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Posted: 28 April 2023
Dr Nathan Briggs Our ocean offers a potential buffer against climate change. It takes up and stores carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in a process known as the biological carbon pump. Without life in the ocean...
Posted: 27 April 2023
RRS Discovery arriving in Rosyth for refit. Image Credit: Brian Donovan The RRS Discovery is the first UK Royal Research Ship to be refitted in Babcock’s Rosyth facilities as part of the Government’s £45 million award to maintain its flagship...
Posted: 21 April 2023
Artists impression of HydroGNSS satellite in orbit. Credit: SSTL An ambitious new programme co-led by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) will enable reliable and cost-effective measurements of Earth from space. The mission will enable a wealth of open-...
Posted: 3 April 2023
Hurricane Ian caused flood losses estimated at between $8–18bn. Image: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration New research shows a 40% rise in hurricane rainfall rate over land for a 1°C rise in tropical Atlantic Ocean temperatures. In recent years, there have been increasing losses from freshwater...
Posted: 1 April 2023
With a Vampire Squid (from hell) and a model of 'Boaty McBoatface'; the Historic Dockyard Chatham are about to showcase an exhibition of treasures from the National Oceanography (NOC) that has been...
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