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The current heatwave affecting UK and much of Northwest Europe may have its origins in the Atlantic Ocean, according to research undertaken by scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and the University of Southampton. This finding may be an important factor for the prediction of…
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A new study has predicted that future global warming will lead to an increase in ‘extreme sea levels’, with consequent flood risks to coastal infrastructure and human populations. Extreme sea levels occur through a combination of high tides and extreme weather events, which can generate storm…
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Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, on a visit to the NOC in Southampton
The Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, on a visit to the NOC in Southampton, has today unveiled an ambitious plan to bring together all of the Government’s international oceans work under a single strategy for the first time. The Government will agree and implement a new international oceans strategy…
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Women in Engineering Day 2018
The NOC People Strategy has at its centre a vision of NOC as ‘a great place to work where people succeed and deliver great work’. NOC is using the Investors in People framework to review progress towards this vision and make improvements; and gained accreditation in September 2015, with very…
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Bongo nets
On 23 May 2018 the Royal Research Ship (RRS) Discovery will begin an ambitious science expedition to the South Atlantic to study the role of low oxygen zones in ocean carbon storage. The results of this investigation will help improve understanding of how the ocean’s biology contributes to the long…
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The Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level is be celebrating its 85th anniversary with a conference examining the current state-of-knowledge of the sea level science. The workshop will cover key aspects of sea level change, and outline the requirements for new and augmented research, technical…