Researchers at the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences are trying to improve our ability to forecast a phenomenon known as the Madden-Julian oscillation (MJO).
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When Will the Rains Come?
Category: Healthy Planet
Kurt Fausch looked the part of a lifelong field researcher, his casual, earth-toned clothes hanging loose and comfortable on his long, lanky frame. But he was about to reveal his alter ego as a philosopher of wild waters.
If a last-minute decision led McMinds to Miami where he fell for corals, it was fate that brought him back to Oregon State.
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Avian Nations
Birdlife in Oregon is as diverse as its landscape. Species range from tiny and whimsical (such as the rufous hummingbird hovering on 2-inch wings to eat nectar from wildflowers) to huge and pterodactyl-like (such as the soon-to-be-reintroduced California condor, which once soared on wings 9 feet wide, searching for carcasses to scavenge).
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Blue Carbon
The reason for mangroves’ massive capacity for carbon can be summed up in two words: perpetual wetness.
Boone Kauffman and his research team share their field work with leeches, disease-carrying insects and other dangers.