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A $65 trillion bill hides under the Arctic seabed
A Nature paper priced one Arctic methane scenario at $65 trillion. Igor Semiletov explains why the shallow Siberian shelf is where it could start.
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A One-Meter Sea Rise Is Cheap for Dubai and Final for Tiny Islands
A meter of sea level rise in a century is a building project for rich coasts and an eviction notice for small poor islands, says oceanologist Alexander Osadchiev.
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Why the Sea Drains Away Just Before a Tsunami Hits
When the sea pulls back from the shore, the seabed near the coast has just sunk. An oceanologist explains why the water falls first and the big wave follows.
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The Volcano Wave That Beat Its Own Tsunami Warning by Hours
A 2022 volcanic blast sent an air wave across the Pacific at tsunami speed. It pushed the ocean as it went, and the seabed felt more pressure than the sky.
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A Patch of Arctic Sea Boils Like a Jacuzzi, and It Keeps Growing
Off the Siberian coast, patches of sea over a kilometre wide bubble with methane, and the biggest are growing. Why the climate's methane count may be too low.
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The Ocean Wobbles Like Jelly When the Seabed Moves
Two cable sensors sat on the seafloor when the 2003 Tokachi-oki quake hit. Their records showed the ocean shaking like jelly and sending sound into the seabed.
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The Tallest Wave on Record Was Taller Than the Eiffel Tower
The biggest wave ever recorded was 524 metres high and began as a landslide in a narrow Alaskan bay. Oceanologist Mikhail Nosov on Lituya Bay.
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In 2021 a lid of fresh water slid toward the Atlantic. Nobody noticed
In 2021 the Arctic let go of a freshwater lid that could have stopped water sinking in the North Atlantic. An oceanologist explains why we barely noticed.
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