Melting Arctic Is a Bonanza for the Ocean’s Natural Born Killers
By Corinne Purtill, The New York Times
Audio recordings in Arctic seas show orcas in waters that were once blocked by ice, and the effects are being felt up and down the food chain.
How Wet Is It? Historically Wet. A Glimpse Into The Future of PNW Weather Trends
By Kim Malcolm and Andy Hurst, KUOW
Tolerating the rain is a rite of passage in the Puget Sound region, but these last few months have been soaking wet.
Satellite Tags on Whales to Give Reason for Their Decline
By Sheree Bega, Mail and Guardian
Satellite transmitters have been attached to four adult female southern right whales to track their migration and to understand how climate change is affecting their routes and feeding patterns.
How Dungeness Crabs’ Complex Lifecycle Will Be Affected by Climate Change
By Hannah Hickey, UW News
New research on the Pacific Northwest portion of the Dungeness crab fishery, which spans the West Coast of the U.S.
OSU Marine Studies Building Wins Excellence in Structural Engineering Award
The OSU Marine Studies Building project has just won the Grand Prize of top project in this year’s Structural Engineers of Oregon (SEAO) Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards program in the category of projects over 40 million.
See story in Learning by Design
Leveraging Space Technologies to Investigate the Decline of the Southern Right Whales
By Mustapha Iderawumi, Space in Africa
Researchers from the Mammal Research Institute (MRI) Whale Unit have deployed satellite transmitters on four adult female southern right whales to monitor their migration and feeding pattern effectively.
Impacts of Another Potential La Niña Winter Already Being Felt In Western Washington
By Glenn Farley, King 5 News
This would be the second La Niña in a row, which could make for a colder, wetter fall and better snowpack in the winter.
NOAA Awards 5.16 Million for 12 new projects – Including Three at UW – Aimed to Advance Understanding of Climate Variability and Change
CPO’s Climate Observations and Monitoring (COM) program and Climate Variability and Predictability (CVP) program, in partnership with NOAA’s Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing (GOMO) program, are announcing 12 new three-year projects in Fiscal Year 2021 that aim to increase the use and value of ocean observations, advance our understanding of climate variability and change, and enhance NOAA’s ability to model and predict the Earth System.
See full list of projects at NOAA CPO
NOAA Awards Over $171 Million for Climate Science, Community Resilience
NOAA’s Climate Program Office (CPO) announced today a total award amount of $171 million, the highest five-year investment in the program’s history, to support 72 innovative and impactful projects that will improve our nation’s resilience at a critical time in the fight against the climate crisis.
Award Details And CICOES Involvement
A Tribute to Mary Smith, 1948-2021
“Mary was awesome. Trustworthy, honest, forthright, kind, funny…I could go on and on. She set a high bar for administrators…”
Mary Smith, who served as assistant director and administrator for JISAO from 2003-2018, passed away on September 12.