coastal scientist News
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How to improve the efficiency of public participation processes in coastal management
Public participation in developing coastal management plans can have numerous benefits, such as augmenting expert information with local knowledge and building trust, a new study has confirmed; however, challenges remain, say the researchers. They use the experiences of 10 case studies to make a series of recommendations regarding how to improve the efficiency of the process. Public ...
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Arup Hires Witko; Strengthens Water Business in the Americas
Arup, a multidisciplinary engineering and consulting firm with a reputation for delivering innovative and sustainable designs, announced today that it has hired Janine Witko as Arup's Water Business Leader in the Americas region, to be located in the New York Cityoffice. Under Janine's leadership, Arup will refocus its strategic efforts on building its water business in the Americas. Arup's ...
By Arup
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Where Does it Go? New Method Evaluates Fate of Methane Released into Streams
A new method for determining stream methane emissions at the watershed scale has been developed by scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey, University of Utah, North Carolina State University and Ohio State University. Methane has a global greenhouse gas warming potential of up to 28 – 36 times that of carbon dioxide, and can be discharged into streams either naturally or as a ...
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Global Warming Could Kill World`s Coral Reefs in 50 Years
ST. LUCIA, Queensland, Australia, December 21, 2007 (ENS) - Seventeen eminent marine scientists warn that world leaders face a race against time in preparing coral reefs, and the coastal communities dependent upon them for the 'inevitable impact' of rising levels of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere. Their new study shows that levels of carbon dioxide could become unsustainable for coral ...
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Louisiana Included in EPA Assessment of Nation’s Coasts
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded $485,000 to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) for testing water quality along the state’s Gulf Coast. The sampling results will contribute to EPA’s National Coastal Conditions Assessment (NCCA). The NCCA is a survey of our nation’s coastal waters which EPA and state partners conduct to ...
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Sensors in Space Allow Daily Coastal Water Quality Monitoring
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, August 31, 2007 (ENS) - Using data from instruments aboard two NASA satellites, Florida researchers have created a way to map the fleeting changes in coastal water quality from space - something that has long evaded researchers and coastal managers relying only on ground-based measurements. This information has direct application for resource managers working on ...
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Restoring coastal wetlands? check the soil
Rising sea levels and coastal development are threatening coastal freshwater wetlands with saltwater intrusion. While most ecosystem restoration projects have focused on surface water and groundwater, new research finds that conditions in the vadose zone, the unsaturated soil below the surface but above the water table, are of particular importance to seedling survival in coastal floodplain ...
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Climate science `needs greater social science input`
Climate researchers pay too little attention to social sciences, delegates at the International Conference of Mountain Countries on Climate Change have heard. The meeting in Nepal (5–6 April) was attended by around 30 country representatives, and concluded with a 'Kathmandu Call for Action', with a view to highlighting the specific needs of mountain countries at international negotiations, ...
By SciDev.Net
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Coastal Waters Most Sensitive to Acid Rain
FALMOUTH, Massachusetts, September 11, 2007 (ENS) - The release of sulfur and nitrogen into the atmosphere by power plants and agriculture plays a small role in making the ocean more acidic on a global scale, but the impact is amplified in shallow coastal waters, finds new research by atmospheric and marine chemists. Ocean 'acidification' occurs when chemical compounds such as carbon dioxide, ...
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Ancient glacial sediments drag down Louisiana`s sinking coast
Sediments deposited into the Mississippi River Delta thousands of years ago when North America's glaciers retreated are contributing to the ongoing sinking of Louisiana's coastline, finds new research by NASA and scientists at Louisiana State University. The weight of these sediments is causing a large section of Earth's crust to sag at a rate of 0.04 to 0.3 inches a year, the study ...
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