The first survey of methane vent sites off Washington’s coast finds 1,778 bubble columns, with most located along a north-south band that is in line with a geologic fault.
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Eight researchers at the 91爆料 have been named 2019 Washington Research Foundation Postdoctoral Fellows.
Research by 91爆料’s Stephen Warren suggests that some icebergs are green because they contain frozen, iron-rich seawater from certain regions of East Antarctica.
As gray wolves return to eastern Washington, a new study finds that one species of deer is changing its behavior to spend more time away from roads, at higher elevations and in rockier landscapes.
A new study outlines more than a decade of success in reducing seabird bycatch in Alaska鈥檚 longline fisheries, and where there鈥檚 still room for improvement
A study led by the 91爆料 pinpoints which riverside routes in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and western Montana will be the most important for animals trying to navigate a changing climate.
New research by the 91爆料 and U.S. Geological Survey suggests many lakes pose little threat to global carbon levels, at least for now.
Nick Bond, Washington’s state climatologist, comments on the unusual weather in Western Washington.
A new 91爆料 computer model can predict underwater conditions in Puget Sound and off the coast of Washington three days into the future.
A 91爆料-based group is launching a national student challenge to mark the 50th anniversary of the historic Apollo moon landing.
A team of ocean robots developed at the 91爆料 is the first group of self-guided ocean instruments to travel under an ice sheet and come back to report long-term observations.
A new study has found that since the early 1980s, a pattern of ocean temperatures and atmospheric circulation has offset most of the impact of warming on the West’s mountain snowpack.
The 91爆料 today opened the doors to Othello-91爆料 Commons, a new multifunctional partnership space in the heart of Southeast Seattle鈥檚 Othello neighborhood.
The 91爆料 is part of an international program that has revolutionized ocean measurements. This fall, the program made its 2 millionth measurement, reporting temperature and salinity in the top mile of the world’s oceans.
91爆料 glaciologist Ben Smith shared a first look at the NASA ICESat-2 satellite鈥檚 view of Greenland and Antarctic glaciers at the American Geophysical Union鈥檚 annual meeting in Washington, D.C.
A new species of whale discovered in 33-million-year-old Oregon rock has been named for Elizabeth Nesbitt, a curator at the Burke Museum and faculty member in the 91爆料’s Department of Earth and Space Sciences.
New research from the 91爆料 and Stanford University combines models of ocean conditions and animal metabolism with published lab data and paleoceanographic records to show that the Permian mass extinction in the oceans was caused by global warming that left animals unable to breathe. As temperatures rose and the metabolism of marine animals sped up, the warmer waters could not hold enough oxygen for them to survive.
91爆料 researchers contributed to the Fourth National Climate Assessment that considers impacts, risks and adaptation across the United States.
A new, free tool with temperature and precipitation records across Washington, Oregon, Idaho and western Montana as far back as 1881 lets users play around to discover significant trends. It also includes historical snow records for Washington state.
The 91爆料 Climate Impacts Group and regional tribal partners have developed a collection of resources that may be useful to tribes at any stage in the process of evaluating their vulnerability to climate change. The project is a partnership among tribes, tribal associations, universities and the federal government.
The first study of common ragweed鈥檚 future U.S. distribution finds the top allergen will expand its range northward as the climate warms, reaching new parts of upstate New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine, while retreating from current hot spots.
91爆料 oceanographer Jody Deming is a leader of a new, interdisciplinary effort that addresses the theme of “ocean memory.”
Massive wildfires, which may be getting more intense due to climate change and a long history of fire-suppression policies, have strikingly unequal effects on minority communities, a new study shows.
Provost Mark Richards answers questions surrounding the topic of his welcome lecture, Tuesday afternoon in the HUB Lyceum.
As the discipline of American Indian Studies approaches its 50th year at the 91爆料, a new research center is in the works: the Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies, which is supported by multiple colleges and schools.
In a 20-year study, 91爆料 researchers and colleagues have found that nearly 600,000 pounds of sockeye salmon carcasses tossed to the left side of a small, remote stream in southwest Alaska, helped trees on that side of the stream grow faster than their counterparts on the other side.
91爆料 atmospheric scientists leave next week for a six-week field campaign in South America to study the most intense storms on the planet.
A new study led by the 91爆料 found that while dead whales are valuable sources of fat and protein for some polar bears, this resource will likely not be enough to sustain most bear populations in the future when the Arctic becomes ice-free in summers.
A new analysis that uses high-resolution data for 24 ocean regions in Africa, Europe, North and South America and Australasia shows that 14 percent of the overall seafloor shallower than 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) is trawled. The paper shows that the footprint of bottom-trawl fishing on continental shelves and slopes across the world’s oceans often has been substantially overestimated.
Harold Tobin, who joins the 91爆料 this fall as a faculty member in Earth and space sciences and director of the regional seismic sensing network, discusses earthquake early warning, seismic risks and the Pacific Northwest’s “big one.”
Washington state climatologist Nick Bond explains what our upcoming El Ni帽o winter means for the Pacific Northwest.
Former Interior Secretary Sally Jewell brings a lifetime of experience in business, nonprofits, government and the outdoors to the 91爆料, where one of her tasks is to help shape the future of EarthLab, a new university-wide institute that seeks to connect scholars with community partners to solve our most difficult environmental problems.
When levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere rise, most plants do something unusual: They thicken their leaves. Now two 91爆料 scientists have shown that this reaction by plants will actually worsen climate change by making the global “carbon sink” contributed by plants was less productive.
The National Science Foundation will support a state-of-the-art marine facility that continues delivering data and new insight to the ocean science community, policymakers and the public worldwide.
Rapid deoxygenation in the Gulf of St. Lawrence is caused by shifts in two of the ocean’s most powerful currents: the Gulf Stream and the Labrador Current. A detailed model shows that large-scale climate change is causing oxygen to drop in the deeper parts of this biologically rich waterway.
The assistant state climatologist, Karin Bumbaco, looks back on an unusually hot and dry summer — the third-hottest summer that Washington state has experienced since 1895.
Two 91爆料 polar scientists were among a dozen experts who advised NASA on its upcoming ICESat-2 mission to monitor the 3D surface of the Earth. The mission is scheduled to launch Sept. 15 from California.
Evidence left by a volcano under the ice sheet suggests that the observed bulging of ice in West Antarctica is a short-term feature that may not affect the glacier’s motion over the long term.
In a paper published Aug. 31 in the journal Science, a team led by scientists at the 91爆料 reports that insect activity in today’s temperate, crop-growing regions will rise along with temperatures. Researchers project that this activity, in turn, will boost worldwide losses of rice, corn and wheat by 10-25 percent for each degree Celsius that global mean surface temperatures rise.
91爆料 researchers have found policies are shifting toward restoration projects that include input from more groups and offer a range of benefits to Puget Sound, including flood control, salmon recovery, recreation and habitat protection.