Water
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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North Pole Ice Could Disappear This Summer
Originally Published by Earth News
The North Pole may be completely ice-free later this summer as global warming melts Arctic ice, according to scientists.
Posted on
July 1st, 2008
Climate, Earth Observation, Water
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.
U.S. Supreme Court to Review Navy Sonar Harm to Whales
Originally Published by Environment News Service
The U.S. Supreme Court has accepted a request by the U.S. Navy that the court review a series of lower court rulings that restrict the Navy’s use of loud sonar blasts off the coast of Southern California.
Posted on
June 26th, 2008
Biodiversity, Politics, Technology, Water
Sea of Trash
Originally Published by NY Times
Recent research sheds light on why more and more shorelines around the globe are becoming increasingly inundated with plastic trash and debris.
Posted on
June 24th, 2008
Water
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.
White Patches Found in Mars Trench Are Ice, Scientists Say
Originally Published by NY Times
NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander has discovered and scooped up water ice on Mars!
Posted on
June 22nd, 2008
Water, Would You Believe?
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
Bush, McCain Would Lift Ban on Offshore Oil Drilling
Originally Published by Environment News Service
As gas prices continue to climb, President Bush and Presidential hopeful John McCain express desires to remove state bans on offshore oil drilling.
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