40 Years of Expedition History in its Wake: METEOR Sets Off on Final Voyage
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Published: 1 June 2026
Research vessel METEOR departs on its final expedition M219, crossing the tropical Atlantic from Brazil to Germany while studying AMOC current systems and deploying long-term ocean monitoring buoys.
Keywords: METEOR, AMOC, Atlantic circulation, ocean monitoring, research vessel, tropical Atlantic, expedition
New climate-based tool predicts coral bleaching months in advance
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Published: 2 June 2026
WHOI researchers developed BEEP, a forecasting system that identifies coral bleaching risk 5-6 months ahead by tracking three large-scale climate patterns, giving reef managers critical lead time for protection efforts.
Keywords: coral bleaching, climate forecasting, reef protection, AMOC, El Nino, Caribbean, early warning
Sharks may help improve climate forecasts, study finds
University of Miami Rosenstiel School
Published: 28 April 2026
Temperature and depth data from electronically tagged sharks can enhance seasonal ocean forecast accuracy by up to 40% in dynamic regions of the Northwest Atlantic.
Keywords: sharks, climate forecasting, ocean sensors, marine telemetry, animal-borne data, Northwest Atlantic, ocean temperature
