Scientists Find Rare Window Where Carbon Sinks Quickly Into the Deep Ocean
of global warming – out of the atmosphere.A satellite image captures a green phytoplankton bloom off the coast of Argentina. The Drake Passage is at the country’s southern end. (Image: NASA Aqua/MODIS)The Drake PassageThe Drake Passage is notorious for its violent seas, with waves that can top 40 feet (12 meters) and powerful converging currents, some flowing as fast as 150 million cubic meters per second. Cold water from the Southern Ocean and warmer water from the north collide here, spinning off powerful and energetic eddies.New scientific research I am involved in as an oceanographer
InterMoor Wins Top Workplaces Accolade
; The top workplaces are determined on employee feedback. The employee survey is conducted by WorkplaceDynamics, LLP, a research firm on organizational health and employee engagement. Eight hundred companies were nominated for the top workplaces, and InterMoor, an Acteon company, was placed in the top 40 within the small business category. More than 285 professionals work in InterMoor’s modern, purpose-built Morgan City facility. Benefits for employees include life insurance and health plans, flexible working policies and regular onsite group cooking events to foster team morale. InterMoor
Fairweather LLC Names Davey GM
. The company was sold to the Tatitlek Corporation in 2011. Davey graduated from the University of Alaska Anchorage in 1992 and earned an MBA in 1998. She currently serves as a trustee on the boards of the Nature Conservancy in Alaska and the Anchorage Rotary Club. Davey was selected as one of the “Top 40 under 40” by the Alaska Journal of Commerce and Anchorage Chamber of Commerce in 2010.
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