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Showing releases 51-75 out of 109 releases.
Public Release: 25-Oct-2009
 Geological Society of America BulletinTsunami waves reasonably likely to strike Israel "There is a likely chance of tsunami waves reaching the shores of Israel," says Dr. Beverly Goodman of the Leon H. Charney School of Marine Studies at the University of Haifa, following encompassing geoarchaeological research at the port of Caesarea. "Tsunami events in the Mediterranean do occur less frequently than in the Pacific Ocean, but our findings reveal a moderate rate of recurrence," she says. Contact: Rachel Feldman
Public Release: 23-Oct-2009
International Geological Programs Annual ConferenceSaving sand: South Carolina beaches become a model for preservation While most people head to Myrtle Beach for vacation, a group of scientists have been hitting the famous South Carolina beach for years to figure out how to keep the sand from washing away. Their work is a model for beach preservation that can apply elsewhere. With talk of "balancing the sand budget" and money saved on restoration. The study will be presented to scientists from around the world at the International Geological Programs Annual Conference, Oct. 25-31, in Myrtle Beach. 
US Geological Survey, South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium
Contact: Walter Barnhardt
Public Release: 22-Oct-2009
ScienceModel microbial community for studying expanding dead zones characterized The expansion of oxygen minimum zones (OMZs) affects the processes by which carbon is captured and sequestered on the seafloor. In the Oct. 23 issue of the journal Science, researchers from the University of British Columbia and the US DOE Joint Genome Institute describe the metagenome of an abundant but uncultivated microbe from a fjord on the coast of British Columbia, Canada, that is silently helping to shape the ecology of OMZs worldwide. Contact: David Gilbert
Public Release: 22-Oct-2009
ScienceUBC researchers find key microbial indicator of ocean health A team of researchers at the University of British Columbia, along with colleagues at the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, has mapped the genome of a microbe that is silently helping to shape the ecology of oxygen-minimum areas in the ocean known as dead zones. Contact: Brian Lin
Public Release: 21-Oct-2009
Final look at ESA's SMOS and Proba-2 satellites As preparations for the launch of SMOS and Proba-2 continue on schedule, the engineers and technicians at the Russian launch site say goodbye as both satellites are encapsulated within the half-shells of the Rockot fairing. Contact: Robert Meisner
Public Release: 21-Oct-2009
Pavlopetri -- the world's oldest known submerged town The world's oldest known submerged town has been revealed through the discovery of late Neolithic pottery. The finds were made during an archaeological survey of Pavlopetri, off the southern Laconia coast of Greece. Contact: Dr. Rory Howlett
Public Release: 20-Oct-2009
Texas A&M oceanographer receives $3.7 million grant to study Gulf dead zone Oceanographer Steve DiMarco of Texas A&M University, a leading authority on the Gulf of Mexico's "dead zone," and his team of researchers have been awarded $725,467 for the first year of a five-year, $3.72 million project that seeks to better understand and predict where and when the dead zone will happen each year. This new project builds on six prior years of funding.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Contact: Steve DiMarco
Public Release: 19-Oct-2009
U of T's Richard Peltier is first Canadian to win prestigious international science prize Renowned University of Toronto physicist Richard Peltier has been chosen by the Franklin Institute to receive the 2010 Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science. Peltier is the first Canadian to receive the $250,000 award and joins a group of previous recipients that includes Marie Curie, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking. Contact: Kim Luke
Public Release: 13-Oct-2009
American Shore and Beach Preservation Association’s 2009 National Coastal ConferenceRip currents pose greater risk to swimmers than to shoreline Henry Bokuniewicz, professor in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University, and Ph.D. candidate Michael Slattery found that rip currents at East Hampton Village Beach lasted on average a little over one minute, not long enough to substantially alter the shoreline. They will present their findings Oct. 14 at the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association's 2009 National Coastal Conference, "Integrating Coastal Science & Policy."
East Hampton Beach Preservation Society, Halpern Foundation
Contact: Leslie Taylor
Public Release: 13-Oct-2009
Geophysical Research LettersAGU journal highlights -- Oct. 13, 2009 Featured in this release are research papers on the following topics: Ozone-destroying gas levels spike in Arctic middle atmosphere; Lunar subsurface features mapped; Climate models must consider ozone variations; How L'Aquila earthquake rupture and aftershocks evolved; Explaining ocean reflectance lines; Cosmic ray particles flow into solar region; and Groundwater resources declining in northern India. Contact: Peter Weiss
Public Release: 12-Oct-2009
Warmer climate not the cause of oxygen deficiency in the Baltic SeaOxygen deficiency in the Baltic Sea has never been greater than it is now. But it is not an effect of climate change but rather of increased inputs of nutrients and fertilizers. This is the finding of researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, who have analyzed the ocean climate of the Baltic Sea since the 16th century. Contact: Krister Svahn
Public Release: 11-Oct-2009
Nature GeoscienceBanded rocks reveal early Earth conditions, changes The strikingly banded rocks scattered across the upper Midwest and elsewhere throughout the world are actually ambassadors from the past, offering clues to the environment of the early Earth more than two billion years ago.
