Hazards
First Global Statistical Analysis of Harmful Algal Blooms
International study finds no worldwide trend in blooms, but significant increases in some regions and of certain species, pointing to…
Read MoreNOAA Live! Webinar: Algal Blooms: Signs of Spring and Signs of Trouble
Rose Masui, NOAA’s Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Kachemak Bay, AK Sponsored by: NOAA & Woods Hole Sea Grant…
Read MoreOil spill response beneath the ice
Successful test deployment of WHOI vehicle Polaris expands U.S. Coast Guard response to oil spills in the Arctic
Read MoreOcean Encounters: ALVIN
Hear from a volcanologist, a marine biologist, and Alvin’s senior pilot about how the iconic sub enables scientific discovery in the far reaches of Earth’s ocean.
Read MoreWHOI and NOAA Release Report on U.S. Socio-economic Effects of Harmful Algal Blooms
Woods Hole, Mass. — Harmful algal blooms (HABs) occur in all 50 U.S. states and many produce toxins that cause…
Read MoreRacing an undersea volcano
Using AUV Sentry to make a high-resolution, near-bottom, seafloor map before the next volcanic eruption at the East Pacific Rise
Read MoreOcean Encounters Virtual Series: Radiation: In Our Ocean, Our Planet, and Our Lives
Ken Buesseler, WHOI; Shaheen Azim Dewji, Texas A&M University; and Ryo Morimoto, Princeton University Sponsored by: WHOI This will be…
Read MoreBiology Department Virtual Seminar: Morphogenetic Manipulation of Algal Endosymbionts in a Widespread Planktonic Photosymbioses
Margaret Mars Brisbin, WHOI Sponsored by: Biology Department This will be held virtually. Join Zoom Meeting: https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/j/93674939423?pwd=TmxJNko5TkFQWDN5aVRhV3JaU2lsUT09 Meeting ID: 936…
Read MoreSpecial Seminar: Research at the Reserve: Microplastics in the Salt Marshes of Waquoit Bay
Javier Lloret, MBL Co-sponsored by: Waquoit Bay Reserve, Friends of the Waquoit Bay Reserve, MA Department of Conservation & Recreation,…
Read MoreNOAA Live! Webinar: Hitching a Ride: How to Spot and Stop Marine Invasive Species
Jasmine Maurer, NOAA’s Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Kachemak Bay, AK Sponsored by: NOAA and Woods Hole Sea Grant…
Read MoreDoctoral Dissertation Defense of Thesis: Pseudo-Nitzschia in the Gulf of Maine: Investigating Bloom Dynamics, Species Introduction, and Climate Change Implications with Observations and Models
Suzanna C. Clark, MIT-WHOI Joint Program Sponsored by: Academic Programs Office This will be held virtually. Register here: https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAqceGgrzMuH92KHLnYcT7TNO98wC5GzR-4
Read MoreMauritius oil spill: questions mount over ship fuel safety
NOAA Live! Webinar: Designed to Survive: Prepare Your Home to Withstand Storms
Kanesa Duncan Seraphin, NOAA’s Hawai’i Sea Grant, HI Sponsored by: NOAA and Woods Hole Sea Grant This will be held…
Read MoreG&G Department Virtual Seminar: Seismic Imaging of the Lesser Antilles Subduction Zone from the VoiLA Project
Kate Rychert, University of Southampton, UK Sponsored by: G&G Department This will be held virtually Zoom Details: https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/j/94308060986?pwd=TXFiSlprc05EdHR5OFNqYm41UzIrQT09 Meeting ID:…
Read MoreA checkup for the oceans reveals threats to human health
The health of the world’s ocean is in serious decline—and human health is suffering as a result. A comprehensive report from the Monaco Commission and co-authored by several WHOI researchers investigates the impacts of ocean pollution and recommends actions to safeguard human health.
Read MoreCrystals may help reveal hidden Kilauea Volcano behavior
By leveraging observations of tiny crystals of the mineral olivine formed during a violent eruption that took place in Hawaii more than half a century ago, researchers have found a way to test computer models of magma flow, which they say could reveal fresh insights about past eruptions and possibly help predict future ones.
Study Reconstructs Ancient Storms To Help Predict Changes In Tropical Cyclone Hotspot
Intense tropical cyclones are expected to become more frequent as climate change increases temperatures in the Pacific Ocean. But not every area will experience storms of the same magnitude.
Ancient storms could help predict future shifts in tropical cyclone hotspots
To get a better sense of how climate change might alter the patterns of major ocean storms, shifting the parameters of tropical cyclone hotspots, scientists reconstructed 3,000-years of storm history in the Marshall Islands.
Study reconstructs ancient storms to predict changes in a cyclone hotspot
Intense tropical cyclones are expected to become more frequent as climate change increases temperatures in the Pacific Ocean. But not every area will experience storms of the same magnitude
Read MoreCitizen science vital to cyanobacteria bloom research
“We have many parts of the country with huge coastlines like Maine and California and we’re finding it really difficult to monitor for multiple toxins threatening people and ecosystems,” said Don Anderson, a senior scientist at WHOI and a principal investigator at the Woods Hole Center for Oceans and Human Health.
‘High-octane’ hurricane fuel swirls in the Gulf of Mexico
Researchers deploy an arsenal of underwater floats to monitor the Loop Current—one of the Atlantic Ocean’s fastest and warmest currents—to collect critical data for hurricane forecasting.
Read MoreNOAA Live! Webinar: Not Your Friendly Neighborhood Wave: Staying Safe from Tsunamis in Alaska
Summer Ohlendorf, NOAA’s National Weather Service Tsunami Warning Center Sponsored by: NOAA and Woods Hole Sea Grant This will be…
Read MoreA Sea of Hazards
How ocean scientists are working to safeguard us from the perils of a changing ocean
Read MoreWHOI receives NOAA awards to study, predict harmful algal blooms
Researchers at WHOI were recently named in a list of 17 new research projects funded by the NOAA to improve the nation’s collective response to the growing problem of harmful algal blooms.
