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Rutgers Expert Can Discuss 10 Ways to Adapt to Coastal Flooding

October 14, 2020 sarah Jonas Adaptation, BAYS, Climate Change, Coastal Communities, Coastal Flooding, Coastal resilience, Environment, FEMA, Flood, flood insurance, Flood Risk, Flooding, Floods, Government, Homeowners, Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve, Marshes, Mitigation, New Jersey, Ocean, Oceans, Residents, Resilience, Rivers, RU, Rutgers, Rutgers University, Sea-level rise, Wetlands

New Brunswick, N.J. (Oct. 14, 2020) – Rutgers coastal expert Vanessa Dornisch is available for interviews on 10 steps residents

Announcement

OSU Assumes Cyberinfrastructure Responsibility for OOI

October 5, 2020 sarah Jonas Cyberinfrastructure, data, Ocean, Ocean Observatories Initiative

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and Oregon State University (OSU) jointly announced that OSU will assume responsibilities for the systems management of the cyberinfrastructure that makes data transmission for the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) possible through September of 2023.

Research Results

Marine animals live where ocean is most ‘breathable,’ but ranges could shrink with climate change

September 16, 2020 sarah Jonas Climate Change, Marine animals, Marine Biodiversity, Marine Biology, Marine Conservation, Marine Ecology, Metabolism, Ocean, Oceans, Oxygen, Physiology

Research shows that many marine animals already inhabit the maximum range of breathable ocean that their physiology allows. The findings are a warning about climate change: Since warmer waters harbor less oxygen, stretches of ocean that are breathable today for a species may not be in the future.

Research Results

Ocean Algae Get “Coup de Grace” from Viruses

September 15, 2020 sarah Jonas Algae, Algae blooms, algal blooms, Calcium, Carbon, Carbon Dioxide, Cells, Chemicals, Coastal Waters, Cycling, deep ocean, Earth, Ecosystems, Environment, Infection, iron, Model, New Jersey, NJ, Norway, Ocean, Oceans, Oregon State University, Oxygen, Phosphorus, Phytoplankton, Research, Rutgers, Rutgers University, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Rutgers-New Brunswick, Science, Sequestration, University of Bergen, University of California, Santa Barbara, Viruses, water

Scientists have long believed that ocean viruses always quickly kill algae, but Rutgers-led research shows they live in harmony with algae and viruses provide a “coup de grace” only when blooms of algae are already stressed and dying. The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, will likely change how scientists view viral infections of algae, also known as phytoplankton – especially the impact of viruses on ecosystem processes like algal bloom formation (and decline) and the cycling of carbon and other chemicals on Earth.

Feature

Using Nature-Inspired Designs To Protect Coastal Communities

September 14, 2020 sarah Jonas Hurricane Aftermath, Ocean

Nearly half the world’s population lives within 100 kilometers of a coastline, putting them at risk of rising sea levels, eroding coastlines and more frequent storms and hurricanes. Dr. Jens Figlus and his team are safeguarding these coastal communities through better designed hybrid coastal structures.

Research Results

New paper addresses mix of contaminants in Fukushima wastewater, highlights risks of dumping in ocean

August 6, 2020 sarah Jonas Earthquake, Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Ocean, Radioactivity, Tsunami

Ten years after the Tohoku-oki earthquake and tsunami devastated Japan’s Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant, radiation levels have fallen in all but the waters closest to the plant. But a new hazard exists and is growing every day in the number of storage tanks on land surrounding the power plant that hold contaminated wastewater.

Research Results

Newer PFAS compound detected for first time in Arctic seawater

July 29, 2020 sarah Jonas Arctic Ocean, Ocean, PFAS, PFASs, Seawater

Researchers reporting in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology have studied the transport of 29 PFAS into and out of the Arctic Ocean, detecting a newer compound for the first time in Arctic seawater.

Expert Pitch

Dust plume may mean weaker hurricanes, heartier ocean ecosystem

June 25, 2020 sarah Jonas Climate, Environment, Hurricanes, Ocean

A Saharan dust plume is continuing its journey from Africa, crossing the Caribbean and making its way into the Gulf

Expert Pitch

Rutgers Expert Can Discuss Soil Compaction, Healthy Yards

June 23, 2020 sarah Jonas Backyards, Contamination, Environment, Gardens, Lakes, Lawns, Natural Resources, New Jersey, NJ, Ocean, Oceans, Pollution, Rivers, Runoff, Rutgers, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, soil, Soil Science, Stormwater, stormwater runoff, Streams, Wildlife, yards

New Brunswick, N.J. (June 23, 2020) – Rutgers University–New Brunswick Professor Steven Yergeau is available to discuss the causes of

Research Results

The many lifetimes of plastics

June 15, 2020 sarah Jonas Environment, Ocean, Plastics, Polystyrene

Many of us have seen informational posters at parks or aquariums specifying how long plastics bags, bottles, and other products last in the environment. They’re a good reminder to not litter, but where does the information on the lifetime expectancy of plastic goods come from, and how reliable is it?

Research Results

Mangrove Trees Won’t Survive Sea-Level Rise by 2050 if Emissions Aren’t Cut

June 4, 2020 sarah Jonas Atmosphere, Carbon, Carbon Dioxide, Climate, Climate Change, Coast, Coastal, Coastline, Ecosystems, Environment, Erosion, fish, Food, Forests, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Habitat, Mangroves, Nanyang Technological University, National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration, New Jersey, NJ, NOAA, Ocean, Oceans, Predators, Rutgers, Rutgers University-New Brunswck, sea-level change, Sea-level rise, Sediment, shorelines, Species, Subtropical, Tides, Trees, Tropical, Waves

Mangrove trees – valuable coastal ecosystems found in Florida and other warm climates – won’t survive sea-level rise by 2050 if greenhouse gas emissions aren’t reduced, according to a Rutgers co-authored study in the journal Science. Mangrove forests store large amounts of carbon, help protect coastlines and provide habitat for fish and other species. Using sediment data from the last 10,000 years, an international team led by Macquarie University in Australia estimated the chances of mangrove survival based on rates of sea-level rise.

Expert Pitch

Rutgers Expert Available to Discuss Risks of Ocean Activities During COVID-19 Pandemic

May 21, 2020 sarah Jonas Aquatic, Coronavirus, Coronaviruses, COVID-19, Environment, Health, Lakes, Light, New Jersey, NJ, Ocean, Oceans, Parks, Pathogens, Rivers, Rutgers, Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers University-New Brunswck, SARS-CoV-2, social distancing, Surfing, Swimming, Virus, Viruses, Wind

New Brunswick, N.J. (May 21, 2020) – Rutgers University–New Brunswick Professor Kay Bidle is available for interviews on the possible risks from

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