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NOPP Awards Minnett, Halliwell $1.5 Million to Study Atlantic Meridional Overturning

The National Oceanographic Partnership Program, a collaboration of federal agencies providing leadership and coordination on national oceanographic research and education initiatives, announced it has funded two separate projects focused on understanding Atlantic meridional overturning circulation. Drs. Peter Minnett and George Haliwell of the University of Miami will each lead one of these initiatives, and work in collaboration with scientists from NOAA and Remote Sensing Systems. Read more…

Broad Survey

Floridians Believe Global Warming To Have Dangerous Impacts on State

A new survey of Floridians finds that most are convinced that global warming is happening now, and that more should be done by key leaders to help Florida deal with climate change. The survey is the first-ever study of Floridians' opinions about global warming, and was conducted by researchers at Yale University and the University of Miami, with funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation. According to Dr. Kenny Broad from the Rosenstiel School the research suggest that Floridians believe global warming will have serious consequences here at home and are growing increasingly concerned about the issue. Read more…