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"An Ocean First: Underwater Drone Tracks CO2 In Alaska Gulf" [1]

"SEWARD, Alaska — In the cold, choppy waters of Alaska’s Resurrection Bay, all eyes were on the gray water, looking for one thing only.

It wasn’t a spout from humpback whales that power through this scenic fjord, or a sea otter lazing on its back, munching a king crab.

Instead, everyone aboard the Nanuq, a University of Alaska Fairbanks research vessel, was looking where a 5-foot (1.52-meter) long, bright pink underwater sea glider surfaced.

The glider — believed to be the first configured with a large sensor to measure carbon dioxide levels in the ocean — had just completed its first overnight mission."

Mark Thiessen reports for the Associated Press May 26, 2022. [2]

Climate Change [3]
Science [4]
Technology [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Alaska and Hawaii [7]
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Source: AP [2], 05/26/2022
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/ocean-first-underwater-drone-tracks-co2-alaska-gulf [2] https://apnews.com/article/climate-science-alaska-gulf-of-and-environment-a7870c0b8009db7be45185e825752736 [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change [4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/science [5] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/technology [6] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/water [7] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/alaska-and-hawaii [8] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81