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Longfin smelt not endangered in California, regulators say
Apr 09, 2009 |
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Longfin smelt in the San Francisco Bay-Delta do not warrant protection under the federal endangered species law, regulators said Wednesday.
NOAA deploys new 'smart buoy' off Annapolis
Nov 11, 2009 |
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NOAA deployed the seventh in a series of "smart buoys" to monitor weather conditions and water quality in the Chesapeake Bay today. The buoy, located at the mouth of Severn River near Annapolis, Md., will be used by commercial ...
Nearly 1 million gallons of runoff, raw sewage spills into San Francisco Bay
Feb 25, 2009 |
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Signs were posted at several shorelines and parks in Richmond, Calif., warning that water might be contaminated with harmful bacteria after nearly 1 million gallons of runoff and raw sewage overflowed and spilled into San ...
Tropical Storm Laurence set for second Australian landfall
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 14, 2009 |
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Tropical Storm Laurence tracked through Darwin Australia this weekend before sliding back into the Timor Sea and now Laurence is forecast to make a second landfall in Australia. Laurence is forecast to make ...
Dutch help California's Bay Area plan for sea level rise
Sep 22, 2009 |
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How to plan for sea level rise, a still-abstract concept for many Californians, drew serious consideration from engineers, designers and urban planners from Holland and the U.S. at a symposium held on Monday.
Sea otters pushed out of bay habitat
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Apr 09, 2007 |
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Alaska's sea otters are in peril after a cold winter on the Alaskan Peninsula has frozen them out of their bay habitat.
An Earth Day Perspective: NASA Satellites Aid in Chesapeake Bay Recovery
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 22, 2008 |
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From the distant reaches of the universe, to black holes and Saturn’s rings, NASA explores some of the most far-out parts of space. But NASA also does research much closer to home. In fact, NASA Earth Science ...
'Hydropalooza' provides deeper understanding of Alaska's Kachemak Bay
Aug 13, 2009 |
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NOAA ships and scientists have returned to Alaska's Kachemak Bay to kick off year two of Hydropalooza — a NOAA-led project to develop the most detailed seafloor and coastline maps ever generated of the area.
Contamination under boats no worse than elsewhere in California bay, study says
Mar 13, 2009 |
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A yearlong federal study has determined levels of contaminated sediment found under obsolete, rotting government ships anchored in Suisun Bay, in central California, are no higher than those found elsewhere in local waters, ...
Nine rescued whales beach again in Australia
Mar 25, 2009 |
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All but one of the 10 whales that survived a mass beaching on Australia's west coast were Wednesday believed to have come back ashore and were unlikely to survive, authorities said.
Large dead zones predicted for Gulf, Chesapeake Bay
Jul 14, 2008 |
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Record-setting "dead zones" in the Gulf of Mexico and Chesapeake Bay appear likely this summer, according to new forecasts from a University of Michigan researcher.
Scientists analyze Hurricane Ike's effects on waterways, fish contamination
Jul 07, 2009 |
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A long-term environmental research project being conducted at the University of Houston may offer important information about the effects of Hurricane Ike on pollution levels and help regulators determine whether existing ...
Restrictions on boaters proposed to protect Everglades seagrass
May 18, 2009 |
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Concerned that powerboats are tearing up seagrass in Florida Bay, Everglades National Park has proposed a range of possible restrictions on boaters to protect a vast, shallow estuary that supports sea turtles, fish and clouds ...
Study shows continued spread of 'dead zones'
Aug 14, 2008 |
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A global study led by Professor Robert Diaz of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, shows that the number of "dead zones"—areas of seafloor with too little oxygen for most marine life—has ...
NASA Heads Out to Sea
Aug 24, 2009 |
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NASA scientists Maury Estes and Mohammad Al-Hamdan have been seafaring in the Gulf of Mexico, and one of them grew a bit green around the gills. It's not surprising that a space agency scientist might have ...
