Tag: NOAA

  • Nation & World

    No laughing matter

    A recent study shows that nitrous-oxide emissions from thawing Alaskan permafrost are about 12 times higher than previously assumed. About a quarter of the Northern Hemisphere is covered in permafrost, which is thawing at an increasing rate. And, even though researchers are monitoring carbon dioxide and methane, no one seems to be monitoring N2O, the…

    6 minutes
    Aerial photo of Alaska
  • Nation & World

    Radcliffe exhibit turns touch into sight

    “Calm. Smoke rises vertically” at Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study’s Johnson-Kulukundis Family Gallery is designed for the blind and hearing-impaired, but gives the sighted a unique experience as well.

    8 minutes
    Artist Wendy Jacob (grey shirt) has created an installation with the blind and hearing impaired in mind. She tours the exhibit with writer, Nina Livingstone, (black dress) who is blind and hearing impaired. The exhibit features vibrating walls and architectural models from schools for the blind and is housed at the Johnson-Kulukundis Family Gallery in Byerly Hall. Kris Snibbe/Harvard Staff Photographer
  • Nation & World

    Speaking up for science

    Former National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration administrator Jane Lubchenco described her four years in Washington, D.C., as difficult and frustrating, but said it’s imperative that other scientists follow suit to give science a voice in national policies.

    4 minutes