EarthLab News
Plastic pollution in the oceans is an equity issue, says UW-led report
UW News writes about a new report from the Nippon Foundation Ocean Nexus Center, which incorporates case studies and analyses from around the world as well as larger, overarching recommendations for change.
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Fighting ocean acidification, one oyster at a time
Worldwide, the ocean plays an invaluable service to the planet by absorbing nearly 30% of the carbon dioxide produced by human activity. Yet this also drives a series of reactions that change seawater chemistry, and as a result the oceans are becoming more acidified, which poses a suite of problems to some marine organisms.
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To Get Out of Your Head, Get Out of Your House
Researchers from Nature and Health, an EarthLab member organization, are quoted in this article about how spending time in nature can help relieve stress and anxiety from The Atlantic.
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UW, Seattle Public Library, Seattle Public Utilities collaboration uses VR goggles to visualize sea level rise in Seattle
The Seattle Public Library and the University of Washington have created a virtual reality experience for teens and families that explores climate change and its impacts on sea level rise in Seattle’s industrialized Duwamish River and South Park neighborhood.
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A New House Bill is a Step Towards Signing CASCs into Law
As climate-related challenges unfold with increasing speed and impact, the Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASCs) like NW CASC are hard at work delivering science to help our nation’s fish, wildlife, water, land and people adapt to the changing climate.
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Op Ed: Weather disasters can teach us how to prepare for the future
With climate change our challenge now is to reduce the impacts of flooding on our communities. We can do that by learning from these events when they happen, writes Guillaume Mauger, UW research scientist at the Climate Impacts Group in an Op-Ed.
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Seattle Times: REI Advocacy Director on Covid-19, Equity, and Mental Health
REI Co-op’s advocacy director, Marc Berejka shares the pandemic-time opportunities we have to work on accessibility in nature and spend time outside. UW’s Nature and Health initiative and our recent conference are highlighted as contributing to this national and global movement.
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For the Northwest, climate change was hard to ignore in 2021
From heat domes to record-breaking rainfall, climate change was hard to ignore in Washington. Dr. Meade Krosby, senior scientist, is quoted.
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Our Top 10 Stories of 2021
In 2021, EarthLab welcomed new partners, strengthened our commitment to equity and justice work, and continued our work to inspire and incentivize innovative, community-centered environmental and climate justice research. Explore our top stories.
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The Spokesman Review: Washington could see more mosquitoes with hotter, longer summers
Moisture and heat are key to the mosquito life cycle. Change one of those elements, or both, and the population and our vulnerability to it will likely change, said Cory Morin, a clinical assistant professor at the University of Washington. Cory co-led an EarthLab Innovation Grants project that assessed Climate Driven Zoonotic Disease Risk in Washington state.
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