Tag: Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML)

Deep trouble: future seafloor marine heatwaves will surpass surface extremes

Stuart Mitchell

A new study shows that marine heatwaves on the seafloor could be more than 50% more frequent in future than at the surface of the ocean during hot summer months, a concerning prospect for bottom-dwelling species that cannot escape the rising temperatures, with ripple effects across entire ecosystems and humans alike. What is a marine heatwave? A period lasting at least 5 days where sea temperature is greater than the 90th percentile of historical temperatures for that time of year. Led by PML’s Dr Robert J. Wilson, the study investigated how marine…

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Environmental studies urgently required before Ocean Carbon Capture can go large-scale, scientists warn

Stuart Mitchell

New paper highlights critical knowledge gaps into the impacts of direct ocean carbon capture and storage (DOCCS) technology. Scientists from Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) and the University of Exeter are urging caution in the upscaling of ocean carbon removal technologies until more detailed research can be carried out into the environmental impacts. It follows a review of current research in addition to initial assessments made as part of the team’s SeaCURE project. Published in Frontiers in Climate, the study, “Removal of dissolved inorganic carbon from seawater for climate mitigation: potential…

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