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Sep 15, 2017 / In the News

Old Fish Few and Far Between Under Fishing Pressure

NW News: JISAO funded research finds that, for dozens of fish populations around the globe, old fish are greatly depleted as a result of fishing pressure.

A man sunbathes in view of the Space Needle obscured by smoke.

Aug 9, 2017 / In the News

Soggy No More

Seattle Turns Switch With Record Dry Streak
WA State Climatologist Nick Bond comments on Seattle’s longest dry streak in six decades.

A group of people play cricket on a field with dry, brown grass.

Aug 8, 2017 / In the News

Seattle’s ‘amazing transition’ from wet to dry probably just a coincidence, scientists say

JISAO’s Nick Bond talks with the Seattle Times about our record rainy season and longest dry streak.

Aug 7, 2017 / In the News

Scientists Fear Trump Will Dismiss Blunt Climate Report

Draft of federal climate change report shows that recent decades have been the warmest of the past 1,500 years.

Aug 3, 2017 / Spotlight

Staff Spotlight: Emily Norton

Research Scientist
Emily Norton, the newest member of JISAO, joined the J-SCOPE team as a researcher in May 2017.

A series of cloud-like lines, as seen from space. The lines are the tracks left behind by ships.

Jul 25, 2017 / In the News

Could spraying particles into marine clouds help cool the planet?

Led by JISAO Director Tom Ackerman and UW professor Rob Wood, a new study is looking at the controversial idea of marine cloud brightening as a possible strategy to offset global warming.

Jul 24, 2017 / Spotlight

Staff Spotlight: Remy Okazaki

Research Scientist
Remy Okazaki joined JISAO in 2014 to head the validation efforts for the year-long $2 million Wendy Schmidt Ocean Health XPRIZE competition.

Jun 30, 2017 / In the News, Events, Spotlight

Maug’s Caldera: A Natural Laboratory

Changing Seas TV: New episode highlights JISAO ocean acidification research
A new episode for the Changing Seas TV series was broadcast this week (June 28) on South Florida PBS WPBT2 focusing on PMEL’s May 2014 expedition to Maug Island, about 450 miles north of Guam to study volcanic ocean acidification.

Jun 30, 2017 / In the News

The New York Times recognizes UW student policy recommendations

Policy recommendations built on scientific research being led by JISAO’s Ryan McCabe

Apr 18, 2017 / In the News

Is it O.K. to tinker with the environment to fight climate change?

JISAO Director Tom Ackerman talks with The New York Times about the scientific, political, and moral complexity of geoengineering.

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Old Fish Few and Far Between Under Fishing Pressure

Soggy No More

Seattle’s ‘amazing transition’ from wet to dry probably just a coincidence, scientists say

Scientists Fear Trump Will Dismiss Blunt Climate Report

Staff Spotlight: Emily Norton

Could spraying particles into marine clouds help cool the planet?

Staff Spotlight: Remy Okazaki

Maug’s Caldera: A Natural Laboratory

The New York Times recognizes UW student policy recommendations

Is it O.K. to tinker with the environment to fight climate change?