Oceanography

The University of Haifa and the GEOMAR Institute are studying the effects of climate change. Photo: Haifa University Spokesperson

Maritime cooperation: The University of Haifa and the GEOMAR Institute study the effects of climate change

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The uniqueness of the Eastern Mediterranean comes from being one of the marine areas that reacts the fastest to climate change and human impacts, making it an early warning system for the future state of the oceans
A drone photo of the autonomous ship Mayflower as it departs for the Atlantic Ocean in Plymouth, UK on June 15, 2021. Photo by IBM PR

IBM's autonomous ship has begun its journey to cross the Atlantic Ocean

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The unmanned ship MAS400 is named after the ship Mayflower, which brought the first immigrants from England to America 400 years ago. It will navigate a journey that will last about three weeks using artificial intelligence, cameras and sensors, and will perform
Walter Munk. He relied less on technology and more on conceptual development, which allowed him to look at problems much more broadly. Photo: Prolineserver, Wikipedia

Einstein of the sea

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Bat Galim. The ship with which the research is carried out. Photo: Courtesy of the research team.

What really happens in the depths of the Mediterranean Sea?

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Most types of corals can only exist at depths where sunlight penetrates. Photo: National Park Service.

The corals reveal: the sea will rise, and quickly

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Dado Beach in Haifa. The launched marine station is located in the deep Mediterranean Sea, 50 km from Haifa. Source: David King.

An Israeli research station in the deep Mediterranean Sea

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Hurricane Harvey as seen from the International Space Station. Source: NASA.

How do you cool a hurricane?

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A bloom that can also be detected from space. In the upper photograph: the concentration of chlorophyll on the surface of the sea as photographed by a NASA satellite in October 2007. The lower photograph - a close-up of the area defined in the upper photograph. Source: Weizmann Institute magazine.

A blooming desert in the middle of the sea

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Pictured are modern dolphins and an ichthyosaurus, an extinct marine reptile. Each came from a different land group, but independently they adapted to life at sea. image courtesy of Lindgren et. al, Nature Publishing Group

The repeated evolution of land creatures that move to the sea depends on changes in the marine environment

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Crossing environmental boundaries

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sea ​​pollution. Illustration: shutterstock

The blue today is very gray

Eddy currents in the South Atlantic Ocean capable of swirling for months and heating the ocean behind them. Photo: University of Miami and the Swiss Institute of Technology in Zurich

Giant eddies in the South Atlantic Ocean are mathematical equivalents of black holes

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How healthy is the sea? Photo: Eitan Crane, Scientific American Israel

How healthy is our sea? / Benjamin S. Halpern

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Galapagos tortoises are the largest land tortoises in the world. In fact, the islands are named after the turtles, whose armor reminded the Spanish sailors of the shape of a saddle called Galapagos. Photo: Amir Gur (c)

Islands in the Humboldt Stream

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Chimera fish off the coast of Israel. Photo: The ship Nautilus, Haifa University

Deep coral reefs were discovered for the first time during the voyage of the Nautilus ship off the coast of Israel

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The world map drawn in 1533

The mapping revolution: from ancient maps to the round globe

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Currents in the oceans

currents in the ocean

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

The absorption of carbon dioxide in the oceans has slowed down

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Not only La Niña is to blame for disasters in Africa

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