TIMES RECORD • November 27, 2024
As Bigelow Laboratory’s Gulf of Maine North Atlantic Time Series approaches its 25th year, NASA awarded the program funding to continue regular cruises on the R/V Bowditch. The research suggests that factors beyond weather are contributing to the observed changes, linking the warming phenomenon to saline North Atlantic Slope water entering the Gulf of Maine. If they can more accurately measure the Gulf of Maine’s warming rate, scientists can better predict the future impacts of climate change — at least, that’s the hope.