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.

“It’s a very large glacier, it’s losing mass very rapidly, there’s no reason to suspect that will change any time in the near future.” - Christianson

"I’m not going to lie, it’s a gritty place when you are staring down at data and probabilities for how your favorite places in the world will change during your kid’s life span".