PMEL in the News
Just About Every Big Measure of Climate Change was Bad Last Year
The climate got its annual physical last week, and the results were not good. The report, compiled by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, found that last year was the warmest in the 135-year record of modern temperature measurement.
JISAO Scientist Play Critical Role in Ocean Health XPRIZE
Sunburst Sensors, based out of Missoula, MT, grabbed the two top spots in the Wendy Schmidt Ocean Health XPRIZE, receiving a $1.5 million award for advancing scientist’s ability to measure ocean chemistry as it relates to ocean acidification.
747 Fires have Burned in State as Hot, Dry Weather Persists; even North Olympic Peninsula is Site of Rare Rainforest Blaze
Nearly 750 unintended fires have flared up across the state this fire season, state officials said, mentioning among them a rare burn in the lush Olympic rainforest.
Looming Disasters: Man Can Do Nothing to Stop Warming, Rise of Oceans — Scientists
The effects of climate change are evident now more than ever: intense heat waves, destructive storms, and melting polar ice caps.
Greenhouse Gases Hit Record Highs
“But then in the higher latitudes – Alaska, for example, was super warm for this time of year; 18 degrees above average in late January”. In fact, 2014 has set many new records.