Ocean & Human Lives
A ‘Book’ of Ancient Sumatran Tsunamis
Exactly one year after the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, Jian Lin found himself on a Chinese research vessel off Sumatra, floating above the epicenter of the seafloor earthquake that…
Worlds Apart, But United by the Oceans
Jian Lin came of age in an era of both geological and political seismic shifts…
10,000 Earth & Ocean Scientists. Five days.
Over the next week, I will be posting daily reports about what’s happening at the American Geophysical Union fall…
Anderson Addresses UN Ocean Commission
Senior Scientist Don Anderson of the WHOI Biology Department was invited to deliver the Bruun…
Red TideGone for Now, But Back Next Year?
The historic bloom of toxic algae that blanketed New England's waters and halted shellfishing from…
Oceanographic Telecommuting
'Virtual' chief scientist directs a research cruise without leaving land.
Seeing Red in New England Waters
Coastal resource managers shut down shellfish beds in three New England states in mid-May—including rare…
Risks and Remedies from the Sea
Researchers from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), and the Massachusetts Institute…
Rapid Response
The earthquakes were coming fast and frequent, as many as 50 to 70 an hour.…
Throwing DART Buoys into the Ocean
Deep Ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis (DART) buoys are the foundation of warning network
Building a Tsunami Warning Network
Since the great Indonesian earthquake and tsunami of December 26, 2004, policy-makers and scientists around…
In the Tsunami’s Wake, New Knowledge About Earthquakes
If any good has come from the recent devastating earthquakes off Sumatra, it is that…
Tsunamis in the Caribbean? It’s Possible.
In a study published Dec. 24, 2004, in the Journal of Geophysical Research, Woods Hole…
For the Navy, the Coast Isn’t Clear
Every so often, circumstances can conspire to make a battleship turn on a dime. Fifteen…
A Fatal Attraction for Harmful Algae
Estuaries are the borderlands between salt and freshwater environments, and they are incredibly diverse both…
Red Tides and Dead Zones
The most widespread, chronic environmental problem in the coastal ocean is caused by an excess…
The Growing Problem of Harmful Algae
Harmful algal blooms are natural and they are not new. But ocean scientists are growing…
Oil in Our Coastal Back Yard
On September 16, 1969, the barge Florida ran aground off Cape Cod, rupturing its hull…
Ears in the Ocean
If you sought to delve into the forces that drive and shape the face of…
Earthshaking Events
When I was still a schoolboy in China, two major earthquakes occurred, about a year…
Mixing Oil and Water
In recent decades scientists have made substantial progress in understanding how oil enters the oceans,…