May 2010


Protecting biodiversity in the Gulf with lessons from the past

Submitted by: Jocelyn Tutak
May 28, 2010
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In 2001, I was lucky enough to spend my summer living and working in Cordova, Alaska, a small fishing town on Prince William Sound. I worked as an interpretive guide for the US Forest Service, and part of my job was to point out the natural wonders along the Alaska Marine Highway ferry routes between Cordova, Whittier, and Valdez.

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Oil Spill in the Gulf

Fouling Our Own Nest

Submitted by: Dominique Bachelet
May 26, 2010
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The magazine Science published (21 May 2010) an article summarizing what is currently known about the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico(Gulf Oil Disaster:  Five Questions on the Spill by Richard A. Kerr, Eli Kintisch, Lauren Schenkman, Erik Stokstad. Science 2010 328:962-963).  Here, I have summarized some of the main points.

Underwater videos show that the oil leak may have been underestimated by as much as by an order of magnitude. Toxic components are volatilizing and remnant sticky tarballs are now reaching the coast.

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Mother Nature throws a curve ball to the climate modelers: Mount Eyjafjallokull

Submitted by: Dominique Bachelet
May 06, 2010
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How will the eruption of Mount Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland affect the climate, and climate change predictions?  Mount Eyjafjallokull in Iceland continues to send a plume of ash, dust, and gases up to 40-50 thousand feet into the air, spreading towards Europe by jet stream winds. Silica in this volcanic dust melts and hardens on jet turbine parts, affecting flight paths to and from Europe while the volcano remains active.

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