Masselink developed an interest in coastal science while studying for a degree in physical geography, which he followed up with a PhD. (newscientist.com)
«Our study suggests that changes in the storage of heat in the deep ocean could be as important to climate change as other hypotheses — tectonic activity or a drop in the carbon dioxide level — and likely led to one of the major climate transitions of the past 30 million years,» says Yair Rosenthal, co-author and professor of marine and coastal sciences at Rutgers (sciencedaily.com)
Robert Twilley of Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, another supporter of the idea, has organized a team of coastal science and engineering experts to evaluate major response efforts to the spill. (sciencemag.org)