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How Fast Can Microbes Break Down Oil Washed Onto Gulf Beaches?

What oceanography professors Markus Huettel and Joel E. Kostka learn will enable them to predict when most of the oil in the beaches will be gone. Their…

Alex's aftermath brings flash flood watches to Texas

The latest imagery from the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-13, revealed Alex's remnants over Texas, and showed a lingering stationary…

Scrubbing CO2 from atmosphere could be a long-term commitment

A new study by scientists at the Carnegie Institution suggests that while removing excess carbon dioxide would cool the planet, complexities of the carbon…

NOAA-Supported Scientists Predict “Larger Than Average” Gulf Dead Zone

Scientists are predicting the area could measure between 6,500 and 7,800 square miles, or an area roughly the size of the state of New Jersey. The average of…

NASA data see Alex's core aligned, growing toward hurricane strength

As Alex nears hurricane strength at 8 a.m. EDT on June 29, a Hurricane Warning is in effect for the coast of Texas south of Baffin Bay to the mouth of the Rio…

GOES satellite sees Celia's remnants a shadow of her former self

GOES-11 was launched by NASA and is now operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NASA's GOES Project at the Goddard Space Flight…

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