|
 
Oil stricken US state re-opens some fishing groundsNew Orleans, Louisiana (AFP) May 12, 2010 Officials in Louisiana on Wednesday reopened a small stretch of the state's coastal fishing grounds that did not appear under immediate threat from the Gulf of Mexico oil slick. Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Robert Barham announced that seas off Grand Isle, reaching westward from the Empire Canal near the mouth of the Mississippi River to Belle Pass, were open again for recreational and commercial fishing. "My goal is to have people out there fishing," Barham said. "Every day we are making ne ... read more |
. |
 |
|
Free Space, Earth, Energy And Military Newsletters - Delivered Daily |
| . | . |
 |
| .. |
 
Riyadh (AFP) May 5, 2010Two people died in the flooding caused by violent thunderstorms which paralysed Riyadh this week, Saudi newspapers reported on Wednesday. Some 155 people had to be rescued as cars, buses and commercial vehicles stalled in up to two metres (6.6 feet) of water in underpasses and low-lying roads when the flooding hit during the afternoon rush hour on Monday, civil defence spokesman Abdullah al- ... more  
Leeds, UK (SPX) May 06, 2010Organic farms may be seen as wildlife friendly, but the benefits to birds, bees and butterflies don't compensate for the lower yields produced, according to new research from the University of Leeds. In the most detailed, like-for-like comparisons of organic and conventional farming to date, researchers from Leeds' Faculty of Biological Science found that the benefits to wildlife and incre ... more 
Vigo, Spain (AFP) May 5, 2010A showdown was taking shape Wednesday between the two major fishing nations of the EU, Spain and France, in talks over how to tackle overfishing and the future of the sector. Spain, which has Europe's largest fishing fleet, backed the establishment of a European market for fishing rights at an informal meeting of European Union fisheries ministers held in Vigo, the country's largest fishing ... more |
.. |
  Stream Water Study Detects Thawing Permafrost   Aqua Satellite Captures Another Ash Plume From Iceland Volcano   Instant online solar energy quotes Solar Energy Solutions from ABC Solar |
.. |
|
|
Free Space, Earth, Energy And Military Newsletters - Delivered Daily |
|
. |
 
Envisat Monitors Oil Spill Proximity To Loop CurrentParis, France (ESA) May 06, 2010 As fears grow that the Loop Current in the Gulf of Mexico could soon catch the oil slick and drag it south towards coral reefs in the Florida Keys, scientists are monitoring the situation closely with ESA's Envisat radar data. By combining surface roughness and current flow information with Envisat Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar (ASAR) data of the spill, SAR image analysts are able to detect the direction in which the spill boundaries can drift. In these two ASAR images for 29 April and 2 ... read more |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| The contents herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2010 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy statement |
| Previous Issues | May 12 | May 11 | May 10 | May 07 | May 06 |
