WHOI in the News
Toxic Algal Blooms Are Worsening with Climate Change
“Cyanobacteria grow quite well—better than almost everything else in those freshwater systems—the hotter it gets,” said Don Anderson, a senior scientist at WHOI.
Impacts of climate change on the ocean
Rick Murray of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution sees the impacts of climate change on the ocean and the ability of ocean-based activities to mitigate climate change as two sides of the same coin, and says both are critical to responding to climate change. (segment begins at 27:10)
Is it too late to do anything about climate change?
Climate Change on Cape Cod: At the Edge of a Warming World
In the 81 years since the 1938 storm, the sea level here has risen about a foot, said WHOI researcher Jeff Donnelly, and is now rising faster than it has in thousands of years.
Climate change doesn’t only mean rising oceans — your health is at risk, too
According to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution website, diarrhetic shellfish poisoning produces gastrointestinal symptoms, usually beginning within 30 minutes to a few hours after consumption of toxic shellfish. Although not fatal, the illness is characterized by incapacitating diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
40 Years Ago, Scientists at WHOI Predicted Climate Change
Forty years ago, a group of climate scientists sat down at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts for the first meeting of the “Ad Hoc Group on Carbon Dioxide and Climate.” It led to the preparation of what became known as the Charney Report – the first comprehensive assessment of global climate change due to carbon dioxide.
Climate change exhibit spotlights need for global preparedness
Climate Change Will Alter the Color of the Oceans, According to an MIT Study
Quotes (Amala Mahadevan)
The Harvard Museum of Natural History presents a new Climate Change exhibit exploring the global impact of the warming climate on the planet
WHOI Study Finds Climate Change Likely Caused Migration of Ancient Civilization
Confronting Climate Change, Fishermen Collect Data on Changing Oceans
Algae Bloom in Lake Superior Raises Worries on Climate Change and Tourism
New Study Shows Climate Change Could Reduce Scallop Population
Airlines react to rising temperatures as industry feels effects of climate change
The Unseen Way in Which Climate Change Is Altering the Arctic Ocean
quotes Lauren Kipp
League To Present Talks On Climate Change
mentions Steph Madsen and WHOI
U.S. Fleet Used to Track Climate Change Shrinking, New Study Says
features Robert Weller
Exxon did know about climate change since the 70’s and it lied, knowingly
quotes Lloyd Keigwin and mentions WHOI
Concerned Citizens And Fishermen Help Scientists Track Ocean Changes In Effort To Fight Climate Change
features Glen Gawarkiewicz
What Exxon Mobil Didn’t Say About Climate Change
mentions Lloyd Keigwin
Unprecedented Antarctic expedition maps sea ice to solve climate change mystery
quotes Ted Maksym, Hanu Singh
Signs Of Climate Change – Past, Present And Future – On Plum Island
quotes Andrew Ashton
Flights are going to cost you more because of climate change
mentions WHOI
‘Expect more turbulence’: Five ways climate change will affect air travel
quotes Kris Karnauskas and mentions WHOI