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.
Read more »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.
Read more »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.
Read more »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!
Read more »A bounty of research at Jackson Beach - San Juan Journal
The curriculum of a graduate course at Friday Harbor Labs includes catching a bunch of marine creatures at San Juan Island’s Jackson Beach. Read more here!
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