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  • September 18- shrinking Styrofoam cups

    By Moira O'Malley | September 18, 2018 | Comments Off on September 18- shrinking Styrofoam cups

    September 18 After a five-day break due to the ice stations, only a few CTD casts were done, but we are now back in full force. This afternoon’s (even though…

  • September 16-17- ice measurements

    By Moira O'Malley | September 17, 2018 | Comments Off on September 16-17- ice measurements

    September 16 We finished our last ice station with a ‘hop on’ (small station). Now we are heading southwest out of the ice. It is sad to be leaving the…

  • September 15- setting the Watershed boats afloat

    By Moira O'Malley | September 15, 2018 | Comments Off on September 15- setting the Watershed boats afloat

    We are staying in the same general area looking for and working on ice stations. An enormous heartfelt thank you to the Trans-Arctic Ice (TICE) team for letting me join…

  • September 13-14- the ice station

    By Moira O'Malley | September 14, 2018 | Comments Off on September 13-14- the ice station

    September 13 Everyone is exhausted after the exciting big ice station that started at 9:00 pm last night and ended around 11:30 this morning. Twenty-five scientists and students participated in…

  • Monitoring climate change from space, one leaf at a time

    By Heather McFarland | September 14, 2018 | Comments Off on Monitoring climate change from space, one leaf at a time

    A new Japanese satellite will monitor global climate change and the health of the Earth, from space. Scientists are now validating the satellite by gathering and measuring thousands of leaves from…

  • IARC scientist awarded $1.25 million to develop a carbon seaglider

    By IARC Communications | September 13, 2018 | Comments Off on IARC scientist awarded $1.25 million to develop a carbon seaglider

    IARC’s Claudine Hauri and Andrew McDonnell, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, were awarded a $1.25M grant from the National Science Foundation for the development and operation of a new autonomous…

  • September 11-12- standing on ice

    By Moira O'Malley | September 12, 2018 | Comments Off on September 11-12- standing on ice

    September 11 There is always something exciting going on! I was asked what I do when I’m not working. I spend an awful lot of time on the aft helo…

  • September 10- Polar bear and lab work

    By Moira O'Malley | September 10, 2018 | Comments Off on September 10- Polar bear and lab work

    A polar bear was spotted! I didn’t get to see it, but hopefully I will see one soon. The ice concentration is getting higher and we are breaking thicker pieces…

  • September 6-9- ice and birds

    By Moira O'Malley | September 9, 2018 | Comments Off on September 6-9- ice and birds

    September 6 Just as I was getting ready to go to bed last night I heard the ‘hit the ice rumble’ but this rumble was louder and lasted longer. When…

  • Alaska students share real-life climate change experiences at international event

    By Heather McFarland | September 6, 2018 | Comments Off on Alaska students share real-life climate change experiences at international event

    This summer seven Alaska high school students, and four teachers traveled to Ireland to present their climate change research. In doing so they discovered their power to contribute to science…