In Search of Hydrothermal Lost Cities
From March 3-April 11, 2023, a team of researchers will search for new examples of serpentinization-driven hydrothermal venting on the seafloor near the slow-spreading Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
See story at NOAA Ocean Exploration
Global Experts Urge Increased Research Into Geoengineering, a Hail Mary for Climate Change
By Lisa Stiffler, GeekWire
Geoengineering is the in-case-of-emergency-break-glass response to climate change. It means taking action to alter the atmosphere to reflect the sun’s radiation and temporarily slow global warming.
Efforts to Block Sunlight Get Boost from Prominent Scientists
By Corbin Hiar, E&E News
Former NASA director James Hansen, who first warned Congress about the dangers of global warming in 1988, is among more than 60 leading scientists who are calling for dramatic increases in research on ways to limit sunlight so it won’t overheat the planet.
Hydropower in Western U.S. Resurges After Hitting 20-Year Low
By John Ryan, KUOW
Hydropower production in the western United States increased 13% in 2022, bouncing back after falling to a 20-year low the year before.
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Fall Frenzy: Providing Information for Ecosystem Research and Fishery Management
By Ivonne Ortiz and Thomas Van Pelt
While the fashion world has Vogue’s famous September Issue, the Alaskan fisheries management world has the less-famous but very consequential “Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation Report”, aka the SAFE Report, led by the Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC).
Now Accepting Applications for the CICOES Summer Intern Program
Program Dates: June 20 – August 18, 2023
Summer research opportunities are available for 12-14 undergraduate interns through the Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean, and Ecosystem Sciences (CICOES).
Scientists ‘Optimistic’ About Improving Drought Conditions in Washington
By Quinn Welsch, The Spokesman-Review
The drought afflicting Washington is loosening its grip amid a wet winter.
A Possible Way to Reduce Porpoise Bycatch will be Explored This Year
By Jasz Garrett, KINY Radio
News of the North asked a research scientist about ways to prevent Southeast porpoises from dying in accidental bycatch.
Warming Oceans Have Decimated Marine Parasites – But That’s Not a Good Thing
By Hannah Hickey, UW News
More than a century of preserved fish specimens offer a rare glimpse into long-term trends in parasite populations.
Puget Sound Fish Are Carrying Fewer Parasites – and That’s Not A Good Thing
By Isabella Breda, The Seattle Times
Katherine Maslenikov carefully plucked a young walleye pollock specimen from a glass jar full of ethyl alcohol.