Our 2022 CICOES Magazine is Now Available
We are please to share the new addition of CICOES Magazine with you. This publication summarizes our year’s activities, profiles CICOES employees, and highlights recent research efforts.
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Harbor Porpoises in Southeast Alaska Consist of at Least Two Populations
Scientists produced first abundance estimates for the newly identified populations and assessed potential impacts from gillnet fishing.
See article at NOAA Fisheries
Catching Up With Our Intern Alumni
Karen Valladares and Her Journey to Graduate School
By Jed Thompson, CICOES Magazine
A lot has changed for Karen Valladares since she was a CICIOES intern in 2017.
Human-Caused Climate Change Fuels Warmer, Wetter, Stormier Arctic
2022 Arctic Report Card features Indigenous observations and knowledge
By NOAA Communications,
A typhoon, smoke from wildfires and increasing rain are not what most imagine when thinking of the Arctic.
Predicting Winners and Losers in a Warming Arctic
Habitat for key prey species may shrink dramatically if climate change continues on its current trajectory, new research shows.
See article at NOAA Fisheries
Dead bowheads in Beaufort and Chukchi Point to Increased Killer Whale Presence in Arctic
By Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon
There are new signs that killer whales, which are swimming farther north and staying for longer periods of the year in Arctic waters, are increasingly preying on Alaska’s bowhead whales.
Washington Sets Another Heat Record in October
By Don Jenkins, Capital Press
Washington had its hottest October in at least 128 years, capping a five-month stretch of record-setting heat.
Seattle Weather is Set to ‘Whipsaw’ After an Unusual Start to Fall
By Angela King, KUOW
Just as Washington state land managers announced the fire season was ending, people around the Puget Sound region are choking on wildfire smoke.
Listen at KUOW
NOAA Completes FVR-55 Operations in Marine Stratocumulus Clouds
By Kenneth Vierra and Patricia Quinn,
Scattering and absorption of solar radiation by atmospheric aerosol particles affect Earth’s radiation budget, including cooling at the Earth’s surface (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 2014; NOAA Science Council Fact Sheet).
Fall is Here. What to Expect in the PNW After an Especially Dry Summer
By Angela King, KUOW
It’s officially fall — the first full day of the new season — and lots of people are already appreciating or looking forward to the cooler temperatures.
Listen at KUOW