PMEL in the News
Seattle the next Saint-Tropez? Not quite, but Mediterranean climate trends continue
One look outside Thursday would have most people thinking otherwise. Gray, windy and 64 degrees. Snow in the mountains over the weekend. The idea that Seattle is anything like Saint-Tropez in the summer seems laughable. But given current climate trends, a more Mediterranean-climate is not too far off, said NOAA Climatologist Nick Bond, who is studying the atmosphere and ocean as part of a joint effort between the University of Washington and NOAA. Nick Bond is quoted.
Researchers scan Cascadia coast for methane gas
Researchers with Oregon State University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have documented 1,000 underwater seeps of methane gas along the Pacific Northwest coast between Northern California and the Canadian border over the past two years. PMEL's Earth Ocean Interactions work is referenced. Drs. Tamara Baumberger and Robert Embley are featured.
El Nino in the Forecast Pt 2
Nick Bond joins Bob Larson on the Fruit Grower Report for part 2 of 2 on El Nino in the Forecast.
Researchers document widespread methane seeps off Oregon coast
For the past two years, scientists from Oregon State University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have surveyed the Pacific Northwest near-shore region mapping sites where underwater bubble streams signify methane gas is being released from the seafloor. John Lupton, Bob Embley, Tamara Baumberger and Susan Merle are all quoted.
El Nino in the Forecast Part 1
Nick Bond joins Bob Larson on the Fruit Grower Report for part 1 of 2 on El Nino in the Forecast