As humans pump carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and global temperatures rise, many questions loom. One major issue is how much fresh water will be available for people, forests and agriculture. A study led by the University of Washington shows that popular long-term drought estimates have a major flaw: They ignore the fact that plants will be less thirsty as carbon dioxide rises.
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A new study may resolve a longstanding mystery: Why is Antarctic sea ice expanding despite climate-related global warming?
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University of Washington polar scientists are on Alaska’s North Slope this week for the 2016 Barrow Sea Ice Camp. Supported by the National Science Foundation, the event brings together U.S.-based sea ice observers, satellite experts, and modelers at various career stages to collect data and discuss issues related to measuring and modeling sea ice. The goal is to integrate the research community in order to better observe and understand the changes in Arctic sea ice.
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New research from the University of Washington and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology finds that ocean currents explain why the seawater has stayed at roughly the same temperature while most of the rest of the planet has warmed.
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Dennis L. Hartmann, a University of Washington professor of atmospheric sciences, is among 84 new members and 21 foreign associates elected as fellows of the National Academy of Sciences. They were chosen in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research, according to a May 3 news release from the academy. Hartmann joined the UW faculty in 1977 after earning his bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from the University of Portland and his doctorate in geophysical fluid dynamics from Princeton University.
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