{"id":683,"date":"2018-10-17T11:50:11","date_gmt":"2018-10-17T15:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/website.whoi.edu\/cafethorium\/?page_id=683"},"modified":"2023-12-15T12:10:37","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T17:10:37","slug":"general-audience","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/website.whoi.edu\/cafethorium\/pubs\/general-audience\/","title":{"rendered":"General Audience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h1>Editorials, Opinions and News<br \/>\n<\/h1>\n\t<h3>Perspectives, Editorials &amp; Opinion<br \/>\n<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>R. Richmond &amp; K. Buessler. (2023) <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1126\/science.adk5309\">The future of ocean health<\/a>. <em>Science Editorial<\/em>, 381(6661), p. 927.<\/li>\n<li>Buesseler, K., Leinen, M., Ramakrishna, K., Chai, F., Smith, S., Wells, M., Yoon, J.-E. (2022) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/agenda\/2022\/06\/ocean-carbon-dioxide-removal-code-of-conduct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why we need a code of conduct for ocean-based carbon dioxide removal<\/a>, <em>World Economic Forum<\/em>, June 29, 2022.<\/li>\n<li>Buesseler, K.O. (2021) <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/energy-environment\/587025-the-power-of-the-ocean\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Power of the Ocean.<\/a> <em>The Hill<\/em>, December 28, 2021.<\/li>\n<li>Buesseler, K.O. (2021) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/10-years-after-japans-fukushima-daiichi-meltdown-im-still-worried-opinion-1574892\">10 years after Japan&#8217;s Fukushima Daiichi meltdown, I&#8217;m still worried<\/a>. <em>Newsweek<\/em>, March 10, 2021.<\/li>\n<li>Martin, A, Boyd, P., Buesseler, K. <em>et al.<\/em> (2020) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/d41586-020-00915-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The oceans&#8217; twilight zone must be studied now, before it is too late<\/a>. <em>Nature Comment<\/em>, March 31, 2020.<\/li>\n<li>Buesseler, K.O. (2020) <a href=\"https:\/\/ocean.economist.com\/innovation\/articles\/the-danger-of-creating-a-designer-planet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Danger of Creating a Designer Planet<\/a>. <em>The Economist Group &#8211; World Ocean Initiative<\/em>, January 31, 2020.<\/li>\n<li>Buessler, K.O. (2019) <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.scientificamerican.com\/observations\/what-i-learned-from-an-ocean-radioactivity-testing-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What I learned from an ocean radioactivity testing projects<\/a>. <em>Scientific American<\/em>, March 5, 2019.<\/li>\n<li>Buesseler, K.O. (2016). <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/updates\/fukushima-radiation-continues-to-leak-into-the-pacific-ocean\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5 years later, Fukushima radiation continues to seep into the Pacific Ocean<\/a>. <em>PBS Newshour<\/em>, March 9, 2016.<\/li>\n<li>Buessler, K.O. (2014). <a href=\"http:\/\/p.nytimes.com\/email\/re?location=InCMR7g4BCKC2wiZPkcVUvdMIeQerLrj&amp;user_id=2d60bcc3907095fab3bbea14cf2a471f&amp;email_type=eta&amp;task_id=1407351265464799&amp;regi_id=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ocean Radioactivity<\/a>. <em>Letter to the Editor, New York Times<\/em>, July 28, 2014.<\/li>\n<li>Buesseler, K.O. (Oct. 26, 2012). <a href=\"https:\/\/science.sciencemag.org\/content\/338\/6106\/480.full?ijkey=IiSX4Q3mDaGvA&amp;keytype=ref&amp;siteid=sci\">Fishing for Answers off Fukushima<\/a>. <em>Science Magazine, <\/em>Vol. 338, Issue 6106.<\/li>\n<li>Buesseler, K.O. (March 11, 2012). <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2012\/03\/10\/opinion\/buesseler-fukushima-ocean\/index.html?hpt=hp_bn9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What the Fukushima accident did to the ocean<\/a>. CNN.<\/li>\n<li>Buesseler, K.O. (2012). <a href=\"https:\/\/website.whoi.edu\/cafethorium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/Buesseler-NV-on-Smetacek-article-Nature-2012.pdf\">The great iron dump<\/a>. <em>Nature<\/em>, 487: 305-306.<\/li>\n<li>Buesseler, Ken (April 26, 2011). <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2011\/OPINION\/04\/26\/buesseler.fukushima.radiation\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Japan&#8217;s irradiated waters: How worried should we be?<\/a><em> CNN Opinion<\/em> on-line.<\/li>\n<li>Buesseler, K.O. (1999). <a href=\"https:\/\/cafethorium.whoi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/06\/measuring_the_f_in_jgofs.pdf\">Measuring the &#8220;F&#8221; in JGOFS? A New Way to Catch the Rain (PDF)<\/a>. <em>U.S. JGOFS News,<\/em> 10: 2.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>WHOI Oceanus Magazine, Press releases &amp; Reports<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whoi.edu\/oceanus\/feature\/a-new-way-to-track-marine-snow-blizzards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A new way to track marine snow &#8216;blizzards&#8217;<\/a>: New submersible provides insights into how organic carbon moves through the ocean twilight zone. <em>Oceanus<\/em>, Sept. 29, 2023 (David Levin).