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G&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.
Can seismic data mules protect us from the next big one?
Ocean scientists leverage game-changing technologies to improve our understanding of the global ocean’s most dangerous earthquake faults and enable more advanced warnings for seismic risk.
Read MoreWHOI receives NOAA awards to study, predict harmful algal blooms
Projects will help enhance monitoring and determine socioeconomic impacts of blooms nationwide Researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) were…
Read MoreCape Coral canals are helping researchers find what works
As the Earth’s climate changes, blooms have become more frequent and severe, and the hunt for solutions has intensified, said algae scholar Don Anderson, senior scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts, where he’s been studying those solutions for decades.
Special Ocean Encounters Virtual Event: Hurricanes: The Future of Coastal Cities
The next WHOI Ocean Encounters virtual series will be held on Wednesday, September 23 at 7:30 p.m. This event is…
Read MoreExamining Connections Between the Ocean and Human Health
An ocean sickness is a human sickness according to experts at WHOI’s Center for Human Health and the Ocean. Marine toxicologist John Stegeman and his team are researching better ways to inform the public on the origins and dangers of marine toxins
Read MoreFighting algae with clay, sponges and floating barriers: Cape Coral canals are helping researchers find what works
As the Earth’s climate changes, blooms have become more frequent and severe, and the hunt for solutions has intensified, said algae scholar Don Anderson, senior scientist at WHOI in Massachusetts, where he’s been studying those solutions for decades.
As Hurricane Laura raged, silent sentinels kept watch from below
Underwater instruments deployed by WHOI scientists have been taking the temperature of the ocean in Hurricane Laura’s path to measure the water’s heat content.
Read MoreRadioactive liquid effluent releases at San Onofre: how worried should we be?
After dozens of inquiries from concerned community members and panicked parents about the actual risk and health impacts, we think it’s time we should all educate ourselves about this confusing and complex realm of radiological exposure in our environment. To help in this endeavor, we reached out to Dr. Ken Buesseler, a senior scientist at the prominent Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
Don’t assume the worst about the Mauritius oil spill
Opinion piece written by WHOI chemist and oil spill expert Chris Reddy
Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Thesis: High Resolution Sedimentary Archives of Past Millennium Hurricane Activity in the Bahama Archipelago
Elizabeth J. Wallace, MIT-WHOI Joint Program Sponsored by: Academic Programs Office REGISTRATION: Register in advance for this meeting: https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIoc-mopzIoHN3v1nist6sB-nyfiPc2aFTU After…
Read MoreWHOI Scientists Make Woods Hole Film Festival Appearance
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) scientists appear in two shorts and a feature film at this year’s Woods Hole Film…
Read More‘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 MoreWhere Does The Nitrogen We Breathe Come From?
Peter Barry of WHOI, and British and Italian colleagues, took samples of gases in various volcanic sites on Earth, in particular in Eifel (Germany) and Yellowstone (USA).
