It may sparkle in the sun, but the ocean's surface is a dynamic thermometer for our planet. The sea surface temperature (SST) is measured by satellites and buoys in the ocean, to give the most ...

Believe it or not, how much snow we see this winter or how much those thermometers drop in January is controlled, in part, by ocean water temperatures thousands of miles away. The Pacific Ocean along ...

Meteorologist Nicholas Herboso takes a closer look at the warming Gulf waters and what it could mean for our weather in this edition of Next Weather.

The oceans of the world absorb the overwhelming majority of the heat caused by global warming, creating serious consequences for life in and around them, including humans. "The oceans do a lot of the ...

What color is the ocean? Duke University researcher Haipeng Zhao posed the question rhetorically, but the answer is automatic for most: blue. This isn’t wrong. But it's not completely right, either.

Sea level along the world’s coastlines is often much higher than previously assumed, a new study finds.

Many Americans are familiar with the term lake-effect snow. Those who live in the Great Lakes Region, the area most often impacted by this winter weather occurrence, certainly know how it can affect ...

As temperatures are expected to soar amid a regional heat wave today, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is warning people to avoid ocean waters at several beaches due to high bacteria ...