PMEL in the News
NOAA’s Carbon Dioxide Monitoring Effort Contributes to Quantifying the Ocean’s Role in Global Carbon Budget
The Global Carbon Budget released its annual update this month revealing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuels increased slightly in 2014 (+0.6%), but are projected to decline slightly (by est. -0.6%) in 2015.
Arctic Posts Record Warmth Over Land, Less Ice In Its Ocean
There is evidence that the temperature was 2.3 degrees Fahrenheit (1.3 degrees Celsius) above average.
More Glum News on Arctic Warming
News from the Arctic hasn’t gotten any better in the 10 years since NOAA began producing an annual Arctic Report Card, and this year’s collection of results and essays is no exception.
Citizen-Science Climate Projects Adds Logs From Historic Arctic Whaling Ships
Even if climate negotiations in Paris are successful, the planet is locked into long-term warming and an uncertain future. The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world.
A New Old Weather
Today marks the official launch of Old Weather: Whaling, a citizen science research initiative that will help scientists analyze historical data from whaling logbooks.