Laura Gemery
Biography
Education:
B.A. Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, Double Major: Zoology/Environmental Science and Journalism
M.A. University of Maryland, Marine, Estuarine and Environmental Science (MEES) Graduate Program, Specialization: Environmental Science
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Science and Products
Sea Level and Storm Hazards: Past and Present
Sea level and Storm Hazards: Past and Present is a multidisciplinary study of past changes in sea level. Prehistoric shorelines can be used as a baseline for current and future sea level changes under warmer-than-present climate. Emphasis is placed on looking at sea levels during warm periods of the last 500,000 years as well as how base level changes increase the risk of coastal inundation...
Land-Sea Linkages in the Arctic
The Arctic is undergoing historically unprecedented changes in weather, sea ice, temperature and ecosystems. These changes have led to greater coastal erosion, greater export of freshwater, and changes to marine and terrestrial ecosystems, habitats, and productivity, among other trends. Meanwhile, many believe the Arctic “amplifies” large climate changes during both warm periods and ice ages...
USGS Researchers Develop New Oxygen Isotope Method for Paleoclimate Studies
A new paleoceanography paper was recently published by Climate R&D scientists.
Climate R&D Research Activities: Arctic Research Cruise
This article is part of the Fall 2019 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter.