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Student Comic Winner: The Impact of Global Warming

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An Ocean Heat Wave Reaches to the Seafloor

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Human activity is increasing in the Arctic marine environment due to climate change. To help the most vulnerable areas, the Global Marine Program of IUCN, along with partners, is convening a series of workshops aimed at enhancing ecosystem-based management and identifying biologically or ecologically important or vulnerable habitats. Burgerbukta, a bay in Svalbard, Norway, is being managed for ecosystem protection.
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What is the Sea Ice Minimum? (And Why Do We Care)

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How Carbon Affects Nearly Everything on Earth

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Nancy standing by the ocean
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Corals to Communication: Nancy Knowlton’s Success Focusing on the Imminent

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Chrysaora melanaster is a jellyfish found in the Arctic.
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Jellyfish and Comb Jellies

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Swimmers brave the waters in the shadow of a coal-fired power plant. Coal plants like this one emit CO2 into our atmosphere which is warming the planet and altering the chemistry of the ocean.
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Climate Change

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On average, Arctic sea ice has decreased by four percent per decade since the late 1970s.
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Sea Level Rise

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A shell placed in seawater with increased acidity slowly dissolves over 45 days.
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Ocean Acidification

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Close-up photograph of translucent coral polyps, showing the symbiotic algae living inside.
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Zooxanthellae and Coral Bleaching

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A bluefin trevally swims in Hawaii’s Maro Coral Reef, part of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.
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Two Views of Coral Reefs: Thriving and Threatened

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A sandy grey bird with orange and yellow bands stands on a rocky beach.
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Protecting Piping Plovers: How Conservationists Shield These Shorebirds From a Trio of Extinction Threats

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