The next Strait Science lecture, co-hosted by UAF's Alaska Sea Grant and the Northwest Campus in Nome, is "Bering Sea Heat 'Bombs.'" The talk is Thursday, May 27, at 6:30 p.m via Zoom.

Professor Harper Simmons from the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences will join Jennifer MacKinnon from the University of California San Diego and Jim Thomson from the University of Washington to discuss a recent study on the process by which north-flowing Pacific water is bringing unprecedented heat to the Arctic.

The scientists will also talk about the process by which this warm, salty water dives below the cool surface of the Beaufort Sea, how it contributes to sea ice melting, and impacts on coastal communities.

Data for the study was collected using the research vessel Sikuliaq, which is owned by the National Science Foundation and operated by CFOS.

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