Restoring Louisiana’s Barrier Islands
July 17 | MSNBC
Chandeleur Island and Breton Island, located southeast of New Orleans, are home to one of the oldest national wildlife refuges... Phosphorus and Nitrogen Delivery to the Gulf of Mexico
February 2 | USGS
USGS has a new section on the website titled "Differences in Phosphorus and Nitrogen Delivery to the Gulf of Mexico... Exploring the Continental Slope - Gulf of Mexico
November 14 | Clastic Detritus Blog
Brian Romans has a another interesting post that features seafloor mapping. This one illustrates how salt tectonics has contributed... USGS First Podcast: Hurricanes
September 5 | United States Geological Survey
USGS has released their first podcast. It features a discussion of hurricanes, starting with some basic information about hurricanes,... Global Warming’s Effect on Hurricanes and Cyclones
May 21 | Reuters
A new study predicts changes in the frequency and intensity of Atlantic hurricanes and cyclones, and yields surprising results.... Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico
September 20 | USGS
"Spring nutrient delivery from the Mississippi-Atchafalaya River Basin to the northern Gulf of Mexico is estimated to be among the... Seafloor Off the Niger Delta
September 27 | Clastic Detritus Blog
Brian Romans explains a Virtual Seismic Atlas image created from a detailed seismic reflection survey of the seafloor offshore of... Protecting New Orleans
June 26 | Engineering at Illinois
While the levees around New Orleans are necessary, they prevent river sediment from replacing subsiding land. If the Mississippi Delta's... Cascadia Subduction Zone - Sea Floor Topography
June 2 | Clastic Detritus
Brian Romans explores the Cascadia Subduction Zone with a map, commentary and an interesting sea-floor topography image from Pratson and... NASA Watches Sea Temperatures for Hurricanes
August 28 | Terra Daily
From the article: Sea surface temperatures were warming up in the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean and eastern Atlantic Ocean... | 
