Flood threat passes; corps assesses response By Matthew Albright, Houma Courier 23 June 2011MORGAN CITY — Levees performed as designed when the swollen Mississippi River threatened, and the worst of the flood threat has passed, the regional leader of the Army Corps of Engineers said Wednesday. “The system around the Atchafalaya and the Mississippi performed [...]
Mo. farmers working to reduce dead zone in Gulf of Mexico By by Jessica Machetta, Missourinet.com (audio)23 June 2011The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminstration says this year’s floods will lead to a bigger than usual fish kill in the Gulf of Mexico. A University of Missouri agriculture expert says fertilizer run-off is a big contributor, [...]
"Shocking" New Report Confirms Threats to World's Oceans and Reefs By By Laura Burke and Mindy Sillman, World Resources Institute22 June 2011A new report on the state of the world’s oceans is gaining considerable attention this week. The report by the International Programme on the State of the Ocean (IPSO) and the International Union for [...]
The Mississippi, No Longer Muddy, Still a Threat By Steven Solomon, Op Ed, Bloomberg News 10 June 2011Reporter Peter Heller narrates a slideshow of photographs that chronicle flooding and flood-control efforts along the Mississippi and Atchafalaya rivers in Louisiana. In May, Mississippi water levels rose to unprecedented heights. The Army Corps of Engineers released water [...]
Mississippi Floods to Raise the Dead Zone in the Gulf By Christina Reed, Discovery News20 June 2011A record-setting dead zone is predicted to occur in the Gulf of Mexico and expected to kill bottom-dwelling fish and other marine life over a significant portion of the seafloor this summer following the rise in nutrient runoff from [...]
Missouri Flooding Expected to Contribute to Record-Level 'Dead Zone' By Heather Claybrook/Mike Clifford, Public News Service - MO20 June 2011ST. LOUIS, Mo. - As Missourians have kept a watchful eye on extreme flooding in the state this spring, scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are also watching. They are predicting the floods will [...]
Gulf's "dead zone" could be largest ever By Brandon Richards, KPLCTV19 June 2011Scientists predict this year's dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico will be the largest in history. The dead zone, or hypoxic area, is a region of oxygen-depleted water located off the Louisiana coast. The zone is harmful to sea life, and as [...]
Dead Zone Size Predicted to be Between 22,253 and 26,515 Square Kilometers21 June 2011The record-breaking flood of 2011 will likely cause another record-breaking event: the largest Dead Zone ever recorded. Dr. Nancy Rabalais, along with collegues that include her husband, LSU's Dr. Gene Turner, predict that the increased influx of nutrients carried by the Mississippi [...]
Environment: Gulf dead zone could be the largest ever By Jenney Coberly, Summit County Citizens Voice19 June 2011 2010 Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone showing dissolved oxygen contours. Click on the map to go to the NOAA hypoxia watch page. By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — The 2011 hypoxic dead zone zone in the Gulf [...]
Record-Size Dead Zone Predicted By Eileen Fleming15 June 2011 NEW ORLEANS, LA. (WWNO) - Professor Nancy Rabalais of the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium says two factors are combining to form a dead zone predicted to be the size of Delaware and New Jersey. That's more than 9400 miles covered on the bottom of the Continental shelf. "The [...]