UW News
Susan Hautala
December 9, 2014
Warmer Pacific Ocean could release millions of tons of seafloor methane
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Water off Washington’s coast is warming a third of a mile down, where seafloor methane shifts from a frozen solid to a gas. Calculations suggest ocean warming is already releasing significant methane offshore of Alaska to California.
May 6, 2013
UW research vessel Clifford A. Barnes marks its 1,000th cruise
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This week marks the 1000th cruise for the UW’s Clifford A. Barnes research vessel, a converted tugboat that has spent decades exploring Puget Sound and Pacific Northwest waters and is now reaching the end of its UW career.