New findings support sea ice forecasting in the Arctic
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES)
Published: 16 April 2026
CIRES and NOAA scientists establish new standards for air-sea ice observations using MOSAiC expedition data, tracking Arctic sea ice energy budgets to improve forecast models like NOAA's Unified Forecast System.
Keywords: Arctic sea ice, forecasting, MOSAiC, energy budget, NOAA, climate models, polar oceanography
Sinking land drives hidden flood risk on densely populated Java Island
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Published: 8 April 2026
Satellite radar data reveals land subsidence outpaces sea-level rise along Java's coast, sinking up to 1.5 meters per decade. Subsidence will account for up to 85% of relative sea-level rise along the coastline by 2050.
Keywords: land subsidence, sea level rise, coastal flooding, Indonesia, Java, satellite radar, machine learning
MassDEP awards $500,000 to support eelgrass restoration
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Published: 4 June 2026
Massachusetts awards $500,000 for a two-year study to quantify carbon storage in natural and restored eelgrass meadows, using novel autonomous instruments to measure greenhouse gas fluxes in real time along the state coast.
Keywords: eelgrass, carbon storage, coastal restoration, greenhouse gas, blue carbon, marine ecology, Massachusetts