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whoi.edu\/oceanus\/feature\/an-ocean-of-opportunity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">An Ocean of Opportunity<\/a>: Exploring the potential risks and rewards of ocean-based solutions to climate change. <em>Oceanus, <\/em>Dec. 7, 2021 (Laura Castanon).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whoi.edu\/oceanus\/feature\/fukushima-disaster-response\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fukushima and the Ocean<\/a>: A decade of disaster response. <em>Oceanus<\/em>, April 1, 2021 (Laura Castanon).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whoi.edu\/oceanus\/feature\/chasing-ocean-snowflakes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chasing Ocean &#8216;Snowflakes:&#8217;<\/a> New devices measure particles with key role in climate change. <em>Oceanus,<\/em> March 7, 2019.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whoi.edu\/oceanus\/feature\/mission-to-the-ocean---s-twilight-zone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mission to the Twilight Zone<\/a>: The urgent quest to explore one of Earth&#8217;s hidden frontiers. <em>Oceanus<\/em>, April 17, 2018.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whoi.edu\/news-release\/scientists-find-new-source-of-radioactivity-from-fukushima-disaster\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scientists find new source of radioactivity from Fukushima Disaster<\/a>, <em>October 2, 2017. News Release from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whoi.edu\/oceanus\/feature\/back-to-bikini\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Back to Bikini<\/a>: Scientists study lingering radioactivity of 1946-1958 nuclear weapons tests. <em>Oceanus<\/em>, June 5, 2017<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whoi.edu\/news-release\/fukushima-site-still-leaking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fukushima Site Still Leaking after Five Years, Research Shows<\/a>. <em>March 7, 2016. News Release from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whoi.edu\/oceanus\/series\/fukushima\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fukushima and the Ocean<\/a>, <em>Oceanus SPECIAL SERIES 2013<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whoi.edu\/oceanus\/feature\/communicating-science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Communication in the Fukushima Crisis<\/a>: How did officials, scientists and the media perform?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whoi.edu\/oceanus\/feature\/heath-risks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Radiation and Health Risks<\/a>: How can we assess impacts and exposures?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whoi.edu\/oceanus\/feature\/seafood-safety-and-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Food Safety and Policy<\/a>: What&#8217;s Safe to Eat? How can we Know?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whoi.edu\/oceanus\/feature\/tale-of-the-tuna\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tale of the Tuna<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whoi.edu\/oceanus\/feature\/how-is-fukushimas-fallout-affecting-marine-life\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How is Fukushima&#8217;s Fallout Affecting Marine Life<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whoi.edu\/oceanus\/feature\/radioisotopes-in-the-ocean\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Radioisotopes in the Ocean<\/a>: What&#8217;s there? How much? How long?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whoi.edu\/oceanus\/feature\/abcs-of-radioactivity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABCs of Radioactivity<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whoi.edu\/oceanus\/feature\/japan-triple-disaster\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Japan&#8217;s Triple Disaster<\/a>: Earthquake and tsunami led to release of radioisotopes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whoi.edu\/oceanus\/feature\/fertilizing-the-ocean-with-iron\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fertilizing the Ocean with Iron<\/a>: Should we add iron to the sea to help reduce greenhouse gases in the air? <em>Oceanus<\/em>, 46(1). Jan. 2008.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whoi.edu\/oceanus\/feature\/to-fertilize-or-not-to-fertilize\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">To Fertilize, or Not to Fertilize?<\/a> <em>Oceanus, <\/em>Feb. 6, 2008.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whoi.edu\/oceanus\/viewArticle.do?id=15328&amp;sectionid=1001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Journey to the Ocean&#8217;s Twilight Zone<\/a>, <em>Oceanus<\/em>, August 16, 2006.