November 2008 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 7.
Waterfront News
Around the Americas Sailing Expedition Kicksoff
BOSTON, MA/SEATTLE, WA – “North and South America are mobilize public support for local and Together with key partners like initial
Renowned non-profit organizations, Sailors surrounded by a large, complex, and national conservation programs. The underwriter The Tiffany & Co. Foundation,
for the Sea and the Pacific Science Center, frighteningly fragile ocean environment – oceans of North and South America are Sailors for the Sea and the Pacific Science
have announced a one-year environmental and these oceans are changing in large part changing rapidly: fish stocks and other Center will provide direct access to the
sailing expedition and circumnavigation as a result of human activity,” said marine creatures are vanishing; acidity is project’s progress through educational
around-the-Americas. To launch this Rockefeller, president of the board, Sailors rising; and the melting of the Arctic and feeds to classrooms, after-school programs
education-based voyage and awareness for the Sea founder, and member of the Pew Antarctic ice is raising the sea level and and homes. Media events at key ports of call
project, Sailors for the Sea, a national Ocean Commission. “The goal of this threatening low-lying areas. The world’s will feature scientific experts discussing the
organization co-founded by David expedition is to build broad awareness oceans are at serious risk. relationship between larger patterns of
Rockefeller, Jr. that educates and empowers among everyday citizens of the precipitous This never-before-accomplished global climate change and the impact on
the boating community to protect and changes occurring throughout the world’s voyage, captained by renowned ocean local ocean environments.
restore our oceans and coastal waters, has oceans and the impact these changes have sailor Mark Schrader and supported by Sailors for the Sea was founded in 2004
partnered with the Pacific Science Center, a on various ecosystems and human life.” science partner the University of and based in Boston, Mass., Sailors for the
Seattle-based science foundation and Around the Americas is an education- Washington Applied Physics Laboratory, Sea is an action-oriented, nonprofit
nationally recognized leader in informal focused effort intended to bolster will begin in Seattle in May 2009, with the organization dedicated to providing
science and environment education. awareness of the ocean environment and to crew traveling north through the formerly education, programs and resources to
icebound Northwest Passage and motivate and empower sailors and other
Annual Arctic Report Card
continuing along the coast, making 30 ports- boaters to preserve, protect, and enjoy the
of-call throughout the Americas before harbors, bays and oceans upon which they
returning to Seattle in Spring 2010. sail. For more information on or to participate
Temperature increases, a near-record (atmosphere, sea ice, and Greenland) are “Around the Americas is unlike any in any of the Sailors for the Sea programs, or
loss of summer sea ice, and a melting of coded red on the Report Card, indicating sailing adventure I’ve ever captained, as to become a member and support the
surface ice in Greenland are among some of that the changes are strongly attributed to we’ll leverage its dramatic nature to bring organization, visit
the evidence of continued warming in the warming. The three remaining areas public attention to something so utterly
www.sailorsforthesea.org.
Arctic, according to an annual review of (biology, ocean, land) are coded yellow, important,” said Commander Schrader, the The Pacific Science Center
conditions in the Arctic issued today by indicating mixed signals. The 2007 Report project’s director who will preside over the (www.pacificsciencecenter.org) is an
NOAA and its university, agency, and Card had two red areas (atmosphere and sea boat. “This voyage will bring audiences independent, not-for-profit educational
international partners. ice) and four coded yellow. throughout many parts of the world in direct institution that inspires lifelong interest in
“Changes in the Arctic show a domino “The Arctic Report Card is one of the contact with the health of our oceans science, math and technology by engaging
effect from multiple causes more clearly than few opportunities for a team of researchers through scientific observation and diverse communities through interactive
in other regions,” said James Overland, an to work together to provide a very broad evaluation. Our goal is to provide a platform and innovative exhibits and programs in
oceanographer at NOAA’s Pacific Marine look at the state of the Arctic system,” said for scientists, researchers and educators to every county of Washington state and
Environmental Laboratory in Seattle and a the report’s chief editor Jackie Richter- bring the urgency of the issues into the beyond.
lead author of the report. “It’s a sensitive Menge from the USACE Cold Regions forefront for regular folks.”
system and often reflects changes in Research and Engineering Laboratory in
relatively fast and dramatic ways.” Hanover, NH. “The information combines to
One example of these changes in arctic tell a story of widespread and, in some cases,
climate is the autumn air temperatures which dramatic effects of an overall warming of the
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sea ice in recent years. The loss of sea ice authors are from the Woods Hole
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allows more solar heating of the ocean. That Oceanographic Institute in Woods Hole,
tion (Holland 14, 32 and 38/40)
warming of the air and ocean affects land and MA; the Geophysical Institute, University
marine life, and reduces the amount of winter of Alaska-Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska;
sea ice that lasts into the following summer. Byrd Polar Research Center, Columbus,
The year 2007 was the warmest on record for Ohio; and Environment Canada,
the Arctic, continuing a general Arctic-wide Whitehorse, Yukon.
warming trend that began in the mid-1960s. NOAA understands and predicts
The Arctic Report Card, a product changes in the Earth’s environment, from
introduced by NOAA’s Climate Program the depths of the ocean to the surface of the
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