Mónica V. Orellana is included in The Oceanography Society’s publication of “Women in Oceanography: A Decade Later.” This supplementary issue of Oceanography includes more that 200 autobiographical sketches that provide a broad view or the types of research oceanographers conduct.
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Seattle’s Most Influential People of 2014 includes Ian Joughin from the Polar Science Center. Read the section called Ice Breaker for more.
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Airborne and satellite observations of West Antarctic topography and glacier flow speeds are combined with a computer model simulating ocean-driven glacier melting to show that the ice sheet’s collapse is already underway.
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The University of Washington is launching a new initiative to boost research in polar regions and prepare students for a world where melting ice is opening new opportunities — and posing new threats. Read the Seattle Times article to learn more about this new program.
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