Here is your oil spill update for Monday, May 10th. Stopping the Flow The giant dome didn’t work, due to the formation of ice-like methane…
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Friday Cuteness
Last week, a curious California sea lion pup wandered into the welding shop at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, CA. El Nino years…
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Can Prochlorococcus beat Megashark? DIDN’T THINK SO.
View More The REAL food webOil Spill Update: Thursday, May 6
Here is your oil spill update for Thursday, May 6th. Stopping the Flow Yesterday, crews capped one of the three leaks in the Gulf of…
View More Oil Spill Update: Thursday, May 6How anti-science politics may harm the U.S. Gulf states
Right now, everyone is consumed by the immediate drama of the growing oil slick. What will it kill? Where will it go? Will it pollute…
View More How anti-science politics may harm the U.S. Gulf statesAnimated explanation of Gulf oil spill
UPDATE: One of the three leaks was shut off this morning. This is not expected to reduce the amount of oil spilling into the Gulf.…
View More Animated explanation of Gulf oil spillFear the Vulgar Army
Need a break from oil spill sadness? Check out the excellent blog Vulgar Army. Written by Michelle Farran, its purpose is to “criticise themes in…
View More Fear the Vulgar ArmyWill the Gulf oil spill reach the East Coast?
At first glance, it seems ludicrous that an oil spill way up in the Gulf of Mexico could make it all the way around Florida…
View More Will the Gulf oil spill reach the East Coast?Anatomy of an ecological catastrophe: what to expect in the Gulf
The Gulf of Mexico oil spill continues to worsen. Choppy seas and unfavorable winds have hindered cleanup efforts, and fishing has been suspended from Lousiana…
View More Anatomy of an ecological catastrophe: what to expect in the GulfThe Seasick Oceanographer
Whenever I give public talks, the number one question I get asked is “Do you ever get seasick?” People are usually surprised when the answer…
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