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Out Of Africa: Large Quantities Of Saharan Dust Help Fertilize Massive Plankton Blooms (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-06-2006 at 12:00:17
| Large quantities of Saharan dust are helping to fertilize the massive plankton blooms that occur in the tropical eastern Atlantic, a research project has confirmed. A team including researchers from the School of Environmental Sciences at the University of East Anglia has been studying the desert dust, which is rich in nitrogen, iron and phosphorus, and its effect on the ocean's nutrients, plankton production and the food chain. |
NASA Helps Researchers Diagnose Recent Coral Bleaching At Great Barrier Reef (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-06-2006 at 12:00:17
| An international team of scientists are working at a rapid pace to study environmental conditions behind the fast-acting and widespread coral bleaching currently plaguing Australia's Great Barrier Reef. NASA's satellite data supply scientists with near-real-time sea surface temperature and ocean color data to give them faster than ever insight into the impact coral bleaching can have on global ecology. |
Plants Used To Detect Gas Leaks ... From Outer Space (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-06-2006 at 06:00:19
| Gas leaks can be potentially life threatening in the home, but the presence of gas stresses out plants too. Scientists from the Nottingham University have found that changes in the physical properties of plants can act as an early warning of leaks in natural gas pipelines, which can be costly economically and environmentally. Professor Mike Steven will discuss the advantages of this new technology and how else it can be used to prevent global warming. |
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