Gerard Roe, of the Earth and Space Sciences department, recently published a paper on glacier retreat as evidence of regional climate change. Gerard says, "because of their decades-long response times, we found that glaciers are actually among the purest signals of climate change." This method uses a signal-to-noise ratio that relies on observational records for glacier length, local weather, and the basic size and shape of the glacier, but does not require detailed computer modeling. The technique could be used on any glacier that had enough observations.

Tom Ackerman and Stephen Gardiner discuss the success and limitations of a social science and geoscience partnership with a co-taught course in Winter of 2015. The course aimed at trying to provide scientific and ethical foundations to students through climate engineering.

Hannah Hickey interviews Harry Stern, a polar scientist at the University of Washington’s Applied Physics Laboratory who has been studying the Arctic Ocean for decades, about the fate of future shipping routes through the Arctic Ocean.

Two researchers, Dargan Frierson and Josh Lawler, are in the news again. They are seeking to solve a real-world problem by creating a interactive model on climate and climate change. EarthGames represents a microcosm of interdisciplinary expertise that is required to productively address big systems like climate change.

Nives Dolsak, a professor in the School of Marine and Environmental Affairs, and Aseem Prakash, founding director of the Center for Environmental Politics, wrote an article for Slate Magazine talking about President-elect Trump and his attitude towards environmental regulations and the current state of climate change saying, "He can do plenty of damage. Here's how environmentalists must collaborate with and stand up to the president-elect".

Unusually warm waters along the Pacific Coast, dubbed “the Blob,” have severely disrupted weather and wildlife since 2014. Meteorologist Nicholas Bond explains the phenomenon.