A Few of My Favorite Things: Year-end Round-up of Online Ocean & Climate Science Sources

In the spirit of the season and the end of the secular year, I am working on a round-up and review of some of my favorite online sources of ocean and climate news. Most are direct sources: science journals, university websites, and government agencies, with a few others thrown in for good measure (whatever that [...]

Arctic Shortcut a Reality and Likely to Speed Warming and Melting

As the New York Times reported yesterday, two German ships accompanied by Russian icebreakers are poised to complete the first commercial transit from Asia to the West. This is welcome news for shipping companies, who are looking to save fuel and time between Europe and Asia. Unfortunately, this shortcut is likely to accelerate warming and [...]

On the Road Again

Traveling over the past week so blog has been a bit sparse. Check out the older posts for interesting climate and ocean news and/or click the links on the right to visit some great science sites. I’ll be back with more later in the week!

Hello world!

Hi, and welcome to my blog! I’m an oceanographer, writer, educator and activist. I research and write about climate-related issues for a non-profit organization.
In my spare time (ha! I have two little kids) I’m writing the first in a series of science fiction/suspense novels featuring a young woman who discovers evidence of a prehistoric [...]