Is The Gulf's Dead Zone Shrinking? Not Really. By Bradford PlumerMonday, July 27, 2009 4:42 PM , The New RepublicThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration just unveiled <http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090727_deadzone.html> this year's estimate of the vast region in the Gulf where no aquatic life can survive, clocking in at some 6,000 square miles. The dead zone, which [...]
Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone Shrinks By Christie NicholsonJuly 27, 2009 , Scientific American[/Below is the original script. But a few changes may have been made during the recording of this audio podcast./] *The Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium reports that the dead zone in the Gulf is much smaller this year than expected. Christie Nicholson [...]
Bay 'dead zone' bigger than predicted By Tim Wheeler, Baltimore SunJuly 28, 2009The fish-stressing "dead zone" in the Chesapeake Bay is bigger than predicted this summer, scientists say. Just about a month ago, University of Michigan scientists had forecast that the amount of oxygen-starved water in the Chesapeake should be much lower than average for the troubled estuary. [...]
Climate Change and the Scary Jellyfish Scourge By Andrew Freedman, Washington PostAugust 3, 2009 This summer has seen its share of odd climate change-related science stories. A running theme has been changes in the size and abundance of species as a result of human activities. For example, in June it was reported that jellyfish are [...]
Dead Zone in Gulf Is Smaller Than Forecast but More Concentrated in Parts By HENRY FOUNTAIN July 28, 2009, The New York TimesScientists said Monday that the region of oxygen-starved water in the northern Gulf of Mexico this summer was smaller than forecast, which means less disruption of shrimp, crabs and other marine species, and [...]
'Dead zone' strategy rattles farm interests By pbeeman@dmreg.com The fight over the Gulf of Mexico's "dead zone" - a problem scientists say can be traced in large part to Iowa and its sister farming states - has ramped up as the Obama administration considers a regulatory attack on the problem. Suzanne Schwartz, who directs [...]
Dead zone seen making a dent in fishing efforts By Nikki Buskey, Staff WriterSaturday, August 1, 2009 at 6:01 a.m., HOUMA COURIERHOUMA — Scientists and fishermen are feeling the effects of this year’s annual Gulf dead zone, which lurks unusually close to the coast. Even though the area of oxygen-starved ocean is smaller than predicted [...]
In 12 years, minimal progress combating dead zone By Robert Zullo, Senior Staff WriterWednesday, July 29, 2009 at 12:00 p.m., HOUMA COURIERHOUMA — Though the area of oxygen-depleted water this year in the Gulf of Mexico is half as big as predicted, scientists say that doesn’t foreshadow a shrinking trend. And while a task force [...]
Decrease in size of gulf's 'dead zone' is encouraging By Leslie Holloway, Jefferson City Director, State and Local Governmental Affairs, Missouri Farm Bureau08/06/2009, St. Louis Today Commentary The researchers quoted in the article "Smaller 'dead zone' belies water quality" (July 28) caution against reading too much into the significant decrease in the size of [...]
New Wetland Sites Dedicated To Help Reduce Nitrates By Dan VoigtAugust 6, 2009Emmetsburg News Article Photos CREP?GROUNDBREAKING - A 550 acre site east of Graettinger was one of two locations in Palo Alto County that broke ground for a new Conservation Resource Enhancement Program on Tuesday. Various entities were on hand to witness [...]
