Monthly Archives: July 2013

Development Conflicts in the Caribbean

In response to a recent tweet from the CaribJournal that we relayed to some of our e-mail groups, we got the following tongue-in-cheek response to the linked press release extolling the completion of four units of the Zemi Beach (Anguilla) … Continue reading

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Florida: The Future of Maryland’s Coastal Waters?

This article from the CARE-2 web site seems to describe a progression from dirty water to dead manatees . . . the description near the bottom of the article of the brown algae bloom on the Mosquito Lagoon in Florida … Continue reading

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Kind of Issues Facing Anne Arundel County in Face of Sea Level Rise

[Was surprised to note that NY City and Anne Arundel County have the same length of shoreline (~525 miles). This might be a useful article to circulate to policy makers and managers. <http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/10/nyregion/debate-over-cost-and-practicality-of-protecting-part-of-queens-coast.html&gt; . Also encourage folks to review the … Continue reading

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Science from VIMS: Hypoxia Affects Bottom Feeders

from Science Daily: <http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/07/130708143150.htm&gt; [As an aside, it seems to me that the low levels of oxygen (e.g.,”below about 4 milligrams per liter“) being measured in the main stem and feeder streams of the South River should cause some re-thinking … Continue reading

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