As Earth warms, the Arctic Ocean’s ability to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is waning due to melting permafrost and worsening coastal erosion, according to new research. A study published ...

The ocean has long acted as a stabilizing force in the climate system, quietly drawing carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and storing it in its depths. That natural buffer is now being eroded as a ...

To safeguard the oceans and preserve their ability to absorb carbon dioxide, they outline key priorities, which include reducing single-use plastics, improving waste management, promoting ...

The ocean may have removed much less carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than expected in 2023, mainly due to high ocean temperatures. If climate change continues to rapidly weaken the planet’s ocean ...

One in a new generation of computer climate models that include the effects of Earth’s carbon cycle indicates there are limits to the planet’s ability to absorb increased emissions of carbon dioxide.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Keith Larson, head of the Abisko Scientific Research Station, walks past a pond formed by melting permafrost under the ground at ...

As Earth warms, the Arctic Ocean’s ability to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is waning due to melting permafrost and worsening coastal erosion, according to new research. A study published ...