DSN will be featuring some guest posts from Danny Richter – A Ph.D Student at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego studying diatoms stems…
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Cruise ship encounters heavy seas in Drake Passage
gCaptain brought my attention to cruise ship rather unfortunate encounter with the Drake Passage. For those who don’t know, the Drake Passage is the hell…
View More Cruise ship encounters heavy seas in Drake PassageAn open letter about climate change
In case you haven’t already read it, head over to Southern Fried Science where WhySharksMatter delivers an elegantly written, sincere, and ultimately balanced letter to…
View More An open letter about climate changeConfronting Climate Contrarianism II: Methane Accumulation in the Atmosphere
Confronting Climate Contrarianism looks into the claims made climate contrarians and how they (mis)use the scientific literature. —————————————————————– In a textbook example of climate contrarians…
View More Confronting Climate Contrarianism II: Methane Accumulation in the AtmosphereCan Sea Snakes Predict The Future? What About Hurricanes? Lottery Numbers?
Undoubtedly you have heard that dogs can sense earthquakes before the tremors occur. While anecdotes are common, experimental evidence supporting these claims remains elusive. The USGS in…
View More Can Sea Snakes Predict The Future? What About Hurricanes? Lottery Numbers?NOAA maps October 25th Indonesian tsunami
The Indonesia tsunami event was generated by a Mw 7.7 earthquake (3.484°S, 100.114°E ), at 14:42:22 UTC, 240 km (150 miles) W of Bengkulu, Sumatra,…
View More NOAA maps October 25th Indonesian tsunamiCaribbean Coral Die-Off Could Be Worst Ever
And to end you day on a uber-depressing note, sure to give you at least some nightmares Scientists studying Caribbean reefs say that 2010 may…
View More Caribbean Coral Die-Off Could Be Worst Ever7 Cities About to Sink
I guess I need to start planning my trip Houston Many of us take for granted the notion that all of our beloved cities will…
View More 7 Cities About to SinkUndular bores – not just for dinner parties
This gorgeous atmospheric wave pattern, caught by satellite, was visible off Baja California Sur on Sunday. Scripps graduate student James Means wrote: [Dr.] Larry Armi…
View More Undular bores – not just for dinner partiesYou Sure Are a Big Fella Earl
In Durham, I am nearly 2-3 hours from the North Carolina coast. With relation to Earl, the local forecast is that this far inland we…
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