National Science Foundation, US Department of Energy
Contact: Huifang Xu
Public Release: 9-Oct-2009
Scientists obtain rocks moving into seismogenic zone An international group of scientists aboard the Deep-Sea Drilling Vessel CHIKYU, operated by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology for the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program, return from a 40-day scientific expedition off the shore of the Kii Peninsula, Japan on Oct. 10, 2009.
National Science Foundation, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Contact: IODP-MI
Public Release: 9-Oct-2009
Continental Shelf ResearchRising sea levels are increasing the risk of flooding along the south coast of England A new study by researchers at the University of Southampton has found that sea levels have been rising across the south coast of England over the past century, substantially increasing the risk of flooding during storms. Contact: Glenn Harris
Public Release: 7-Oct-2009
The European project, Eurofleets The project Eurofleets funded by the European Commission in the 7th Framework program was recently launched with a meeting in Paris. Twenty-four partners from 16 member states of the European Union or associated countries participated to further advance the networking of the European research fleets. The European Commission finances Eurofleets during the coming four years with 7.2 million euros.
European Commission
Contact: Folke Mehrtens
Public Release: 6-Oct-2009
Arctic sea ice recovers slightly in 2009, remains on downward trend, says U. of Colorado report Despite a slight recovery in summer Arctic sea ice in 2009 from record-setting low years in 2007 and 2008, the sea ice extent remains significantly below previous years and remains on a trend leading toward ice-free Arctic summers, according to the University of Colorado at Boulder's National Snow and Ice Data Center.
NASA
Contact: Katherine Leitzell
Public Release: 6-Oct-2009
PLoS ONEAlbatross camera reveals fascinating feeding interaction with killer whale Scientists from the British Antarctic Survey, National Institute of Polar Research, Tokyo, and Hokkaido University, Japan, have recorded the first observations of how albatrosses feed alongside marine mammals at sea. Contact: Athena Dinar
Public Release: 5-Oct-2009
How will future sea-level rise linked to climate change affect coastal areas? The anticipated sea-level rise associated with climate change, including increased storminess, over the next 100 years and the impact on the nation's low-lying coastal infrastructure is the focus of a new, interdisciplinary study led by geologists at the Florida State University. Contact: Joseph Donoghue
Public Release: 5-Oct-2009
Gulf of Maine Symposium -- Advancing Ecosystem Research for the Future of the GulfGulf of Maine Symposium in Saint Andrews-by-the-Sea, Plenary Sessions held Oct. 6-9, 2009 Two hundred leading marine scientists, managers and policy makers from the US and Canada have come together in Saint Andrews-by-the-Sea to further their collective knowledge about one of world's most productive marine ecosystems, the Gulf of Maine. Plenary sessions for the Gulf of Maine Symposium will be held Oct. 6-9 at the Fairmont Algonquin in St. Andrews to discuss sustainability of the Gulf of Maine ecosystem. Contact: Susan Ryan
Public Release: 5-Oct-2009
Environmental Science & TechnologyAcidic clouds nourish world's oceans Acidic clouds are feeding bioavailable iron to the oceans -- a discovery which sheds light on the natural processes that remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Natural Environment Research Council
Contact: Clare Ryan
Public Release: 1-Oct-2009
NOAA awards funds to improve toxic algal bloom predictions in the Western Gulf of Mexico NOAA is awarding $178,358 for the first year of a project to improve predictions of toxic algal blooms in the western Gulf of Mexico as part of an evolving national ecological forecasting capability. NOAA anticipates a nearly $1 million investment in this large-scale regional project over the next four years. Contact: John Ewald
Public Release: 1-Oct-2009
New research to improve management of toxic red tides in the Gulf of Maine NOAA has awarded $457,000 in competitive grant funding to support three projects to better track and manage outbreaks of toxic red tide algae that threaten public health and New England's shellfish industry. The grant covers the first year of what will be multi-year projects. Contact: John Ewald
Public Release: 1-Oct-2009
EcologyCoral bleaching increases chances of coral disease Mass coral bleaching has devastated coral colonies around the world for almost three decades. Now scientists have found that bleaching can make corals more susceptible to disease and, in turn, coral disease can exacerbate the negative effects of bleaching. A paper in the October issue of the journal Ecology shows that when they occur together, this combination of afflictions causes greater harm to corals than either does on its own. Contact: Christine Buckley
Public Release: 30-Sep-2009
Progress in OceanographyJoint US-Norwegian study provides new insights into marine ecosystems and fisheries production NOAA and Norwegian researchers recently completed a comparative analysis of marine ecosystems in the North Atlantic and North Pacific to see what factors support fisheries production, leading to new insights that could improve fishery management plans and the ecosystems.
Norwegian Research Council
Contact: Shelley Dawicki
Public Release: 29-Sep-2009
Nature GeoscienceMystery solved: Marine microbe is source of rare nutrient A new study of microscopic marine microbes, called phytoplankton, by researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the University of South Carolina has solved a 10-year-old mystery about the source of an essential nutrient in the ocean.
National Science Foundation, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Contact: WHOI Media Relations
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