The Town of Narragansett is considering a scientific partnership with URI that will monitor sand erosion on the beach and help the town better plan for the seasonal storm cycle fallout.
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A new study co-authored by GSO professor Jaime Palter explains how large-scale climate change already is causing oxygen levels to drop in the deeper parts of the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
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GSO professor Isaac Ginis was quoted in recent news articles as Hurricane Florence threatened the North Carolina coast.
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GSO professors Susanne Menden-Deuer, Melissa Omand, and Tatiana Rynearson are among 100 researchers from 30 institutions who embarked on a month-long expedition to study microscopic organisms that live deep in the ocean and play a critical role in removing carbon dioxide from Earth’s atmosphere.
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NSF.gov – Potential effects of volcanic warming on ice-sheet melting and sea level rise still to be determined Full story: https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=295861&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click Featured Image: The Pine Island Glacier meets the ocean. Photo by Galen Dossin, NSF.
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Surprising find plays critical role in movement, melting of Pine Island Glacier.
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Tune in to hear from scientists, engineers, and other crew as they discuss the important work they are conducting to understand our changing ocean.
Continue reading "World Oceans Day, a Time for Reflection and Connection"WPRI Channel 12 – GSO assistant professor Kelton McMahon’s research profiled.
Continue reading "URI researcher studies climate change by looking at the diets of penguins"Newsweek – GSO professor John King quoted
Continue reading "EPA brazenly wipes climate change language from website despite widespread objection"Find out what it’s like to journey to the bottom of the world during a discussion at the University of Rhode Island Thursday with scientists who conducted research there. Two graduate students who went on expeditions to Antarctica will share their experiences during a presentation at 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 16 in Corless Auditorium on […]
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