PMEL in the News
Scientists probe poorly understood linkage between melting Arctic and extreme weather
August 18, 2014
A new review article, released yesterday in Nature Geoscience, offers one additional theory about the link between the Arctic and extreme weather in midlatitudes.
Scientist: Dr. James E. Overland
What Can a 19th Century Arctic Shipwreck Tell Us About the 21st Century's Most Wicked Problem?
August 16, 2014
How citizen science started at PMEL is helping us discover stories of the past.
New Ocean Acidification Monitors Could Protect Nation's $70 Billion Fisheries Industry
August 11, 2014
Federal scientists and their supporters are seeking increased funding to monitor ocean acidification in an effort to gather additional environmental intelligence.
Breaking icebergs blast out noise
August 07, 2014
Iceberg disintegrations make the oceans noisier for months, and in the low frequencies that might affect marine mammals.
Report: More acidic seawater poses risks in Alaska
July 29, 2014
The release of carbon dioxide into the air from power plant smokestacks to the tailpipe on your car could pose a risk to red king crab and other lucrative fisheries in Alaska, a new report says.
Link: The Washington Post