Why Making El Niño Forecasts in the Spring is Especially Anxiety-Inducing
By Michelle L’Heureux, Climate.gov
Given the relatively high probabilities for El Niño in our team’s April 2023 ENSO update, I decided to team up with some of my scientific colleagues, Antonietta Capotondi (NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory and University of Colorado, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences) and Aaron Levine (@afzlevine, University of Washington, Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean, and Ecosystem Studies), to explain why making ENSO forecasts during the Northern Hemisphere springtime generally makes us want to skip the forecast.
How Do You Study One of the World’s Rarest Whales?
By Dana Wright for Mongabay
Nearly twice the size of Africa, the North Pacific seems to be endless.
Scientists Discover Three New Hydrothermal Vent Fields on Mid-Atlantic Ridge
An international team of scientists led by CICOES researcher David Butterfield work together to rapidly find and explore large hydrothermal vents on the world’s longest mountain range.
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TODAY Show: Scientists Explore Oceans in Search of Solutions to Climate Change
The Earth’s oceans could hold the key to slowing climate change. Now, scientists are exploring the depths of the ocean to find those answers thanks to a new state-of-the-art vessel provided by nonprofit Schmidt Ocean Institute.
Watch interview at TODAY
Ocean Drones Sail Around Hawaiian Islands to Monitor Marine Health
By Zoe Dym, Hawaii Public Radio
Three unmanned ocean drones are swimming around the main Hawaiian Islands to monitor ocean health.
Hydrothermal Activity Discovered Along the Puy de Folles Vent Field
By Emily Ashe, NOAA Research News
“There were audible gasps, hoots and high-fives throughout the control room, after months of planning and preparation, we were grateful to start this expedition on a high (temperature) note”
Led by CICOES researcher David Butterfield, NOAA, the Schmidt Ocean Institute, and partners recently embarked on the In Search of Hydrothermal Lost Cities expedition on the Schmidt’s Research Vessel Falkor (too) to locate and observe hydrothermal vent activity along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
How is Washington’s Snowpack Looking This Spring?
By John O’Brien, KUOW
Climatologists look to snowpack recordings made on April 1 as an indicator of possible drought conditions on the West Coast.
See story at KUOW
Fourth Time’s a Charm
January 2022 Bering Sea Mooring Recovery
By Natalie Monacci (UAF) and Shaun Bell (NOAA)
NOAA’s biophysical mooring site 2 (M2), led by the Ecosystems and Fisheries-Oceanography Coordinated Investigations (EcoFOCI) co-lead Phyllis Stabeno, has been collecting seawater measurements in the southeastern Bering Sea since 1995.
Saildrones to Navigate Hawai’i Waters for Critical UH Research
By UH News
Three Saildrone Explorers, uncrewed surface vehicles used to measure ocean data, embarked on a six-month journey around Hawaiʻi Island, Maui, Oʻahu and Kauaʻi to evaluate ocean health across the state.
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