PMEL in the News
Scientists: second-hottest August ever, more heat ahead
After a month of historically high temperatures around the world in August, national climate officials anticipate more of the same through the rest of 2019. Greg Johnson is quoted.
Baby oysters can't build healthy shells in Washington's acidified waters
Oysters are one of the iconic foods of the Pacific Northwest. But their survival is under serious threat thanks to ocean acidification, sometimes called the “evil twin” of climate change. Richard Feely is mentioned.
Century-Old Ship Logs Show How Much Ice the Arctic Has Lost
Old, handwritten logbooks prove computer models are right — the Arctic has lost a frightening amount of sea ice. Kevin Wood is quoted.
Forecasters see neither La Nina nor El Nino
The tropical Pacific Ocean probably won't be particularly warm or cool this winter, climatologists said Thursday, depriving forecasters of their best clue to how much snow will pile up in the Cascade Range and the rest of the Northwest. Nick Bond is quoted.
‘The Blob’ returns: marine heatwave settles over Pacific
Rsing ocean temperatures are rising in the northeast Pacific, similar to conditions presented in 2015. It is safe to say the marine heatwave known as the “Blob” has returned. This time the Blob’s 2019 return is the second largest to occur in the Pacific in at least 40 years. It encompasses 4 million square miles from Alaska to Canada and as far away as Hawaii, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Nick Bond is quoted.