News tagged with zones
Model microbial community for studying expanding dead zones characterized
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Oct 22, 2009 |
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Among the many changes in the ocean is the expansion of oxygen-deficient or oxygen minimum zones (OMZs), also known as dead zones, which affect the processes by which carbon is captured and sequestered on ...
Gulf's 'dead zone' much smaller than predicted (w/ Video)
Jul 25, 2009 |
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NOAA-supported scientists, led by Nancy Rabalais, Ph.D., from the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON), found the size of this year's Gulf of Mexico dead zone to be smaller than forecasted, measuring 3,000 square ...
Researchers predict large 2009 Gulf of Mexico 'dead zone'
Jun 18, 2009 |
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University of Michigan aquatic ecologist Donald Scavia and his colleagues say this year's Gulf of Mexico "dead zone" could be one of the largest on record, continuing a decades-long trend that threatens the health of a half-billion-dollar ...
'Weedy' bird species may win as temperatures rise
Jun 10, 2009 |
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Climate change is altering North American winter bird communities in ways that models currently favored by ecologists fail to predict.
Increasing carbon dioxide and decreasing oxygen make it harder for deep-sea animals to 'breathe'
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Apr 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New calculations made by marine chemists from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) suggest that low-oxygen "dead zones" in the ocean could expand significantly over the next ...
Kepler Captures First Views of Planet-Hunting Territory
Apr 16, 2009 |
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NASA's Kepler mission has taken its first images of the star-rich sky where it will soon begin hunting for planets like Earth.
Tongan inspection team heads to undersea volcano
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 19, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Scientists sailed Thursday to inspect an undersea volcano that has been erupting for days near Tonga - shooting smoke, steam and ash thousands of feet (meters) into the sky above the South Pacific ...
Study finds most wars occur in Earth's richest biological regions
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Feb 20, 2009 |
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In a startling result, a new study published by the scientific journal Conservation Biology found that more than 80 percent of the world's major armed conflicts from 1950-2000 occurred in regions identified as the ...
New liquefaction hazard maps of Santa Clara Valley, Northern California
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 27, 2009 |
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New hazard maps for communities from San Jose to Palo Alto in Northern California delineate the probability of earthquake-induced liquefaction, based on three scenarios: a magnitude 7.8 on the San Andreas ...
Dramatic expansion of dead zones in the oceans
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Jan 25, 2009 |
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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
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Jan 21, 2009 |
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(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
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Oct 14, 2008 |
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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, ...
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 ...
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.
Summer Storms Could Mean More Dead Zones
Jul 11, 2008 |
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(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 ...
