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- Submersible Habitat for Reef Studies
- BP Will Put $20B In Escrow Fund
- The Gulf Oil Spill Relief Wells
- T. Boone Pickens on the Gulf Oil Spill
- Using LIDAR to Study Landslides in Oregon
- Some in Louisiana Don’t Like the Deepwater Drilling Ban
- “Smart Buoys” in the Upper Potomac River
- USGS Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Website
| Submersible Habitat for Reef Studies Posted: 16 Jun 2010 10:49 PM PDT The Submersible Habitat for Analyzing Reef Quality (SHARQ) is a new tool scientists use to understand and map metabolic characteristics associated with marine communities living on the sea floor. This podcast gives a closer look at how scientists use SHARQ to analyze important habitats like coral reefs. |
| BP Will Put $20B In Escrow Fund Posted: 16 Jun 2010 10:03 PM PDT BP has agreed to place $20 billion into an escrow fund that will be used to reimburse and compensate for economic losses related to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. |
| The Gulf Oil Spill Relief Wells Posted: 16 Jun 2010 09:49 PM PDT CNN has a good graphic that shows the concept of a “relief well”. They are nearby wells drilled at an angle that will intersect the well that is to be plugged. |
| T. Boone Pickens on the Gulf Oil Spill Posted: 16 Jun 2010 09:06 PM PDT In this video, Larry King interviews T. Boone Pickens on the topic of the Gulf Oil Spill. |
| Using LIDAR to Study Landslides in Oregon Posted: 16 Jun 2010 08:48 PM PDT This isn’t “news” but the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries has an interesting article on “Seeing Landslides With LIDAR” in their Cascadia Newsletter for Fall 2006. The newsletter also has an introductory article titled “Understanding LIDAR” and case studies of how LIDAR was used to map landslides in the Portland area. |
| Some in Louisiana Don’t Like the Deepwater Drilling Ban Posted: 16 Jun 2010 08:56 AM PDT Many people in Louisiana are not happy about the six month ban on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. The ban will cut the income of thousands of oil workers, increasing the economic losses of people who live along the Gulf coast. |
| “Smart Buoys” in the Upper Potomac River Posted: 16 Jun 2010 08:39 AM PDT NOAA has placed eight “smart buoys” in the Upper Potomac River. These buoys collect and report weather and water information such as salinity, water temperature, and wind direction in real time. |
| USGS Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Website Posted: 16 Jun 2010 08:00 AM PDT USGS has a webpage that they will be continually updating with information about their activities related to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. USGS efforts include: * Collecting satellite imagery to assess wetlands and coasts * Mapping the spill trajectory with respect to DOI Lands * Sampling soils and water systems for analysis * Determine cause of mortality [...] |
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