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Geotimes October 2006 Jennifer Yauck |
Shifting Winds Churn up Dead Zone This past summer, fishermen off the Oregon coast hauled up their crab pots filled with dead crabs. Scientists say that extremely low levels of oxygen in the area's shallow ocean waters were to blame, and are now trying to understand exactly what drives the phenomenon.  |
Geotimes March 2005 Sara Pratt |
Dead Zones Off New Jersey Researchers say coastal hypoxia is caused by ocean processes, not river runoff, that are responsible for the oxygen depletion and the resulting hazards that the events pose to bottom-dwelling organisms.  |
BusinessWeek August 12, 2010 Peter Coy |
The Coast Is Not Clear Though the BP oil spill's impact is much less severe than feared, long-term threats remain: wetlands destruction, dead zones, and climate change. They make the spill look almost minor.  |
Geotimes November 2007 Carolyn Gramling |
Acid Rain Alters Coastal Waters Excess carbon dioxide, sulfur and nitrogen from fossil fuel burning, agricultural runoff and other human sources are changing ocean chemistry -- and that impact is especially pronounced along the coasts, new research suggests.  |
Scientific American December 2008 Barbara Juncosa |
Stations in the Seas: Permanent Underwater Observatories Scientists envisage unmanned labs on the floor of the ocean to conduct experiments and monitor climate change  |
Geotimes October 2003 |
Geophenomena New addition to the Aleutian family... Yellowstone geysers heat up... First dead zone forecast... etc.  |
Searcher Nov/Dec 2003 David Mattison |
Information on the Seven Seas: International Ocean Science Web Resources (Part 2) A look at three areas of international cooperation in ocean science research: the physical and chemical ocean, meteorology, and marine life.  |
Chemistry World August 19, 2010 Hayley Birch |
Deepwater data suggests oil is sticking around New data collected by a submersible robotic laboratory provides insights into the magnitude and potential impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.  |
Geotimes July 2004 Naomi Lubick |
Ocean Management 101 In a recent report, the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy calls for a uniform national policy on ocean research -- including management of coastal areas such as the West Coast.  |
Wired December 2004 Sylvia A. Earle |
The Wild Blue Under The more we understand about life in extreme environments, the greater chance we'll know where to look in space.  |
Science News September 28, 2002 Janet Raloff |
State of U.S. Agro-ecosystems About one-quarter of the United States' land cover, excluding Alaska, is farmed. A massive new project has just assessed this and other food-producing environments, such as coastal waters, fresh waters, and rangelands, to tally factors contributing to health.  |
HHMI Bulletin May 2011 Jim Schnabel |
Oxygen on the Brain An ancient cellular program to protect cells when oxygen is low seems crucial for the production of new brain cells.  |
Chemistry World December 11, 2014 |
First science envoys announced for the US Several prominent scientists will serve as the US's new science envoys, developing scientific partnerships and cooperation between the US and other nations.  |
Geotimes May 2004 Swarzenski & Campbell |
Tracking Contaminants Down the Mississippi The U.S. Geological Survey is working with scientists from various universities and state agencies to investigate the historic downstream delivery of sediment-associated contaminants into the Gulf of Mexico.  |
Chemistry World August 11, 2011 Simon Hadlington |
Getting to the Core of a Tumour for Drug Study Researchers have devised new a way to test how well drugs penetrate the low-oxygen core of solid tumors.  |
Outside January 2004 |
The Wild File When will the next ice age occur?... I recently climbed 14,162-foot Mount Shasta, and had a hard time eating. What happens to appetite up high?... How did elephants get trunks?... How many trees does it take to supply enough oxygen for one person to survive?...  |