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Cholera oyster outbreak sickens 11 in US

As many as 11 people have reported getting sick from eating raw oysters contaminated with cholera bacteria in northern Florida, officials said on Tuesday.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created May 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Troubled Waters: Low Apalachicola River Flow May Hurt Gulf Fisheries

(PhysOrg.com) -- Reductions in the flow of the Apalachicola River have far-reaching effects that could prove detrimental to grouper and other reef fish populations in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico, according to a new Florida ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1




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Invasive species threaten critical habitats, oyster among victims

A study of oyster reefs in a once-pristine California coastal estuary found them devastated by invasive Atlantic Coast crabs and snails, providing new evidence of the consequences when human activities move ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jul 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Probing Question: Are water wars in our future?

Schoolkids know that over 70 percent of Earth's surface is washed in water. Yet very little of that abundance — less than two percent — is available for drinking and agriculture. Over the last 50 years, moreover, freshwater ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Jun 05, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (18) | comments 1

Study: Global warming threatens Florida

A study of nine Florida coastal areas suggests many bays and estuaries will be inundated by 2100 due to sea-level rise from global warming.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 07, 2006 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 0


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