Disasters
Midwest Flooding May Worsen Dead Zone
Originally Published by Houma Today
Scientists have predicted that this year’s dead zone - an area of the Gulf of Mexico that lacks enough oxygen to support marine life - will be the largest ever in part because of the recent floods in the region.
Posted on
July 3rd, 2008
Agriculture, Disasters, Ecosystems, Water
The Drought of 2007: A Foreshadowing of Things to Come?
The epic drought that stretched across the southeastern U.S. in 2007 won’t be forgotten soon. Water supplies plunged to perilously low levels and public officials imposed draconian conservation measures to protect a resource that had become more valuable than gold.
Lori Keesey, posted on
July 2nd, 2008
Articles, Disasters, Earth Observation, Featured Article, Water
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Pentagon Fights EPA on Pollution Cleanup
Originally Published by Truthout
The Defense Department is resisting orders from the EPA to clean up Fort Meade and two other military and has declined to sign remediation orders for 12 military sites on the Superfund list.
Earth Near Tipping Point, Climatologist Warns
Originally Published by Environmental News Network
Climate hero scientist James Hansen delivered the somber news on Tuesday that Earth’s climate is nearing its tipping point - the point of no return and runaway climate change.
Posted on
June 29th, 2008
Climate, Disasters, Earth Observation
U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Valdez Oil Spill Damage Award
Originally Published by Environment News Service
The U.S. Supreme Court has cut the punitive damages from the Exxon Valdez disaster from $2.5 billion to $507 million.
Global Warming To Spark Increase in US Wildfires
Originally Published by New Scientist - Environment
Today much of the north-western US wilderness is already a tinderbox, but thanks to global warming, wildfires will be scorching even more land every year by the end of the century.
President Bush Tours Flooded Iowa, Dispensing Empathy
Originally Published by Environment News Service
President Bush feels Iowans pain and encouraged them to aid each other in the aftermath of floods that have inundated more than two-thirds of the state, damaging roads, washing out bridges, and destroying homes and crops.
Ebb and Flowof the Sea Drives World’s Big Extinction Events
Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory
New research shows that changes in ocean environments related to sea level exert a driving influence on rates of extinction, which animals and plants survive or vanish, and generally determine the composition of life in the oceans.
Posted on
June 21st, 2008
Disasters, Earth Observation, Water
NASA Data Helps Pinpoint Impacted Populations in Disaster Aftermath
Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory
In the hours and days following the cyclone in Burma and the earthquake in China’s Sichuan Province amongst numerous other disasters, workers had the data they needed to assess the numbers of people possibly affected in these deadly events thanks to NASA.
Posted on
June 17th, 2008
Disasters, Earth Observation
NASA Aircraft Examine Impact of Forest Fires on Arctic Climate
Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory
As the summer fire season heats up, NASA aircraft are set to follow the trail of smoke plumes from some of Earth’s northernmost forest fires, examining their contribution to arctic pollution and implications for climate change.
Posted on
June 16th, 2008
Climate, Disasters, Earth Observation
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