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The research finds that 56 percent of the world’s oceans are shifting in color — and on the whole, they’re growing greener. The trend is especially strong in the lower latitudes, including ...
The presence of chlorophyll in open ocean is a proxy for concentrations of phytoplankton biomass. The colors indicate how chlorophyll concentration is changing at specific latitudes, in which the ...
The color of the ocean has changed significantly over the last 20 years and human-caused climate change is likely responsible, according to a new study. More than 56% of the world’s oceans have ...
The shifting colors are due to changes in the types and location of phytoplankton, according to a new study. The blues are getting bluer and the greens are getting greener.
Changing ocean hues could bring some environmental blues, according to a new study from researchers at Duke and Georgia Tech. Using satellite data collected from 2003 to 2022, the researchers ...
Environment As the ocean warms, a new study found it’s also changing color By Alex Harris Updated June 20, 2025 10:58 AM ...
The ocean will not look the same color in the future. It won’t turn pink or anything radically different; the change will be detectable more through optic sensors than though the human eye, but ...
Today, The Ocean Agency unveiled “Glowing Glowing Gone” — a global campaign advocating for greater funding and action for coral reef conservation by highlighting the global danger signaled by ...
The first of those ocean color sensors was the CZCS (Coastal Zone Color Scanner) Experiment, launched by NASA in 1978 onboard the Nimbus-7 satellite as part of a proof-of-concept of the capability ...
The ocean's color has changed significantly in 20 years, and the trend is likely a consequence of human-induced climate change, report scientists.
Sebnem Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Warming waters are causing the colors of the ocean to change -- a trend that could impact humans if it were to continue, according to new research.S ...