Ocean and Atmospheric Science

FSU geologist available to discuss earthquake that hit Mexico’s Pacific coast

Published: September 19, 2022 | 4:01 pm

Mexico is dealing with the fallout of a powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake that occurred near the Pacific coast on the […]

Published: August 31, 2022 | 11:05 am

A new study from a Florida State University team estimates that sugarcane fires in South Florida emit harmful particulate matter […]

Published: October 12, 2021 | 12:03 pm

A Florida State University researcher has received funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to improve the accuracy of […]

Published: June 25, 2019 | 3:25 pm

In the past few months, extreme weather events have caused significant damage to communities throughout the United States. From flooding […]

Published: March 7, 2019 | 9:17 am

Disturbances in coral reefs can trigger significant ecosystem shifts, but ecologists and local fishing populations may perceive those shifts in […]

Published: February 8, 2018 | 1:08 pm

The remote forests of Africa’s Congo Basin have long been a blind spot for scientists working to understand how Earth’s […]

Published: February 6, 2018 | 4:28 pm

Climate change is often understood as a global problem with broad effects that are difficult to detect on more narrow […]

Published: July 14, 2017 | 9:00 am

Scientists have long believed that the waters of the Central and Northeast Pacific Ocean were inhospitable to deep-sea scleractinian coral, […]

Published: June 21, 2017 | 10:58 am

For half a century, the Florida State University Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Institute (GFDI) has been a global leader in the […]

Published: March 13, 2017 | 10:14 am

A Florida State University researcher has developed a new technology that can track the oceans’ currents and surface circulation. Ocean […]

Published: January 3, 2017 | 11:21 am

Imagine exploring the Great Barrier Reef for an environmental science class or investigating a real-life crime for your introductory chemistry […]

Published: October 27, 2016 | 3:32 pm

Florida State University officials and the university’s Board of Trustees broke ground on a new building Thursday that will house […]