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Reseachers Predict Larger-than-average Gulf ‘Dead Zone’; Impact of Oil Spill Unclear

By Guest PostJuly 2, 2010Environment, Scienceaquatic, Atchafalaya, bacteria, center for sponsored coastal ocean, dead zone, deepwater horizon, donald scavia, ecologist, geological survey, graham sustainability institute, gulf hypoxic zone, gulf of mexico, hypoxia, hypoxia zone, hypoxia-fueling algae, lake Ontario, louisiana state university, louisiana universities marine consortium, matt Larsen, Mississippi, national oceanic and atmospheric administration, nitrogen, noaa, organic matter, oxygen-starved, river, school of natural resources and environment, university of michigan, US, usgs

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—University of Michigan aquatic ecologist Donald Scavia and his colleagues say this year’s Gulf of Mexico “dead zone” is expected to be larger than average, continuing a decades-long trend that threatens the health of a $659 million fishery.

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University of Washington’s institute to get as much as $100 million to study atmosphere, ocean

By Guest PostJune 15, 20101 commentEnvironmentaerosols, atmosphere, atmospheric particles, climate and its impacts, college of the environment, dennis hartmann, environmental challenges, joint institute for the study of the atmosphere and oce, low oxygen, marine ecosystems, national oceanic and atmospheric administration, noaa, ocean, ocean acidification, pacific northwest, polar regions, puget sound, thomas ackerman, tsunami, university of washington

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has selected the University of Washington as a key partner for expanded, in-depth study of some of the most pressing environmental challenges involving the oceans and the atmosphere.

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