NOAA Research Scientist Profiles: Heather Tabisola
Heather Tabisola on being an ocean ambassador and finding resilience
Heather Tabisola is a research coordinator at the Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean, and Ecosystem Studies supporting NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Lab.
Washington Forms Healthy Snowpack After Snowiest February in 20 Years
By Glen Farley, King 5 News
A good snowpack means more water for farmers who need irrigation this summer, as well as municipal water supplies.
Record-High Arctic Freshwater Will Flow Through Canadian Waters, Affecting Marine Environment and Atlantic Ocean Currents
By Hannah Hickey, UW News
Freshwater is accumulating in the Arctic Ocean. The Beaufort Sea, which is the largest Arctic Ocean freshwater reservoir, has increased its freshwater content by 40% over the past two decades.
Cascade Mountain Passes Reporting Near Historic Levels of Snow this Winter
By Abby Acone, KOMO News
This week, feet of snow over the Cascades have made for near-impossible driving and high avalanche danger.
Now Accepting Applications for Undergraduate Student Fellowships
The Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean, and Ecosystem Studies (CICOES) requests applications for the 2021 CICOES Graduate Student Fellowship program.
Read more
La Niña Swells Water Supply in Washington
By Don Jenkins, Capital Press
An ongoing La Nina enhances chances that late winter and early spring in Washington will be cool and wet, the federal Climate Prediction Center forecasted Thursday.
Continue reading at Capital Press
Online Tool Displays Pacific Northwest Mountain Snow Depth
By Hannah Hickey, UW News
How’s the snow on Northwest mountains this year? Overall a little deeper than normal, but it depends where you look.
From the Hood Canal to the Arabian Sea, Bonnie Chang’s Career in Oceanography Takes Her Around the World
By Roxanne Ray, International Examiner
A decade after earning her Ph.D. in Oceanography from the University of Washington, Bonnie Chang continues to serve as a Research Scientist at UW’s Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean, and Ecosystem Studies.
A “Perfect” Tsunami
When an earthquake prompts tsunami evacuations, but no big wave, scientists see an opportunity.
By Yong Wei, for JISAO Magazine
When people think of tsunamis they often think of killer waves – a factual and life-saving connection.
Now Accepting Applications for CICOES Summer Intern Program
Program Dates: June 21 – August 20.
Summer research opportunities are available for 10-12 undergraduate interns through the Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean, and Ecosystem Sciences (CICOES).