Sound waves travel through different types of matter, including liquid water. Importantly, the movement of ocean water can greatly affect how sound waves travel from one point to another. Mesoscale ...

A warming climate doesn't just affect dry land — it affects the ocean, too. For many years, Earth's ocean has acted as a heat sink for climate change: A large part of the heat generated by human use ...

In this first glimpse of the "Sea Camp" series from NPR's Short Wave podcast, hear how climate change will significantly shift three-quarters of the ocean's surface currents by the end of the century.

As Hurricane Melissa grows in the Caribbean, the Category 4 storm can be felt just as much in South Florida. Throughout the weekend, the hurricane has brought rough surf conditions, causing water ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While landfall is not expected across the East Coast from Hurricane Erin, the storm will bring impacts across the Northeast ...

DELMARVA - Numerous coastal communities and parks have announced the closure of ocean access as rough waters lash Delmarva’s coastline. Hurricane Erin, while currently not projected to make landfall ...

The top layer represents the location of the sound source and the path of sound propagation (A). The bottom layers represent convergence zones with different sound propagation paths (B-F). Sound waves ...

RASCOE: And while most of us like to sit by the ocean, NPR's Short Wave podcast is diving in, with this story from producer Hannah Chinn on how the ocean and the atmosphere affect each other.