<br \/>\nA conversation with marine biogeochemist Ken Buesseler: A torrent of particles rains down through the ocean&#8217;s dimly lit regions, providing food for organisms below and sequestering some heat-trapping carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. A WHOI biogeochemist investigates what makes it into the ocean&#8217;s twilight zone and what makes it out.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whoi.edu\/oceanus\/viewArticle.do?id=15329&amp;sectionid=1000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swimming in the Rain<\/a>, <em>Oceanus<\/em>, August 16, 2006.<br \/>\nNovel untethered vehicle catches &#8216;marine snow&#8217; falling through the sea: At first, critics said it shouldn&#8217;t be done. Then they wondered whether it could be done. Finally, WHOI scientists and engineers built an innovative device to capture a fundamental but still mysterious ocean phenomenon.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cafethorium.whoi.edu\/website\/images\/buessler.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">For a fun article about our work, check out this short piece on serving espresso and science on the high seas. (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whoi.edu\/oceanus\/feature\/checking-the-forecast-for-marine-snow\/?id=5079\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Checking the Forecast for &#8216;Marine Snow&#8217;<\/a>,\u00a0<em>Oceanus, <\/em>June 10, 2005<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whoi.edu\/media\/buesseler_iron_fertilization.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Effects of Ocean Fertilization with Iron to Remove Carbon Dioxide from the Atmosphere Reported<\/a>, <em>April 2004 News Release from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution <\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cafethorium.whoi.edu\/website\/publications\/1999-Annualreport.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fertilizing the Ocean with Iron<\/a>, <em>1999 Annual Report from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution <\/em><\/li>\n<li>Valdez, J.R., Buesseler, K.O. and Price, J.F., <a href=\"http:\/\/cafethorium.whoi.edu\/website\/images\/Catch_the_Rain.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A New Way to Catch the Rain. (PDF)<\/a> <em>Oceanus<\/em> Fall\/Winter 1997.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Projects in the News<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Spotts, P.N., <a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/2004\/0212\/p14s01-sten.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voyage to ocean&#8217;s &#8216;Twilight Zone&#8217;<\/a>, <em>The Christian Science Monitor<\/em>, February 12, 2004.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<h3>Recent Highlights<br \/>\n<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/agenda\/2022\/06\/ocean-carbon-dioxide-removal-code-of-conduct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why we need a code of conduct for ocean-based carbon dioxide removal<\/a>, <em>World Economic Forum<\/em>, June 29, 2022. K. Buesseler, M. Leinen, K. Ramakrishna, F. Chai, S. Smith, M. Wells, J.-E. Yoon.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cafethorium.whoi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/OTZ-fish-300x208.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/d41586-020-00915-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The oceans&#8217; twilight zone must be studied now, before it is too late<\/a>: Exploitation and degradation of the mysterious layer between the sunlit ocean surface and the abyss jeopardize fish stocks and the climate.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cafethorium.whoi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/woi-logo-1-300x150-300x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.woi.economist.com\/the-danger-of-creating-a-designer-planet\/\">The Dangers of Creating a Designer Planet<\/a>: <em>A call for better understanding of the ocean&#8217;s biological processes before attempting to geoengineer climate solutions.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.scientificamerican.com\/observations\/what-i-learned-from-an-ocean-radioactivity-testing-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/website.whoi.edu\/cafethorium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/05\/1280px-Scientific_American_logo.svg-300x83.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"83\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.scientificamerican.com\/observations\/what-i-learned-from-an-ocean-radioactivity-testing-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What I learned from an Ocean Radioactivity Testing Project<\/a> by Ken Buessler, March 5, 2019.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editorials, Opinions and News Perspectives, Editorials &amp; Opinion R. Richmond &amp; K. Buessler. (2023) The future of ocean health. Science Editorial, 381(6661), p. 927. Buesseler, K., Leinen, M., Ramakrishna, K., Chai, F., Smith, S., Wells, M., Yoon, J.-E. 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