Check out the recent media mentions of sustainability-related programs, practices, people at UNC:
Hurricane Modeling Predicts Rough Waters in 2010
U.S. News & World Report
...In addition to improved seasonal forecasts, scientists have become much better over the last 20 years at forecasting the tracks of storms, by feeding computer models with a wealth of recorded data on winds, currents, circulation patterns, and interactions with the atmosphere. Rick Luettich, a marine scientist and director of the Center for the Study of Natural Hazards and Disasters at the University of North Carolina, said this knowledge can help oil-spill responders in the Gulf of Mexico prepare for the coming season. Luettich received a rapid-response grant from NSF to analyze the movement and transport of the oil continuing to spew into the Gulf.
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In the oceans, the heat is really on (Opinion-Editorial Column)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
It's not climate change, it's ocean change! The oceans are choking on greenhouse gases. Our emissions are changing ocean temperature, pH and circulation with wide-ranging effects on biological productivity and ecosystem health. These are among the conclusions of five review articles published in a special feature on the oceans in a recent issue of Science magazine. (John F. Bruno is an associate professor in the Department of Marine Science at UNC-Chapel Hill. Ove Hoegh-Guldberg is a professor and director of the Global Change Institute at the University of Queensland in Australia.)
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-Thanks to UNC News Services for finding these great stories AND compiling the summaries! You can find more UNC media coverage and stories online at http://uncnews.unc.edu
Hurricane Modeling Predicts Rough Waters in 2010
U.S. News & World Report
...In addition to improved seasonal forecasts, scientists have become much better over the last 20 years at forecasting the tracks of storms, by feeding computer models with a wealth of recorded data on winds, currents, circulation patterns, and interactions with the atmosphere. Rick Luettich, a marine scientist and director of the Center for the Study of Natural Hazards and Disasters at the University of North Carolina, said this knowledge can help oil-spill responders in the Gulf of Mexico prepare for the coming season. Luettich received a rapid-response grant from NSF to analyze the movement and transport of the oil continuing to spew into the Gulf.
Click here to read more.
In the oceans, the heat is really on (Opinion-Editorial Column)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
It's not climate change, it's ocean change! The oceans are choking on greenhouse gases. Our emissions are changing ocean temperature, pH and circulation with wide-ranging effects on biological productivity and ecosystem health. These are among the conclusions of five review articles published in a special feature on the oceans in a recent issue of Science magazine. (John F. Bruno is an associate professor in the Department of Marine Science at UNC-Chapel Hill. Ove Hoegh-Guldberg is a professor and director of the Global Change Institute at the University of Queensland in Australia.)
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-Thanks to UNC News Services for finding these great stories AND compiling the summaries! You can find more UNC media coverage and stories online at http://uncnews.unc.edu
