NOAA Research’s Top 5 Stories From 2021
Spectacular footage from inside a hurricane; a major ocean mapping milestone; new insights on the continued impacts of climate change, and much more — 2021 was a busy year for NOAA Research.
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2021 Arctic Report Card Reveals a (Human) Story of Cascading Disruptions, Extreme Events, and Global Connections
By Matthew Druckenmiller, Rick Thoman, and Twila Moon for The Conversation
The Arctic has long been portrayed as a distant end-of-the-Earth place, disconnected from everyday common experience.
As Arctic Sea Ice Melts, Killer Whales Are Moving In
Underwater recorders have picked up the sounds of orcas in places they haven’t previously been detected
By Chelsea Harvey, E&E News
One of the ocean’s most fearsome predators is muscling into new parts of the icy Arctic Ocean.
Snowpack In Washington State Predicted To Decrease Over Time
By Sophia Lesseos, NBC Right Now
Cooler temperatures came and went as we hit 70’s this week, so is this something we should worry about in the future?
Killer Whales Are Being Drawn Further North by Melting Arctic Ice
By George Mackie, The Washington Newsday
Killer whales are being drawn further north by melting Arctic ice.
DEI Spotlight: Working Toward Tangible Change
How CICOES employees are working to build and foster an inclusive, equitable, and diverse workplace.
By Abby Zorn, for CICOES Magazine
While Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion have always been an important part of research and outreach efforts at CICOES, a group of employees came together in July 2019 to form the first official DEI working group at CICOES (then JISAO).
As Melting Increases, Killer Whales Hang Out Longer In Arctic Ocean
Underwater microphones placed off the western and northern coasts of Alaska show that killer whales have spent more time than previously recorded in the Arctic, following the decrease in summer sea ice.
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One Office, Two Scientists, 100 Degrees
When temperatures rise, people turn to the Office of the Washington State Climatologist for answers.
By Haley Staudmyer for CICOES Magazine
When a heat wave in late June brought three consecutive days with temperatures exceeding 100°F, Washingtonians were in trouble.
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Killer Whales Lingering In Increasingly Ice-Free Arctic Ocean
By UW News Staff
Killer whales are intelligent, adaptive predators, often teaming up to take down larger whales as prey.
Weather Whiplash: After Record-Breaking Summer Heat, Seattle Drowns in Historic Rains
Almost 19 inches of rain have fallen on the city this autumn.
By Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill
Seattle has experienced tumultuous weather this year and after a summer of record-breaking heat, a deluge of rainfall has given the city it’s wettest fall since the 1940s.