News tagged with zones

Dramatic expansion of dead zones in the oceans

Jan 25, 2009 | 3.1 / 5 (15) | 19

Unchecked global warming would leave ocean dwellers gasping for breath. Dead zones are low-oxygen areas in the ocean where higher life forms such as fish, crabs and clams are not able to live. In shallow coastal regions, ...

Off the shelf maps help mitigate volcanic hazards

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Jan 21, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- When volcanoes erupt, pinpointing the regions at high risk for lethal hazards and deciding whether or not to evacuate a resistant population comprise the most difficult problems faced by hazards ...

Scientist finds coastal dead zones may benefit some species

Biology /

Oct 14, 2008 | 4 / 5 (2) | 0

Coastal dead zones, an increasing concern to ecologists, the fishing industry and the public, may not be as devoid of life after all. A Brown scientist has found that dead zones do indeed support marine life, ...

Protection zones in the wrong place to prevent coral reef collapse

Space & Earth / Environment

Aug 26, 2008 | 4 / 5 (4) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Conservation zones are in the wrong place to protect vulnerable coral reefs from the effects of global warming, an international team of scientists warned today.

Study shows continued spread of 'dead zones'

Space & Earth / Environment

Aug 14, 2008 | 4.1 / 5 (25) | 4

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 ...

Large dead zones predicted for Gulf, Chesapeake Bay

Space & Earth / Environment

Jul 14, 2008 | 3.7 / 5 (15) | 4

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.

Summer Storms Could Mean More Dead Zones

Space & Earth / Environment

Jul 11, 2008 | 3.6 / 5 (7) | 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- It's summertime and people are flocking to the coasts around the country. But when summer storms arrive, it's not only beach-goers who are affected; the rains can also have an impact on living ...