Why are so many wildfires burning in Oregon, and what might the future hold? State climatologist @larryoneill.bsky.social, @occri.bsky.social director, and colleagues help to explain. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/u...

What to Know About Fires Caused by Lightning in the Pacific Northwest

Dozens of fires ignited in Oregon and Washington as more than 14,000 lightning strikes hit the region during thunderstorms this week.

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It's been awhile - welcome to the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, which we affectionately call CEOAS ('see-ohs')! Our majors: ⛅Climate Science 🌎Environmental Sciences 📍Geography and Geospatial Sciences ⛏️Geology 🌊Oceanography Imagine your future: ceoas.oregonstate.edu/academics

Hey, CEOAS Beavs! Today is Dam Proud Day, when science champions like you come together to make a difference in the lives of our students. With your help, we will put students aboard research vessels, into geology field camps and more to build their real-world job skills. Give: beav.es/CEOAS-DPD26

Brian Tattitch's Experimental Deep Geothermal Energy (EDGE) Lab is building a custom reactor designed to mimic extreme geologic conditions found miles underground, aka temps of up to 500 degrees C and about 500x the pressure at the surface of the Earth. Read more: www.quaise.com/news/quaise-...

Quaise Energy supports Oregon State University work to transform…

In a gift that supports basic research toward a clean geothermal resource that could transform the world’s energy transition, Quaise Energy has given $750K

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"Conflict ecology...satellite imagery, GPS, GIS...those are the tools in our toolkit. We use these tools to understand the immediate effects of war, that tends to be things like damage to cities, damage to homes, damage to agriculture and forests..." Listen to OPB with Jamon Van Den Hoek:

OSU researchers work to track damages in Iran with satellite imaging

The Conflict Ecology Lab at Oregon State University uses satellite imaging to assess damage done to lands during times of peace and conflict.

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New Nature paper by PhD candidate Julia Marks Peterson! @jmarkspeterson.bsky.social and her COLDEX collaborators published their findings on atmospheric CO2 and CH4 over the past 3 million years based on measurements of ice cores from the Allan Hills, Antarctica. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Broadly stable atmospheric CO2 and CH4 levels over the past 3 million years - Nature

Blue ice records from Antarctica are used to determine methane and carbon dioxide concentrations over the past 3 million years.

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The Cascadia Coastlines and Peoples Hazards Research Hub (CoPes Hub), led by #CEOAS and partners, unites scientists, Tribal nations and communities to address coastal hazards such as #earthquakes, #tsunamis and sea-level rise. cascadiacopeshub.org

Oregon State University, with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), is leading the design and construction of the next generation of #research vessels - ships that serve as floating laboratories for ocean-going scientists - to advance coastal #science. Check out R/V Taani's progress!

“We know that the winters in the coming decades are going to be much more like this... look at how impactful these conditions are to us, because we know we’re going to expect them more in the future.” - Larry O'Neill, Oregon's state climatologist

Oregon’s record low snowpack is not likely to recover, scientists say

Scientists say it’s unlikely Oregon’s record low snowpack will recover before the end of winter.

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"For a lab focusing on disasters, we end up engaging with some of the most powerful stories of hope and creativity." #CEOAS geographer Laura Peters asks how disaster risk can be reduced in places affected by conflict, displacement or deep division: today.oregonstate.edu/all-stories/...

Spotlight on: The Disasters in Divided Societies lab with Laura Peters in CEOAS | OSU Today

Laura Peters is an assistant professor of geography in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences.

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Congrats to #CEOAS graduate student, Giulia Wood, on being named Oregon State University's first Marshall Scholar! Read about how hands-on research experiences at OSU helped launch a career studying krill and ocean health, taking her from the classroom to fieldwork in Antarctica:

A Pacific Northwest girl ‘raised by the ocean’ grows up to make notable contributions to worldwide ocean health

“Standing at the edge of the world, in a place I only knew from photos and documentaries, I can’t imagine a greater thrill than this,” she wrote in one account. “The thrill of seeking to know the ocea...

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New research led by @andreasschmittner.bsky.social @osuceoas.bsky.social simulates an AMOC collapse to learn how it could affect ocean carbon storage, isotopic signatures, and carbon cycling. #AGUPubs 🧪🌊 eos.org/research-spo...

What Could Happen to the Ocean’s Carbon If AMOC Collapses - Eos

Mass glacier melting may have led this influential ocean current system to collapse at the end of the last ice age. A pair of modeling studies examines how such a collapse could affect dissolved inorg...

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SWAIS2C — Sensitivity of the West #Antarctic Ice Sheet to 2°C — seeks critical geological records from the sediment deep below the Ross Ice Shelf to determine how much the #ice melted during the past. Because to prepare for the future, we need to look back. #CEOAS #Science #Climate #Collaboration

SWAIS2C@swais2c.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Drilling a 200m sediment core from the bedrock beneath 500m of Antarctic ice is a complex process, so we've broken it down step-by-step in this explainer. From melting snow in our flubbers through to filling our core barrels, what we're attempting 700km from the nearest base is no mean feat!

Drilling a 200m sediment core from the bedrock beneath 500m of Antarctic ice is a complex process, so we've broken it down step-by-step in this explainer. From melting snow in our flubbers through to filling our core barrels, what we're attempting 700km from the nearest base is no mean feat!

