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Series showing how sub-fjord glacial melting adds to sea level rise
1) The researchers are investigating fjords as links between glaciers and the open ocean, and in particular, the role of warming ocean waters and underwater glacial melting in accelerating the…
Read MoreRecent Past and Near-Future Sea Level Rise Rates
From Special Report: Understanding Sea Level Rise. (Illustration by Eric S. Taylor, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Read More20 cities with the largest impact risk from sea level rise
From Special Report: Understanding Sea Level Rise, page 9. (Illustration by Eric S. Taylor, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Read MoreThree things you may not know about sea level rise
Since the turn of the 20th century, seas have risen six to eight inches globally. New technologies, along with a better understanding of how the oceans, ice sheets, and other components of climate interact, have helped scientists identify the factors that contribute to sea level rise.
Read MoreSea Level Falls and Rises relative to land
From Special Report: Understanding Sea Level Rise. (Illustration by Eric S. Taylor, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Read MoreOcean Encounters: Rising Seas Resilient Coasts
Join us for a conversation about the drivers and consequences of rising sea levels—and adaptation strategies to protect lives and livelihoods by making our coastlines and infrastructure more resilient.
Read MoreRivers and Changing Seas
Sea level in coastal areas can be affected by a number of factors: tides, winds, waves, and even barometric pressure. New research led by WHOI physical oceanographer Chris Piecuch suggests…
Read MoreLand, Sea, and Air
The increased flow of ice from glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica has tripled the contribution of continental ice sheets to global sea level rise over the last 20 years. Since 2008,…
Read MoreA Sea Change
WHOI engineer Will Ostrom deploys a mooring in Sermilik Fjord in southeastern Greenland in September, 2012. Instruments on the mooring will record water temperature, salinity, and current speed and direction…
Read MoreLobster surprise
Post-doc Justin Ries—now at UNC—along with WHOI scientists Anne Cohen and Dan McCorkle grew shell-building ocean animals in water under air containing different levels of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas…
Read MoreWhere land and sea meet
In 2003 the Woods Hole Sea Grant worked with a group of volunteers who performed beach profile surveys at Cold Storage Beach, East Dennis, MA to assess how the beach…
Read MoreThe life cycle of Greenland’s meltwater lakes
Meltwater lakes pool on Greenland’s ice sheet each spring and summer, then drain through cracks to bedrock, and ultimately out to the ocean. these lakes could accelerate global sea level…
Read MoreGlacial Lake Drainage
Related information from Oceanus magazine Scientists Find Trigger That Cracks Lakes Fast-draining lakes atop Greenland ice sheet could accelerate sea level rise
Read MoreResilient Woods Hole Climate Walking Tour
The Resilient Woods Hole Climate Walking Trail app takes users on a self-guided tour of Woods Hole’s most vulnerable areas. You can download the free app through the App Store or Google Play.
Read MoreBoston Dance Theater performs SURGE at Ocean Encounters
Watch Boston Dance Theater (BDT) perform their current art and science project called SURGE which is an ongoing collaboration between BDT and WHOI Senior Scientist, Dr. Larry J. Pratt. SURGE addresses current climate trends through the lens of sea-level rise and the role that art and science play in creating a sustainable future. This performance took place during WHOI’s 2020 Ocean Encounters finale episode entitled Our Enchanted Ocean and was recorded on October 28, 2020.
Read MoreRising Tides: preparing for the future
Like many coastal communities, Woods Hole, located on Cape Cod, faces an uncertain future. Rising sea level and the potential for increased frequency and intensity of storms present significant long-term threats. Woods Hole is home to world-leading marine science institutions performing critical research from shore-based facilities that enable access to the sea and yet, ironically, are vulnerable to the same climate change impacts that are the subject of study.
Read MoreDrilling Down
MIT-WHOI Joint Program student Matthew Osman (left) and U.S. Ice Drilling Program driller Mike Waszkiewicz move an ice core barrel into place during a storm in West Greenland. Osman and…
Read MoreScientific Assembly Line
It took a village of researchers to process a tube of sediments cored from Great Barnstable Salt Marsh on Cape Cod. Working in WHOI biogeochemist Amanda Spivak‘s lab are, from…
Read MoreThe Once and Future Marsh
WHOI biogeochemist Amanda Spivak (center) collects plant and sediment samples in Barstable Great Marsh with the help of research assistant Kelsey Gosselin (left) and MIT-WHOI Joint Program student Sheron Luk…
Read MoreDisappearing Ponds
WHOI biogeochemist Amanda Spivak samples plant matter in the remnants of a small pond in Great Marsh in Barnstable, Mass. In the 1930s, the Cape Cod Mosquito Control Project dug…
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