A hurricane scientist explains the conflict between 2023’s abnormally high ocean heat and the storm-disrupting wind shear accompanying El Niño.
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Scientists are predicting a record sargassum bloom in 2023. It’s already starting to wash up on beaches in Florida and the Caribbean and cause a stink.
Researchers are turning to computer models, drones and other methods to improve tornado forecasting.
Much of the state is at risk of heavy rainfall, and the coast could see devastating storm surge, particularly around Tampa Bay.
The US is a latecomer to offshore wind development, but President Biden has set big goals for expanding it. The Gulf of Mexico has good conditions and a large offshore energy industry.
Nutrient pollution fouls lakes and bays with algae, killing fish and threatening public health. Progress curbing it has been slow, mainly because of farm pollution.
With La Niña helping clear the way for a busy hurricane season, this wide current of warm water could spell disaster for the northern Gulf Coast.
The New Orleans region is likely to see a hurricane about every seven years and a major hurricane about every 20.
Huge blooms of brown seaweed have fouled Florida and Caribbean beaches almost every year over the past decade. They originate in Africa and South America. and are fueled by human activities.
New Orleans has about a 40% chance of getting hit by a tropical storm in any given year. Here’s how heat, winds and the shape of the seafloor raise the hurricane damage risk.
In the design of marine protected areas, new research suggests that it might be better to start small in order to gain local trust and support that leads to larger long-term benefits.
New research shows that one-third of yearly nitrogen runoff from Midwest farms to the Gulf of Mexico occurs during a few heavy rainstorms. New fertilizing schedules could reduce nitrogen pollution.
A storm-driven chlorine gas release in a vulnerable community is the type of worst-case scenario that scientists and engineers have warned about for decades.
The Deepwater Horizon disaster set new records for holding polluters to account. But it had much less impact on laws regulating offshore drilling or US oil dependence.
The 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill caused widespread damage in the Gulf of Mexico, but some parts of this complex ecosystem fared better than others.
The Deepwater Horizon oil disaster catalyzed a decade of research on oil contamination in the Gulf of Mexico, from surface waters to the seabed, with surprising findings.
The BP Deepwater Horizon blowout on April 20, 2010 triggered the largest offshore oil spill in history. Ten years later, post-spill reforms are being undone and the Gulf of Mexico remains vulnerable.
Scientists are predicting major algae blooms in Lake Erie and large dead zones in the Chesapeake Bay and Gulf of Mexico this summer. Nutrient pollution from industrial corn farming is a major driver.
Californians love their coast and strongly oppose offshore drilling. Will they support converting old oil rigs to artificial reefs – a policy that benefits both marine life and oil companies?
Scientists have mapped a huge dead zone in the Gulf of Oman, without enough oxygen in the water to support life. This Speed Read explains why dead zones form in waters around the world.
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Professor Emeritus of Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
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Adjunct professor, Flagler College
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Professor of Marine Science, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
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Professor of Coastal Science, Florida International University
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Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University
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Downtown Partnership-Peter Betzer Endowed Chair in Biological Oceanography, University of South Florida
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Visiting Researcher, Marine Science institute, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Research Biologist, Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Assistant Director, C-IMAGE Consortium, University of South Florida
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Associate Professor of Marine Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Jeffrey F. Liss Professor from Practice and Director, Environmental Law and Policy Program, University of Michigan
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Assistant Professor of Meteorology, Penn State
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Assistant Professor of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology, Iowa State University
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Assistant Professor, University of Oklahoma
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Assistant Professor of Meteorology, Florida State University
