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BP Oil Spill Causing More Gulf Dead Zones as Methane Levels Increase

BP oil spill protest in New Orleans, photo: Infrogmation of New Orleans via flickr It’s only been a few days since NOAA-backed scientists forecasting the size of this year’s Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone –that area of ocean so deprived of oxygen than little can live in it–mentioned that it wasn’t clear yet what effect the BP oil spill would have on its size.

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BP Oil Spill Causing More Gulf Dead Zones as Methane Levels Increase

Last Glacier in the Pacific to Melt in a Matter of Years

Photo via Lincoln Hall There’s only one glacier left in the Pacific. It can be found on Puncak Jaya, a mountain range in isolated eastern Indonesia — for now. Lonnie Thompson, one of the world’s premier glaciologists, just finished a journey to the region to study the glacier, which he had previously assumed would remain there for at least a few more decades. His findings, however, now paint a different picture: the last glacier in the Pacific will have fully melted within the next couple of years. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Last Glacier in the Pacific to Melt in a Matter of Years