One by one, Dr. Chris Opio and Chandehl Morgan carefully remove trees from one-gallon buckets.
Rooting for Clean Water
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Sea stars critical to kelp forest resilience
A study by Simon Fraser University resource and environmental management researcher Jenn Burt reveals that sunflower sea stars play a critical role in the resilience of B.C.'s kelp forests, which are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth.
Scientists complete mission to map fast-moving fault off Alaska
Researchers from NOAA, U.S. Geological Survey and their partners have completed the first high-resolution, comprehensive mapping of one of the fastest moving underwater tectonic faults in the world, located in southeastern Alaska.
Extreme rainfall, why it happens and how we predict it
When it rains, it pours, the saying goes. When it pours to excess, that’s when life gets messy. And possibly dangerous.
NASA Sees Major Hurricane Hector Moving South of Hawaii
Hurricane Hector maintained its major hurricane status on Aug. 8 as NASA's Aqua satellite passed overhead. Infrared data from NASA's Aqua satellite provided forecasters with cloud top temperatures in Hector so they could pinpoint the strongest part of the storm.
Below-average ‘dead zone’ measured in Gulf of Mexico
NOAA-supported scientists have determined that this year’s Gulf of Mexico “dead zone”— an area of low oxygen that can kill fish and marine life — is approximately 2,720 square miles.