"Dr. Pettit and others expect the shelf to break apart entirely in the next few years, becoming a mélange of giant icebergs. Once that happens, the #ice upstream could start moving quickly to fill the void, Dr. Pettit said. “They are connected in ways that we don’t fully understand" #CEOAS #Science

Erin Pettit@exploreice.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Thwaites Glacier continues to surprise us, good luck to friends headed there now! Thanks for reporting, Raymond @zhonggg Bound for Antarctica: A Voyage to Earth’s End Is Underway www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/c...

The faces of #CEOAS science! Collect the full set of trading cards at #AGU2025 in New Orleans this week. Oregon State University is at the Exhibition Hall, Booth 303!

A team of #NSF Center for Oldest Ice Exploration #COLDEX scientists recently found 6 million year old ice in Antarctica. That's old ice! Air bubbles trapped inside this #ice provide an unprecedented view of Earth's past #climate. Read the paper in PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Miocene and Pliocene ice and air from the Allan Hills blue ice area, East Antarctica | PNAS

Antarctic ice cores provide a unique archive of Earth’s atmosphere and its largest extant ice sheet. The oldest continuous ice core extends back 80...

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"You want big waves, you want consistency in big waves. And Oregon really has this in droves...all of these conditions come together to produce one of the areas of the world with the highest #wave energy potential." One of the largest wave #energy projects, PacWave, is located off Oregon's coast.

Large changes in global sea level, fueled by fluctuations in ice sheet growth and decay, occurred throughout the last ice age, rather than just toward the end of that period. #CEOAS paleoclimatologist Peter Clark shares the latest:

New study finds large fluctuations in sea level occurred throughout the last ice age, a significant shift in understanding of past climate | Newsroom

CORVALLIS, Ore. — Large changes in global sea level, fueled by fluctuations in ice sheet growth and decay, occurred throughout the last ice age, rather than just toward the end of that period, a study...

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Chris Goldfinger, #CEOAS marine #geologist, uses deep-sea sediment cores that represent 3,100 years of geologic history to analyze historical earthquakes. 'Turbidite' layers are deposited by underwater landslides often triggered by #earthquakes. Learn more: news.oregonstate.edu/news/twin-th...

Twin threat: Cascadia and San Andreas faults may be seismically linked | Newsroom

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Two fault systems on North America’s West Coast – the Cascadia subduction zone and the San Andreas fault – may be synchronized, with earthquakes on one fault potentially triggering s...

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300 miles off the coast of Oregon and thousands of feet beneath the surface, the Axial Seamount underwater volcano has shown signs of increased seismic activity and growing pressure – an indication that it may soon erupt.

Congratulations to #CEOAS Professor Andreas Schmittner on the outstanding publication award for his book, Introduction to #ClimateScience, from Open Oregon Educational Resources! openoregon.org/2025-champio... #OpenAccess

2025 OER Champion Awards

Open Oregon Educational Resources recognizes OER champions who have done outstanding open education work in Oregon’s community colleges and universities. Congratulations champions! Read more…

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Congrats to our #CEOAS award winners at University Day 2025! Christo Buizert earned the Excellence in Graduate Mentoring Award and Andrea Allan earned the Faculty Excellence in Online Teaching Award. Read about their achievements: today.oregonstate.edu/.../universi...

Geology rocks! Our upcoming Thomas Condon Lecture speaker, geologist Nick Zentner goes with the flow – lava flows and ice age floods, that is – to reveal the ancient path of the Columbia River: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news... Mark your calendar and join us Wednesday, October 29, 6 p.m.

How the Columbia River Basin formed over millions of years

The field evidence of ancient cataclysms in Washington are everywhere to be seen — if you know where to look.

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#CEOAS geographer, Jamon Van Den Hoek, recently received an award from NASA’s European counterpart, the European Space Agency, for timely and accessible visualizations of the environmental damage of wars and natural disasters: today.oregonstate.edu/all-stories/... #MapMonday

CEOAS professor’s conflict-mapping group wins European Space Agency award | OSU Today

The Decentralized Damage Mapping Group (DDMG), founded by geography professor Jamon Van Den Hoek in OSU’s College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, is receiving the 2025 Earth Observation Exc...

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This spring, CEOAS oceanographer Jack Barth set out on an incredible voyage that traveled as much through history as it did through the waves of Mexico's Sea of Cortez... #WesternFlyer #Steinbeck #CanneryRow #Oceanography Read more in the Oregon Stater: oregonstater.org/where-scienc...

Where Science Meets Story - Oregon Stater

Jack Barth, professor of oceanography in Oregon State University’s College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, has been on a lot of ships in his time. He has deployed instruments and collected ...

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“I loved participating in sea-going research and working aboard #research vessels.” Follow recent #CEOAS graduate Athena Abrahamsen’s journey from desert to sea: ceoas.oregonstate.edu/athena-abrah... #Oceanography #StudentResearch #ClimateScience #MyCEOASJourney

From land-locked to sea legs: Oceanography major Athena Abrahamsen sets sail | College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences

Photo credit: Luke Hunter By Nancy Steinberg How does a childhood spent in land-locked Tempe, Arizona and West Linn, Oregon inspire a student’s plan for a career in oceanography? In the case of Athena...

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Listen in as Michael Harte, #CEOAS professor and associate dean for undergrad programs, reflects on his time as chief economics advisor to the Falkland Islands on The Gist: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkT5...

Michael Harte: Tariffs and Trade | The Gist

YouTube video by The Gist

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#CEOAS graduate student Haley Carlton went to Greenland on a #research cruise, and learned about more than just ecological food webs: online.flippingbook.com/view/4765300...

CEOAS #oceanographer Andrew Barnard works at sea level to help ground-truth a critical #NASA satellite for measuring ocean color: online.flippingbook.com/view/4765300...