduction zone earthquakes off Oregon, Washington more frequent than previous estimates

Earthquakes on northern sections of the Cascadia Subduction Zone are somewhat more frequent than has been believed in the past.

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