Researcher combines climate change and land use data to predict watershed impact
When rain falls, it picks up pollution from streets, farms and other manmade features as it winds toward the ocean.
When rain falls, it picks up pollution from streets, farms and other manmade features as it winds toward the ocean.
Earth Sciences
Jan 28, 2022
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Heat waves—like the one that blistered the Pacific Northwest last June—also occur underwater. A new study in Frontiers in Marine Science paints a worrisome picture of recent and projected trends in marine heat waves ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 18, 2022
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It's time to agitate the oysters at St. Stanislaus High School on Mississippi's Gulf coast.
Ecology
Dec 15, 2021
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The Chesapeake Bay Program and its partners, including the University of Michigan, released information today on the state of the 2021 Chesapeake Bay "dead zone." While last year's dead zone was the second smallest observed ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 30, 2021
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The town of Tangier on Tangier Island, Chesapeake Bay, has lost 62% of its original habitable upland area since 1967, a new study has found. It will see further decline within the next 15-30 years, leaving hundreds of people ...
Environment
Nov 8, 2021
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When algae go wild, bad things can happen, especially when those algae produce toxic substances. The ripple effects can be potent and long-lasting.
Environment
Oct 28, 2021
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Big fish eat smaller fish, but only if there are smaller fish to eat. A new study led by researchers at William & Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science maps the conditions most suitable for key species of forage fishes ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 27, 2021
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Sunday, for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began, volunteers made their way to Baltimore's Downtown Sailing Center for a day of oyster gardening.
Plants & Animals
Sep 29, 2021
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On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) petroleum drilling rig exploded off the coast of Louisiana, resulting in the world's worst oil spill in history with more than 4 million barrels of oil released into the Gulf ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 9, 2021
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For decades, farmers around the Chesapeake Bay have worked to limit the pollution going from their land into the water, as part of a program to restore the watershed.
Environment
Aug 13, 2021
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