Posts for tag "climate change"
The UC Davis Bodega Marine Lab: Ocean Acidification Research at Its Finest
Ocean Acidification researchers at UC Davis’ Bodega Marine Lab are learning more about how carbon uptake by the ocean is affecting marine creatures.
- Posted May 22, 2019
Citizen Scientists Monitoring for Invasive Fouling Organisms
Researchers team up with citizen scientists to monitor the pristine waters of Alaska for invasive, fouling organisms.
- Posted May 1, 2019
From Abalone to Zooplankton: Sitka Sound Science Center Works to Monitor Health of Alaska’s Marine Life
Monitoring marine species both great and small, Alaska’s Sitka Sound Science Center keeps track of the health of fish, kelp, copepods and more.
- Posted April 29, 2019
Shingle Shanty Preserve and Research Station: Where Diverse Habitats Meet
Located at the intersection of several types of habitat, New York’s secluded Shingle Shanty Preserve and Research Station enjoys rich biodiversity, especially in its bird life.
- Posted April 26, 2019
Remote Mount Desert Rock Marine Field Station a Challenging But Rewarding Haven For Research
Mount Desert Rock offers unique research opportunities and austere beauty to high school, undergraduate and graduate students. Its surrounding waters feature humpback, minke, fin and northern right whales.
- Posted April 19, 2019
Wildfires May Pollute Water Supplies on a Warming Planet
A USGS researcher shares how wildfires can impact water quality and which kinds of storm events restore water quality after fires.
- Posted March 29, 2019
Central Lake Superior: Arctic Testbed and Autonomous Proving Ground
The new Marine Autonomy Research Site at the Great Lakes Research Center offers an Arctic Testbed close to home for trialing new tech.
- Posted November 19, 2018
Catching Up With the Flathead Lake Bio Station
The Flathead Lake Bio Station is a hub for ecological and biological research, not to mention lake monitoring and sensor technology design.
- Posted October 29, 2018
The Submerged Sensors of Sebago Lake
Sebago Lake is now being monitored in real time from May through October, to help maintain the health and clarity of the lake.
- Posted October 26, 2018
Marine Protected Areas Cannot Tolerate Climate Change
Research shows how much marine protected areas (MPAs) will warm under various facts; most will be uninhabitable by 2100 under BAU climate change scenario.
- Posted August 9, 2018
Atlantic Ocean Overturning Circulation Weakening with Warming
Researchers reveal that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is weaker than it’s been in 1,600 years—and why.
- Posted June 7, 2018
Climate Change Rapidly Warming World’s Largest High Arctic Lake
New research shows the rapid, cascading effects a single degree of warming has caused in the world’s largest High Arctic lake.
- Posted June 6, 2018
Computer Model Predicts Climate Change into the Distant Future
A newly created computer model reveals the catastrophic effects of unrestrained global warming that will exist by 2300 without immediate, decisive action.
- Posted April 5, 2018
How Mussels Cope with Ocean Acidification Sheds Light on Effects of Climate Change
Researchers have observed a rapid shift in how California mussels are structuring their shells—a change that is linked to climate change.
- Posted February 22, 2018
Marine Food Webs At Risk Thanks to Climate Change
New research indicates that the acidification and warmer temperatures caused by climate change negatively impact marine food webs and biodiversity.
- Posted February 13, 2018
Debris from Melting Shelves Changing the Biology and Chemistry of the Arctic Ocean
Researchers are measuring radium isotopes from Arctic Shelves to determine how fast melting is taking place and how much the ocean’s chemistry is changing.
- Posted February 12, 2018
Weather Extremes Shaking Up Fouling Communities in Urban Estuaries
The extreme weather caused by climate change means disruptions in fouling communities in urban estuaries, and new threats from invasive species.
- Posted January 15, 2018
HELIX Climate Modeling Project Yields Good News, Bad News for Future of Global Climate
High-End cLimate Impacts and eXtremes (HELIX) project undertaken by 50 scientists in 13 countries gives some insight into mitigating global climate change.
- Posted January 10, 2018
Baking in the Sun: How Groundwater Recharge is Likely to Change as the Climate Does
Research shows groundwater recharge in the Western US will change with the climate; dry areas will have less recharge, and wet regions will have more.
- Posted December 15, 2017
Achieving Buy-in: The Importance of Community Involvement in Water Challenges
A USDA-funded project is aimed at developing a transferable strategy for achieving community stakeholder engagement in agricultural sustainable water issues.
- Posted December 14, 2017
