Near Record Farm Pollution Found in Mississippi River

By Emily Cassidy - EWG AgMagJune 15, 2016Near record concentrations of farm pollution were measured flowing down the Mississippi River in May, according to a recently published report. The big river's nitrogen concentration is nearing its highest level since 1997, when record-keeping began. According to the U.S. Geological Survey the river's nitrogen concentrations have been [...]

2017-05-24T21:10:42+00:00June 20th, 2016|News|Comments Off on Near Record Farm Pollution Found in Mississippi River

Less fertilizer in Illinois River good news for Gulf of Mexico

Less fertilizer in Illinois River good news for Gulf of Mexico By David Mercer - Associated PressMay 17, 2016CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The flow of nitrates from farm fertilizer and treated wastewater into the Illinois River that contributes to a dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico has fallen, a new study says. Researchers believe one [...]

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Scientists: Gulf dead zone will decrease to average level

Scientists: Gulf dead zone will decrease to average level By Jacob Batte - Daily CometJune 9, 2016Scientists project the Gulf of Mexico dead zone along Louisiana's coast that has dangerously low oxygen will decrease but still be about the size of Connecticut. Scientists from Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium deploy a water sensor called a CTD [...]

2017-01-17T09:21:53+00:00June 20th, 2016|News|Comments Off on Scientists: Gulf dead zone will decrease to average level

Near Record Farm Pollution Found in Mississippi River

By Emily Cassidy | AgMag June 15, 2016 Near record concentrations of farm pollution were measured flowing down the Mississippi River in May, according to a recently published report. The big river’s nitrogen concentration is nearing its highest level since 1997, when record-keeping began. According to the U.S. Geological Survey the river’s nitrogen concentrations have been above [...]

2017-07-17T12:50:13+00:00June 15th, 2016|News|Comments Off on Near Record Farm Pollution Found in Mississippi River

WIDESPREAD LOSS OF OCEAN OXYGEN TO BECOME NOTICEABLE IN 2030S

WIDESPREAD LOSS OF OCEAN OXYGEN TO BECOME NOTICEABLE IN 2030S By American Geophysical Union and the University Corporation for Atmospheric ResearchApril 27, 2016WASHINGTON, DC-A drop in the amount of oxygen dissolved in the oceans due to climate change is already discernible in some parts of the world and should be evident across large parts of [...]

2017-01-17T09:21:53+00:00June 6th, 2016|News|Comments Off on WIDESPREAD LOSS OF OCEAN OXYGEN TO BECOME NOTICEABLE IN 2030S

Global Warming Is Starving West Coast Waters of Oxygen

Global Warming Is Starving West Coast Waters of Oxygen By John Upton - Climate CentralMay 02, 2016 Just west of Los Angeles, decimated populations of spiny rockfish rummage for prey among bush-like corals. Cold currents from deep valleys wash nutrients between the Channel Islands, fertilizing plants that are eaten by fish. The fish are eaten [...]

2017-01-17T09:21:53+00:00June 6th, 2016|News|Comments Off on Global Warming Is Starving West Coast Waters of Oxygen

Less fertilizer in Illinois River good news for Gulf of Mexico

By David Mercer | Associated Press May 17, 2016 The flow of nitrates from farm fertilizer and treated wastewater into the Illinois River that contributes to a dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico has fallen, a new study says. Researchers believe one likely factor, the use of newer, more robust varieties of corn, could [...]

2017-10-17T17:13:58+00:00May 17th, 2016|News|Comments Off on Less fertilizer in Illinois River good news for Gulf of Mexico

Global warming could deplete the oceans’ oxygen – with severe consequences

By Chris Mooney | Washington Post April 28, 2016 Rolling waves driven by cyclone Christian appear in the Elbe estuary near the North Sea close to Brunsbuettel, northern Germany, 28 October 2013. EPA/CHRISTIAN CHARISIUS In the long list of troubling climate change scenarios, there’s one that gets relatively little attention, but definitely has [...]

2017-07-17T13:01:42+00:00April 28th, 2016|News|Comments Off on Global warming could deplete the oceans’ oxygen – with severe consequences

It May Soon Be Too Late to Save the Seas

By Jeff Nesbit | US News April 27, 2016 An alarming new study suggests global warming could leave marine life struggling to exist. By the 2030s, declining oxygen levels will likely be evident in many of the world's oceans. (NOAA VIA NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION) What happens if marine life in the oceans can't [...]

2017-07-17T12:54:16+00:00April 27th, 2016|News|Comments Off on It May Soon Be Too Late to Save the Seas
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