PMEL in the News
New method gives first global picture of mutual predictability of atmosphere and ocean
University of Maryland (UMD) scientists have carried out a novel statistical analysis to determine for the first time a global picture of how the ocean helps predict the low-level atmosphere and vice versa. Samantha Wills is quoted.
The PNW is going to be a 'different place': Mount Hood resorts grappling with climate change
Scientists, meteorologists and ski resort employees all agree: Climate change could have devastating effects on the winter sports industry. Nick Bond is quoted.
USV Completes First Autonomous Circumnavigation of Antarctica
A 7m (23ft) long, wind-powered unmanned surface vehicle (USV) has become the first unmanned system to circumnavigate Antarctica. Known as SD 1020 and equipped with a suite of science-grade sensors, the vehicle collected data in previously uncharted waters, enabling new key insights into ocean and climate processes. Adrienne Sutton is quoted.
A new “blob” is brewing, and it’s set to seriously impact marine life off B.C.’s coast
A new marine heat wave spreading across a portion of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of British Columbia has so far grown into one of the largest of its kind in the last four decades, officials say, second only to the infamous "blob" that disrupted marine life five years ago. Greg Johnson is featured in this video segment.
Fisheries disaster money after ‘Blob’ just now being disbursed as new marine heatwave looms
The marine heatwave known as “The Blob” wreaked havoc on Northwest fisheries during 2015 and 2016, Ron Warren, fish policy director for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, told a Senate committee Wednesday. Nick Bond is quoted.