The Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean, and Ecosystem Studies

Celebrating Sylvia Musielewicz’s Career

By Evan Howard for CICOES Magazine
Sylvia Musielewicz retired from CICOES in September 2023, after 17 years as a research scientist supporting the NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory’s Carbon Program. 

Special Issue of Oceanography Explores PMEL’s History and Accomplishments

Fifty years ago, NOAA created a new environmental research laboratory in Seattle with an initial focus on water quality in Puget Sound, and environmental studies of the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea. 

UW Experts Offer Hot Takes on El Niño, Weather, and Ocean Temperatures

By UW News Staff
Ocean temperatures and their connections to weather trends have been making news. 

Warming Waters of the Arctic Could Pose a Threat to Pacific Right Whales

By Karl Leif Bates, Duke Today

As rising global temperatures push Arctic icecaps into retreat, large and small sea creatures and the commercial fishing boats that follow them are migrating northward. 

WA Still Suffers from Drought Despite Rain – And El Niño Won’t Help

By Conrad Swanson, Seattle Times
Despite recent rainfall most of Washington still suffers from drought and climatologists say the months ahead aren’t likely to offer much relief. 

The Importance of Female Mentorship

How the CICOES REU Program Changed My Perspective on the Term “Woman in STEM”
By Leila Fischer, Willamette University 
“Good luck! 

Researchers Explore How Uncrewed Aircraft Can Improve Aerosol and Cloud Measurements

A team of NOAA, CICOES, and industry uncrewed aircraft professionals conducted flight operations at Vandenberg Space Force Base in Lompoc, California, to expand and test the use of uncrewed aircraft to gather critical observational data. 

What is a Strong El Niño? Meteorologists Anticipate a Big Impact in Winter 2023, but the Forecasts Don’t All Agree

Winter is still weeks away, but meteorologists are already talking about a snowy winter ahead in the southern Rockies and the Sierra Nevada. 

NOAA’s Ocean Acidification Program Announces $24.3M Investment Advancing Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Research

The NOAA Ocean Acidification Program on behalf of the National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) announces $24.3M of funding aimed at bringing together academic researchers, federal scientists and industry to advance research in marine carbon dioxide removal. 

New System Uses Seawater to Capture and Store CO2

By NOAA Research
A new system has begun removing acid from seawater at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) facility in Sequim, Washington, allowing seawater to take up and store carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere.