News tagged with ocean management
Team identifies water vulnerability in border region
The Arizona-Sonora region has been called the front line of ongoing climate change, with global climate models projecting severe precipitation decreases and temperature increases coupled with vulnerability ...
Apr 17, 2012 |
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Agency stops seismic tests; worries about dolphins
(AP) -- With sick and dead dolphins turning up along Louisiana's coast, federal regulators are curbing an oil and natural gas exploration company from doing seismic tests known to disturb marine mammals.
Apr 02, 2012 |
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NOAA science supports New York's offshore energy planning
A newly released NOAA study will help New York state officials make advances in managing their coastal waters and guiding future development of offshore wind energy projects.
Mar 20, 2012 |
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Scientists deploy lasers, GPS technology to improve snow measurements
- Equipped with specialized lasers and GPS technology, scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) are working with colleagues to solve a critical wintertime weather mystery: how to accurately ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 13, 2012 |
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A new tool for mapping water use and drought
Farmers and water managers may soon have an online tool to help them assess drought and irrigation impacts on water use and crop development, thanks to the work of two U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) ...
Feb 08, 2012 |
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U.S. to lease waters off Mid-Atlantic for wind farms
Lighting Maryland homes with power from giant turbines off Ocean City moved closer to reality Thursday, as federal officials announced they are ready to lease vast areas along the Mid-Atlantic coast for wind farms.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Feb 07, 2012 |
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Environmental conditions and predators affect Atlantic salmon survival in the Gulf of Maine
Stocks of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), which have been steadily declining for the past few decades, are facing new challenges in the Gulf of Maine, where changing spring wind patterns, warming sea surface temperatures and ...
Nov 17, 2011 |
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Arctic scientist's complaint being reviewed
(AP) -- An inquiry is under way into the treatment of suspended Arctic scientist Charles Monnett, an Interior Department official said.
Aug 13, 2011 |
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Official: Suspension unrelated to polar bear paper
(AP) -- The recent suspension of Alaska wildlife biologist Charles Monnett is unrelated both to an article that he wrote about presumably drowned Arctic polar bears and to his scientific work, a federal official said Friday.
Jul 30, 2011 |
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Top US official warns of 'heavy' hurricane season
US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano warned Wednesday that a "heavy" US hurricane season could be in store, after briefing President Barack Obama on latest forecasts.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 01, 2011 |
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Scientists report changes in vegetation determine how animals migrate
The predictability and scale of seasonal changes in a habitat help determine the distance migratory species move and whether the animals always travel together to the same place or independently to different locations, according ...
May 11, 2011 |
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Scientists can track origin of shark fins using 'zip codes' in their DNA
An international team of scientists, led by the Institute for Ocean Conservation Science at Stony Brook University, has used DNA to determine that groups of dusky sharks (Carcharhinus obscurus) and copper ...
Apr 27, 2011 |
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New water management tool may help ease effects of drought
Continued improvement of climate forecasts is resulting in better information about what rainfall and streamflow may look like months in advance. A researcher from North Carolina State University has developed an innovative ...
Nov 12, 2009 |
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Weaknesses in dikes detected by space tech spin-off
A company from one of ESA's Business Incubation Centres has used space technology to develop a scanner to spot weaknesses in dike structures. It is being used to inspect dikes and dams on the Danube river ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 04, 2009 |
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Commerce secretary approves Arctic fisheries plan
(AP) -- The nation's secretary of commerce has approved a plan that would prohibit an expansion of commercial fishing in the Arctic, at least until more is known about the area.
Aug 21, 2009 |
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