Tag: Blue August - Page 3
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Changes in Ocean Oxygen Levels Mean Coastal Creatures Can't Fight Illness
In normal conditions, marine animals are well equipped to fight off infection from the plethora of bacteria and viruses lurking in the oceans. However, that means having a hearty immune system that can react quickly if
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Filtered Water In 2 Minutes with New UV Light Bottle Invention
Most portable water filters use carbon filters, special membranes with microscopic openings, or chemicals like chlorine or iodine to clean the water and make it save for drinking. However, one of the best systems for
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Ocean Noise Pollution Leads Baby Fish Away From Good Habitat
Another one of the detrimental effects that human-caused noise pollution in the oceancan have on wildlife: According to a UK-led team of researchers working in the Great Barrier Reef, increasing noise could cause baby
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Torpedo-Shaped Robot Deployed for Arctic Marine Life Exploration
Its name is Bluefin, which holds several meanings from homage to the endangered bluefin tuna that represents all we're doing wrong in our fishing industry to the fact that it's going into frigid waters
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Islands of Garbage Filling China's Three Gorges Dam
Torrential rain in China has caused extreme flooding, affecting at least 134 million people in 28 provinces. But many more could be impacted due to another major issue caused by the rain. Massive islands of trash are
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Melting Arctic Sea Ice Won't Expand Ocean's Carbon Storage Potential
Knock off one natural counterbalance to global warming: A new study in the Science shows that any hope that as Arctic sea ice melts and opens up new areas of open water potentially increasing its ability to store
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Historic Marine Life Census Counts Over 250,000 Species
Back in February, we were excited to know that the Census of Marine Life -- a massive undertaking of accounting for all live in the ocean -- had started to wrap up. But details on findings were still under wraps. Just
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Engineers Use Rocket Science for Self-Sufficient Wastewater Treatment
Nitrates are commonly found in groundwater, ending up there after they're used for fertilizing crops or from storm-water run-off. Typically a contaminate to worry about, a group of engineers from Stanford
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Johns Hopkins Launches Magazine Focused on Global Water Issues
Considering we're diving into Blue August -- our month of intensive focus on all things water related -- we're excited to see that Johns Hopkins University has also taken a keen interest in global water issues and
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Herpes Virus Strikes UK Oyster Beds, Could Wipe Out Local Stocks
Oysters worldwide have been faring badly. From pollution levels in filthy bays to now a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the populations
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Mekong River Dam Threatens Four of World's Top 10 Biggest Fish Species
A hydropower dam project planned for the lower Mekong River is getting greater attention from conservationists as it nears the final stages of an approval process. The project would cut off the migration route for the
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Plankton in Peril as Warming Oceans Causes Steady Population Decline
The warming temperatures of the ocean are problematic for many species, but especially worrisome is the impact hotter water has on cornerstone species upon which many other marine animals rely. Usually we hear about
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'The Cove' Director Louie Psihoyos Working on 3D Movie About Mass Extinction
Photo via laffy4k via Flickr CC The Cove has shaken up globe when it comes to dolphin hunting. The Oscar-winning documentary brought Japan's slaughter of cetaceans into the tunnel vision of mainstream audiences -- no small feat for small scale
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How Safe Is Your Beach? NRDC's Latest Report Reveals Marine Health
Every year, the Natural Resources Defense Council runs a survey of our beaches and marine habitats to find out which are safe and which need help to recover from abuse. Earlier in the month, the organization put out a map
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Improper Coast Guard Firefighting Responsible For Sinking Deepwater Horizon? Maybe, Report Says
A new report by The Center for Public Integrity reveals that, in the hours after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig caught on fire, the US Coast Guard failed to follow its own internal firefighting procedures, potentially causing the
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Up To 1 Million Gallons of Oil Leak Into Michigan River From Pipeline - Largest in Midwest History (UPDATED)
Here we go again... Detroit News reports that Environmental Protection Agency officials have said that as much as one million gallons of oil has leaked from a pipeline owned by Enbridge Energy Partners into a creek
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NASA Satellite Monitors Watershed Pollution from Space
NASA is a constant help in monitoring water supplies and conditions, from groundwater supplies in California to ocean dead zones worldwide. But every day the technology gets more helpful, and with USEPA estimating that
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Water Shortages Could Slow China's Growth
Earlier this week, we pointed out that only a small fraction of China's water is usable, let alone drinkable. And yet, the country is at the height of development. How can a country with so many people
