Saharan dust bringing pretty sunsets to Louisiana next week — but health risks for some

Mark Schleifstein / NOLA.com 20 June 2020 A vast cloud of Saharan dust now crossing the Atlantic Ocean will arrive in south Louisiana by Wednesday, bringing with it the potential to dampen hurricane threats, create spectacular sunsets and exacerbate respiratory problems for people with health conditions, including children. The dust, which consists of tiny [...]

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Low oxygen ‘dead zone’ to affect 6,700 square miles along Louisiana Coast in July: NOAA

Mark Schleifstein / NOLA.com 7 June 2020 The summertime low-oxygen “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to cover at least 6,700 square miles along the Louisiana and eastern Texas coasts at the end of July, according to a federal forecast based on estimates developed by five research teams studying the effects [...]

2024-06-06T17:13:12+00:00June 7th, 2020|News|Comments Off on Low oxygen ‘dead zone’ to affect 6,700 square miles along Louisiana Coast in July: NOAA

Dolphins in the Louisiana Bayou Keep Dying. A Reconstruction Plan Might Make It Worse.

Rocky Kistner / HUFF POST ENVIRONMENT 5 June 2020 Freshwater diversion projects that have divided environmental advocates are intended to save the coast but may imperil dolphins. Barataria Bay is a marshy jewel in the heart of the vast Louisiana bayou. Its unparalleled natural ecosystem was once a hideout for smugglers and malcontents like [...]

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Dolphins in the Louisiana Bayou Keep Dying. A Reconstruction Plan Might Make It Worse.

Rocky Kistner / HuffPost 5 June 2020 Barataria Bay is a marshy jewel in the heart of the vast Louisiana bayou. Its unparalleled natural ecosystem was once a hideout for smugglers and malcontents like Jean Lafitte, who ruled the labyrinth of marshlands and estuaries. By the early 20th century, oil and gas had taken [...]

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2020 ‘Dead Zone’ May Remain Four Times Larger than the Goal Established in 2001

Alison Satake / LSU Media Relations 3 June 2020 BATON ROUGE – A recent forecast of the size of the “Dead Zone” in the northern Gulf of Mexico for late July 2020 is that it will cover 7,769 square-miles of the bottom of the continental shelf off Louisiana and Texas. The coronavirus pandemic has had no [...]

2024-05-30T23:52:21+00:00June 3rd, 2020|News|Comments Off on 2020 ‘Dead Zone’ May Remain Four Times Larger than the Goal Established in 2001

Gulf of Mexico ‘Dead Zone’ Will Be Large This Summer, Scientists Predict

John Schwartz / The New York Times 3 June 2020 The low-oxygen zone can cause harm not just to marine life, but also to those who catch shrimp and fish for their livelihood. The “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico will be larger than usual this summer, scientists from the National Oceanic and [...]

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Nitrogen Washing Off Midwest Farms Cause Billions in Annual Damage to Gulf of Mexico Fisheries and Marine Habitat, New Study Finds

Union of Concerned Scientists 1 June 2020 Dead Zone Compounds Crushing Pandemic Impact on Gulf Fishing Economy WASHINGTON (June 1, 2020)—With federal scientists expected to forecast, within days, the size of this year’s “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico, a new study shows that one of the dead zone’s biggest causes—nitrogen that flows [...]

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