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A coal powerplant
New research published in PNAS this week suggests that human-derived iron entering the ocean from burning fossil fuels could have an impact on the global climate, as well as marine life. Iron contained in fossil fuels which is burned in Asia, is carried East by midlatitude winds, and deposited all…
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A sewage treatment facility
Research published by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) this week in Environmental Pollution shows that wastewater treatment processes remove 99.8% microplastics from the treated wastewater released to rivers, meaning that the majority do not enter rivers, and therefore do not reach the sea.…
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Prof Richard Lampitt and Dr Marilena Oltmanns
Two NOC scientists are to receive awards from The European Geosciences Union (EGU) it was announced this week. These individuals are honoured for their important contributions to the Earth, planetary and space sciences and will be celebrated during the EGU General Assembly 2021, held in April next…
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Ed Hill CBE
The National Oceanography Centre’s Chief Executive, Prof Ed Hill, has been awarded a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2020 list, published today, in recognition of his services to ocean and environmental sciences. Ed is a world-leading authority on ocean science and is dedicated to raising…
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Mooring deployment onboard RRS Discovery
On 8 October RRS Discovery sailed from Southampton to the Iceland Basin and Rockall Trough, as part of a research expedition aimed at enhancing understanding of the role of this critical part of the ocean in the climate and weather in Europe and the Arctic. Currently a lack of measurements of the…
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NOC scientists have joined forces with ocean experts from Europe, Brazil, South Africa, Canada and the USA to map and assess the current and future risks from climate change, natural hazards and human activities to Atlantic ecosystems. Funded by a €11.5M grant from the European Union’s Horizon 2020…