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"Study: Major Atlantic Current Showing Signs it May Shut Down. Not all Scientists Agree"
Amy Bower interviewed by Cape Cod Times on Atlantic currents and climate change
Cape Cod Times August 10, 2021
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OSNAP Floats Highlighted in NYT Article on the AMOC
"In the Atlantic Ocean, Subtle Shifts Hint at Dramatic Dangers"
New York Times, March 2021
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Adjusting to Climate Change: Rising Seas - The Consequences of Melting Glaciers
Dr. Bower discusses how oceanographers study the changes in oceans from glacier melt.
NBC 10 Boston, March 2021
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Ocean Encounters: The Stories We Tell
Amy Bower shares her story of a modern-day pirate encounter with a little science thrown in.
Ocean Encounters Virtual Series
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
![Loop-Current-map-illustrationALT-1 A rainbow-colored schematic of sea-surface temperature across the Gulf of Mexico, showing the warm –red loop current snaking in and out of the Gulf.](https://www2.whoi.edu/site/bower-lab/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2021/03/Loop-Current-map-illustrationALT-1.jpg)
'High-octane' hurricane fuel swirls in the Gulf of Mexico
LC-Floats researchers talk about the National Academy of Science's 'Understanding Gulf Ocean Systems' project, and how the Bower Lab's array of profiling floats are helping us predict hurricane strength.
Oceanus November 2020
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Amy Speaks with "Science for the Public" on Ocean Circulation
Dr. Bower explains the structure and dynamics of deep ocean currents and the vital role of these currents in maintaining the Earth’s climate. She discusses the concern among climate and ocean scientists about one of the major systems, the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) and the implications of a slowdown in that system. Dr. Bower also describes the technical challenges of measuring systems like the AMOC.
WGBH September 2020
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Perkins School for the Blind Visit
Perkins School for the Blind students visit WHOI and members of the Bower Lab as part of an ongoing collaboration to provide outreach to visually impaired students.
In OceanInsight
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WHOI Announces Publication of Preliminary OSNAP data
Scientists from 16 research institutions collaborate on the first publication of the multi-year Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Program.
WHOI Press Release January 31, 2019
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GRL 2018 Outstanding Reviewer: Viviane Menezes
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Publications recognizes outstanding reviewers for their work in 2018. Honored reviewers were selected by the editors of each AGU journal.
In Eos
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Understanding Gulf Ocean Systems Phase 1 Awardees
National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Research Campaign to Advance Understanding of Gulf of Mexico Loop Current Moves Forward By Awarding $10.3 Million in Initial Grants.
National Academy of Sciences
from the NAS Office of News and Public Information, December 2018
![EOS_Fig3_float_database_dots A map of the globe, with multi-colored deep sea drifter trajectories.](https://www2.whoi.edu/site/bower-lab/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2019/10/EOS_Fig3_float_database_dots.jpg)
Deep Floats Reveal Complex Ocean Circulation Patterns
Acoustically tracked floats: What they are, where they go, what they've taught us. And a new repository to store all that data.
In Eos
by A. Ramsey, H. Furey, A. Bower, November 2018
Hidden Currents in the Gulf of Mexico
Five years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, RAFOS floats are mapping out the deep currents of the Gulf of Mexico
Bower receives the Chrysalis Award
Center for Vision Loss, Executive Director, Doug Yingling presents Amy Bower with the Chrysalis Award on September 17, 2012. (Photo by Tom Kleindinst)
In October 2011, the Center for Vision Loss, an agency serving visually impaired people of eastern Pennsylvania, awarded their first-ever "Chrysalis Award" to WHOI scientist Amy Bower. The award, which honors "a blind or visually impaired person who has transformed the world around them," and was given to Amy to recognize her achievements in oceanography and outreach.
OceanInsights for the Blind
WHOI scientist creates a bond with visually impaired students
In Oceanus Magazine
by Kate Madin. Originally published online November 30, 2007
Fieldwork - The Unseen Currents
On the Labrador Sea, the scientific crew of the R/V Knorr hunts for underwater storms, sinks a two-mile mooring, and gathers clues to the planet's fate.
Popular Science Magazine, March 2011