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The Daily Barometer

The Student News Site of Oregon State University

The Daily Barometer

The Student News Site of Oregon State University

The Daily Barometer

Researchers push out a measurement buoy onto the ocean currents. These buoys measure weather variables such as wave height that are considered in wave energy research facilities.  

PacWave, OSU’s Wave Energy Testing Facility, has been federally approved

Trevor Horn, News Contributor
July 6, 2021

After an almost 10-year approval process, the estimated $82 million wave energy research facility, PacWave, has been licensed and approved to operate seven miles southwest off the coast of Newport, Ore.PacWave...

Rising temperatures

Rising Oregon temperatures turn annual snowfall to rainfall

James Trotter, News Contributor
January 7, 2019

As Corvallis heads into its winter season, Oregon State University researchers analyze the impacts of longer wildfire seasons and rising temperatures on local Oregon forests and wildlife, finding a potential...

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