PMEL in the News
More Super El Niños Could Decimate Pacific Corals
The long list of maladies attributed to El Niño continues to grow. In addition to affecting weather patterns around the world, the climate phenomenon also has a profound impact on ocean levels in the Pacific that can hurt coral reefs.
DeFazio Hosts Earthquake Preparedness Roundtable
With the topic of a Cascadia Subduction Zone event still fresh, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee met with leading minds Wednesday to discuss earthquake preparedness.
Scientists Probe Effects Of Unusual Warming Pattern In Fish-Rich Bering Sea
When the Bering Sea warms, there are telltale signs. One is a bloom of phytoplankton that turns the water’s normally gray surface to a lovely turquoise.
Open Lecture On Ocean Acidification At NUI Galway
NUI Galway will host a public seminar examining ocean acidification next Wednesday 16 September. Ocean acidification arises as a result of the ongoing decrease in the pH of the Earth’s oceans, caused by the uptake of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
NOAA Begins Bering Sea Fishery/Climate Change Study
The southeastern Bering Sea is an enormously productive ecosystem. It produces over 40% of the nation's total annual fish catch.