This weekend’s Seattle Times featured an op-ed by Howard Frumkin, Dean of the School of Public Health. Frumkin explores the links between environmental hazards, human health, and global warming, and what we can do to quell the rising tolls on properties, economies, and lives. Read up.
Read more »Your smartphone may be collecting valuable weather data - Wired
Atmospheric scientists and app developers are working to feed air pressure information, already being collected from thousands of Android phones, into sophisticated new climate models. With enough use of these apps, users could receive highly certain information about thunderstorms and tornadoes right where they are. ATMO‘s Cliff Mass is one of the scientists working with this new technology; read more here!
Read more »JISAO internship seen as one of the best in town - Seattle Met
Are you or someone you know looking for a great way to gain field experience, meet scientists, and engage in scientific research? Check out JISAO’s summer internship program, which is taking applications for summer 2013. Interns love it, according to Seattle Met!
Read more »Underwater noise in Puget Sound consistently exceeds 'harassment' levels - Seattle Times
Recent work by UW researchers shows that noise in some Puget Sound shipping channels regularly meets or exceeds levels the federal government suggests may be harmful to marine life. Read more here.
Read more »Northwest biofuel efforts will benefit from tax credit - EarthFix
The extended biodiesel credit just passed by Congress includes, for the first time, advanced biofuels produced from algae and cyanobacteria. Pacific Northwest biotechnology companies think that this makes algae-based biofuels competitive with other biofuel feed stock. Read more here!
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