first time that marine litter can even be found at the sea surface of Arctic waters. Though it remains unclear how the litter made it so far north, it is likely to pose new problems for local marine life

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After our storm on last Friday, the sea only calmed down very slowly and station work was only possible with two CTD stations in the late night towards [...] made about 60 km to the West of the spreading centre on its flank. There, the seafloor is parted by North-South orientated, parallel faults covered by young sediment, and we discovered both in the sediments

much faster than the rest of the world. With consequences for its sea ice. In order to gauge the thickness of ice masses in the North Pole region, scientists chiefly rely on satellites. But this method [...] now developed a method that, for the first time, makes it possible to identify changes in the Arctic sea-ice thickness for the years 2011 to 2021 – even during the summer months. The resultant data is especially

The Wadden Sea forms a transitional habitat between land and sea. The shallow depth and constant exchange with the adjacent North Sea create a very special geological space. The Wadden Sea Over the Course [...] The Wadden Sea Ecosystem The coastal area of the south-eastern North Sea, including the Wadden Sea, is a highly productive system with diverse interactions between the organisms living here. In this coastal [...] of the Wadden Sea are being investigated using modern DNA technology, from the genetic level to microbial, plankton and benthic communities. In addition, the commercially used North Sea shrimp and the

the amount of sea-level rise will be similar to the global mean. To FAQ element What’s going on in the North Sea? There are also regional differences in sea-level rise in the North Sea. Over the past [...] levees. Further, the tidal flats of the North Sea can to some extent rise in step with the sea level, as high and low tide regularly add new sediment. However, if sea-level rise exceeds a certain point – [...] Global sea level on the rise Around the world, sea level is rising. From 1901 to 2018, global mean sea level rose by 20 centimetres – and in the future, it will continue to do so, and more quickly. This

the focus of the section lies in the pelagic and benthic communities of the North Sea, with comparisons to other shelf sea systems. Given the large temporal and spatial spectra we work on a range of [...] Short Profile Coastal seas are highly variable environments, with variation on all time scales from seconds to decades, and spatial scales from mm to km. Organisms living in such zones should be adapted [...] large variation, but potentially not to the changes that are currently taking place in our coastal seas. Thus, coastal organisms represent the ideal case to contrast the effects of natural and non-natural

consequences. Find out more Climate Sea Biodiversity North Sea The changing face of the North Sea Hardly any other sea in the world is used as intensively as the North Sea. And it remains a treasure trove [...] to climate change, the sea at our doorstep is now undergoing unprecedented changes. Find out more Biodiversity Climate Sea North Sea New species in the Wadden Sea The Wadden Sea is currently changing faster [...] component of Arctic and Antarctic habitats. Find out more Sea Climate Arctic Antarctic North Sea Global sea level on the rise Around the world, sea level is rising. This poses a risk for the nearly 600 million

Svalbard-Barents Sea Ice Sheet The Svalbard-Barents Sea Ice Sheet (SBSIS) covered not only the Svalbard Archipelago, but also large parts of the current Barents Sea. During strong glacials, it reached [...] which helps us to reconstruct past ocean currents from the iceberg drift. The Barents Sea - the ocean basin north of Scandinavia - was subaerially exposed until ca. 1 million years ago. The thick SBSIS [...] South, and Frans Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya towards east and southeast, reaching even into the Kara Sea. The thick ice mass shaped the buried landscape and left traces at many locations. Today, we are able

The Wadden Sea forms a transitional habitat between land and sea. The shallow depth and constant exchange with the adjacent North Sea create a very special geological space. The Wadden Sea Ecosystem Our [...] Happy Birthday, AWI Wadden Sea Station! When the Wadden Sea Station in List on Sylt was founded 100 years ago, its original mission was to investigate the living conditions of the European flat oyster [...] and how climate change will impact our ecosystem. The Wadden Sea Over the Course of Time With the ‘Sylt Roads’ time series, the Wadden Sea Station in List makes an important contribution to the long-term

the North Sea under changing climate”. We want to inform interested people, visitors and residents of the North sea coast, fishermen and many more about climate change and its impacts on the North Sea [...] die Miesmuschel Interactive Survey Humans and the North Sea under a changing climate Downloads Brochure about Impacts of Climate Change on the North Sea Science-Gif: Winners and Loosers in the Aquaculture [...] Climate change & biodiversity Risks and Opportunities for Locale Stakeholders of the North Sea Anthropogenic activities, like air and water pollution, fisheries, tourism and exploitation of resources (oil