ESSIC’s Michael Evans, co-author of a recent study published in Nature Geosciences, was featured in a recent Diamondback article highlighting the same research. Evans, along with a team of international researchers, analyzed the effects of industrialization on the global ocean cooling trend that spanned the 16th – 18th centuries. ESSIC Director Antonio Busalacchi was also quoted in the piece, noting the study’s significance with respect to providing a larger context for climate change research.
![Satellite seasonal temperature difference maps indicate how the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem and its organisms may respond to the temperature changes. Here, the maps show warmer than average water temperatures from January through March 2020, cooler than average from April through June, near average July through September, and slightly warmer than average October through December. The long-term baseline is from the years 2008-2019.]](https://essic.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/rv-chesapeake2-150x150.jpg)
