Program Update: Interagency Ocean Observation Committee – April 2012
The Interagency Ocean Observation Committee (IOOC) is bringing together community leaders in ocean observing, research, policy, management and decision-making to develop a coordinated ocean observing strategy for the next decade.
Program Update: Integrated Ocean Drilling Program – April 2012
The Chikyu embarked on Expedition 343 (Japan Trench Fast Drilling Project) on April 1. Later in the month, drilling operations set a new world record for scientific ocean drilling, surpassing the record of 7049.5 meters below the sea surface set by DSDP Leg 60 in the Marianas Trench in 1978.
Program Update: Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative – April 2012
The first Advisory Committee Workshop for the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information and Data Cooperative (GRIIDC) was held on April 4-5 in Corpus Christi, Texas at the Harte Research Institute on the Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi campus.
Program Update: Deep Earth Academy – April 2012
Deep Earth Academy (DEA) joined more than 3,000 hands-on exhibits, as well as celebrity attendees such as Bill Nye and the Myth Busters, at the second annual USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington, D.C. April 28-29.
Pre-Dinosaur Extinction Killed 95% of Sea Species
It may never be as well known as the Cretaceous extinction, the one that killed off the dinosaurs. Yet the much earlier Permian extinction – 252 million years ago – was by far the most catastrophic of the planet’s five known paroxysms of species loss.
Weird Ocean Current May Create Coral Refuges
Global warming is expected to have devastating effects on coral reefs, but recent research points to a few exceptions.
BP Oil Spill Settlement Initial Approval is Likely, Judge Says
U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier said he’s leaning toward approving a preliminary settlement between BP and private plaintiffs that will allow final Gulf oil spill claim payments to begin.
ONW: Week of April 23, 2012 – Number 162
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From the President’s Office – 4/23/2012
Yesterday, the House Appropriations Committee approved the fiscal year 2013 Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) Appropriations bill.
AC GEO Subcommittee Report on Ocean Drilling
In April of 2011, the Advisory Committee for the National Science Foundation Geosciences Directorate (AC GEO) created an ad hoc subcommittee.
Warm Ocean Currents Cause Majority of Ice Loss from Antarctica
An international team of scientists led by British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has established that warm ocean currents are the dominant cause of recent ice loss from Antarctica.
Rise in Asian Tiger Shrimp Sightings Prompts Scientific Look at Invasion Concerns
The recent rise in sightings of non-native Asian tiger shrimp off the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts has government scientists working to determine the cause of the increase and the possible consequences for native fish and seafood in those waters.
