Texas Gulf Coast is virtually seaweed-free
A slight shift in ocean currents has spared the Texas Gulf Coast from a seaweed onslaught that left its beaches reeking last summer.
Environment
Aug 21, 2015
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2015 Gulf of Mexico dead zone 'above average'
Scientists have found this year's Gulf of Mexico dead zone—an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and marine life—is, at 6,474 square miles, above average in size and larger than forecast by NOAA in June. The ...
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Aug 5, 2015
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Study offers new insights on hurricane intensity, pollution transport
As tropical storm Isaac was gaining momentum toward the Mississippi River in August 2012, University of Miami (UM) researchers were dropping instruments from the sky above to study the ocean conditions beneath the storm. ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 31, 2015
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NOAA, partners predict an average 'dead zone' for Gulf of Mexico
Scientists are expecting that this year's Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone, also called the "dead zone," will be approximately 5,483 square miles or about the size of Connecticut-the same as it has averaged over the last several ...
Environment
Jun 17, 2015
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Five years later, Deepwater Horizon research continues but headlines fade
June 8th marked another World Ocean's Day that has come and gone with presidential proclamations and local advocacy events. But the fanfare about the ocean doesn't seem to last. It's been five years since the Deepwater Horizon ...
Environment
Jun 15, 2015
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Study shows seafood samples had no elevated contaminant levels from oil spill
A sampling of more than 1,000 Gulf of Mexico fish, shrimp, oysters and blue crabs taken from Cedar Key, Fla., to Mobile Bay, Ala., between 2011 to 2013, shows no elevated contaminant levels, according to a seafood safety ...
Environment
Apr 20, 2015
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Impacts of Deepwater Horizon oil spill to marine organisms on the Gulf Coast
On April 20, 2010, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) rig caused a release of 200 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico before the well was capped on July 15, 2010. Close to 100,000 kilometers, including ...
Environment
Apr 20, 2015
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5 years after BP spill, drillers push into riskier depths
Five years after the nation's worst offshore oil spill, the industry is working on drilling even further into the risky depths beneath the Gulf of Mexico to tap massive deposits once thought unreachable. Opening this new ...
Environment
Apr 20, 2015
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Gulf health 5 years after BP spill: Resilient yet scarred
From above, five years after the BP well explosion, the Gulf of Mexico looks clean, green and whole again, teeming with life—a testament to the resilience of nature.
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Apr 17, 2015
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Deepwater Horizon oil spill caused lasting damage, report says
Dolphins are dying in unusually high numbers. Sea turtle nests are declining.
Environment
Mar 31, 2015
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