Seattle summer is missing, again – Seattle PI

Although we may count ourselves lucky that we are not experiencing the heat waves and drought that more than half of the country are under, some may wonder if Seattleites will have an un-summer akin to 2011. According to one data set, in fact we’ve had fewer summer hours than this time last year. Atmospheric Sciences‘ data are referenced; read more here! 

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AGU awards John Delaney the 2012 Spilhaus Award for science communication

Professor John Delaney, of the School of Oceanography, is the recipient of the 2012 Athelstan Spilhaus Award, given by the American Geophysical Union.  The Athelstan Spilhaus Award is awarded not more than once annually to an individual AGU member for devoting portions of their career to conveying to the general public the excitement, significance, and beauty of the Earth and space sciences. 

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National Park Service will transfer lands to Quileute Tribe for climate adaptation - PBS.org

Lying at sea level, the Quileute Nation is already experiencing the effects of climate change through greater winter run-off and higher sea level. These threats are compounded by the high risk for tsunami damage on tribal lands. In Feburary, Congress voted to allow the National Park Service to transfer land to the Nation so they can relocate to higher ground. Research from the Climate Impacts Group is cited. 

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Gribbles gobbling Seattle's seawall - Seattle Weekly

Ocean-going relatives of the potato bug, gribbles are the reason the Seattle City Council has unanimously voted to stick a $290 million bond on the Nov. 6 ballot, designed to rebuild the seawall and two city-owned piers. FHL’s Megan Dethier is quoted; read more here. 

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Researchers excited by early changes in Elwha - Peninsula Daily News

Scientists studying the effects of the Elwha River Restoration Project, which includes the removal of the Elwha and Glines Canyon dams, are already seeing early signs of some of their most hoped-for changes  — years before they expected anything. Washington Sea Grant‘s Ian Miller and Oceanography‘s Emily Eidam are quoted. Read more here! 

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