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PCC Graduate Twila Moon talks about mapping Greenland glaciers
Glaciers and ice sheets move in unique and hard to map patterns as observed by satellite images that help map the speed of flowing ice in Greenland, Antarctica and mountain ranges around the world. Twila Moon, a graduate of the PCC, talks about using this evidence to help map out glaciers in Greenland. With the new database, she can study the movements of more than 240 glaciers, which comprise nearly all of the outlets from the ice sheet.
Read more at The University of BristolAbby Swann talks about the implications of forest die-offs on global climate
"People have thought about how forest loss matters for an ecosystem, and maybe for local temperatures, but they haven’t thought about how that interacts with the global climate,” said study co-author Abigail Swann in a news release. "We are only starting to think about these larger-scale implications."
Read more at The Huffington PostTom Ackerman and Stephen Gardiner - Can a Philosopher and Scientist Co-teach a Class on Climate Engineering?
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.
Read More at Climate Engineering AssessmentLuAnne Thompson on KUOW talking about being a climate scientist
LuAnne Thompson talked with Bill Radke of KUOW.org about "being a little braver" when it comes to climate science communication.
Listen at KUOW.orgThe Program on Climate Change: Moving Forward
by Miriam Bertram, LuAnne Thompson and Greg Quetin LuAnne Thompson opened our PCC-sponsored gathering “Where do we go from here?” on Thursday, Nov. 17 with a quote by Winston Churchill: “It’s not always enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what is required.” John Kerry shared that call to arms the day before, as part of his remarks at the 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP22) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Read moreHarry Stern discusses the future of Arctic Ocean shipping
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.
Read more at UW NewsAbby Swann and Elizabeth Garcia on Forest Ecosystems
Professor Abby Swann and postdoctoral researcher Elizabeth Garcia are in the news. Their paper published in PLOS ONE talks about large forest die-offs and the effect that ricochets to distant ecosystems.
Read more at UW TodayEarthGamesUW - Can video games solve world problems?
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.
Read more in Higher EdNives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash on Trump and the Environment
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".
Read more at Slate MagazineOn being a climate scientist
By LuAnne Thompson Director, University of Washington Program on Climate Change Walters Professor of Oceanography, Adjunct Professor Physics and Atmospheric Sciences This past week has been a whirlwind and I feel like I am finally catching my breath and wanted to share my reflections on what role the Program on Climate Change should play both on and off campus over the next year.
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