As population of Alaskan Belugas Slowly Vanishes, Researchers Search for Answers
Study documents acoustic footprint of human activities in the Cook Inlet waters, finds sound levels often exceed harassment limits set by NOAA.
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Feeling Squiddish: California Market Squid Fisheries Impacted by Warm Blob in Pacific
By Kimberly Rivers, Ventura County Reporter
The squid landing docks at the Port of Hueneme are quiet.
Researchers Deploy New Tech to Explore Depths of Gulf of Mexico
A multi-institution team consisting of the University of Washington School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences (UW SAFS) Professor John Horne will deploy experimental technology next week to explore the deep scattering layers of the ocean.
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The River Runs Alarmingly Low in North Bend, Due East of Seattle
By Ellis O’Neill, KUOW
It’s been raining this July, but much of Washington is still in a drought, because of our hot, dry spring and early summer.
Whaling Logs Yield Clues for Modern-Day Climate Studies
By Doug Fraser, The Cape Cod Times
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — Cobblestone streets lead to the New Bedford Whaling Museumwhere Abigail Field is seated in the library, isolated from the heat and humidity, the blazing sun reduced to a creamy vanilla by the drawn blinds.
As El Niño Fades, Winter Forecast a ‘Crap Shoot’
By Don Jenkins, Capital Press
The Pacific Ocean along the equator cooled in June and is expected to be at normal temperatures in a month or two, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported Thursday.
Drought Extends Across Most of Washington State
By Don Jenkins, Capital Press
Already the state most affected by drought, Washington has the highest chance in the continental U.S.
NOAA’s University Partners Tackle Climate Change Research
By Liz Weber, High Country News
For the past two decades, seafaring scientists from Oregon State University have set out from the Newport, Oregon, harbor to collect data.
Fueled by Floods: Cambodian People’s Food Security Threatened by Hydropower Demands
Along the Mekong River in Cambodia, UW researchers are racing to determine how hydropower demand will impact the supplies of rice and fish – and the communities who rely on them.
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Daniel Hernandez, One of JISAO’s First Interns, Awarded Bonderman Travel Fellowship
17 University of Washington students were recently awarded prestigious Bonderman Travel Fellowships, including two from the College of the Environment.
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