Subduction and volcanic emissions compose a long-term, slow cycle for carbon and these elements.
Category: marine studies
marine studies
Oil and water don’t mix
Most of the oil in the sea comes from human activities near the coast.
William Schlesinger
Arctic, climate, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty, marine studies, oceans, sea level
Arctic, climate, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty, marine studies, oceans, sea level
Greenland Ice
If Greenland were to melt completely, sea level would rise by about 7 meters (21 feet) flooding most coastal areas worldwide
Plastics Everywhere
We have much to do to improve our understanding of the amount and fate of plastics at the Earth’s surface.
Ocean Acidification
The rising carbon dioxide content of Earth’s atmosphere will take an increasing toll on the shellfish and corals of the seas.
Get Right with Whales
For Right Whales, the situation is dire, and extinction is the moral equivalent of murder
How it all started
Pores and cracks in the rocks host microbial activity that feeds on hydrogen generated by volcanic activity,
William Schlesinger
agriculture, biogeochemistry, faculty, lakes and streams, marine studies, water, water pollution
agriculture, biogeochemistry, faculty, lakes and streams, marine studies, water, water pollution
Nitrogen in Runoff
Inasmuch as the runoff of nitrogen is an interstate transport problem, managing the application of fertilizer and loss of nitrogen to runoff should be a high priority for the Federal government.
William Schlesinger
carbon sequestration, climate, environmental policy, faculty, forests, marine studies
carbon sequestration, climate, environmental policy, faculty, forests, marine studies
Can we harvest our way to a better climate?
In the short-term, forests harvested for biomass energy actually put more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than burning fossil fuels,
Sea-level rise revisited
Tide gages show rising seas along nearly all of the East Coast, despite the efforts of some politicians to ignore it