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  • July 2008

    • Fears Mount Over Gulf of Mexico 'Dead Zone'

      Washington Post  |  Jul 31, 08 3:22 AM CDT

      Fears Mount Over Gulf of Mexico 'Dead Zone'

      (Newser) - Scientists are  increasingly concerned about the growing "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico, an oxygen-poor mass of water that cannot sustain most sea life, which now covers 8,000 square miles, nearly the largest ever. Created by fertilizer runoff from the Mississippi, the zone would be even bigger if not for the ocean-stirring power of Hurricane Dolly, reports the Washington Post . More »

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      ocean  • fishing  • Gulf of Mexico  • oxygen  • Hurricane Dolly  • fertilizer  • ocean habitats

  • May 2008

    • Ocean Dead Zones Expanding

      Los Angeles Times  |  May 2, 08 9:28 AM CDT

      Ocean Dead Zones Expanding

      (Newser) - The inhospitable oxygen-starved layers of the oceans, once relegated to the deep sea, are now encroaching on coastlines, reports the Los Angeles Times . The dead zones, linked to global warming, have moved up into continental shelves, a study in Science says. They interfere with commercial fishing and entice predators that thrive in such conditions such as the jumbo squid. More »

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      climate change  • global warming  • ocean  • fishing  • oxygen  • ocean habitats

  • February 2008

    • Feeling Ill? Stay On the Ground

      CNN  |  Feb 27, 08 5:55 PM CST

      Feeling Ill? Stay On the Ground

      (Newser) - In the wake of the death last week of a passenger on an American Airlines jet, one expert on in-flight health has this to say to sickly would-be travelers: “Do not fly.” Air travel can exacerbate illness, and though many airlines contract with ground-based medical support, flight attendants are not nurses, and airplanes often have only minimal medical equipment aboard, CNN reports. More »

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      death  • air travel  • American Airlines  • heart attack  • illness  • oxygen  • flight attendants

    • Family Blames Airline for Woman's Death

      Associated Press  |  Feb 25, 08 3:28 PM CST

      Family Blames Airline for Woman's Death

      (Newser) - A woman who died en route from Haiti to New York received assistance from the flight crew and fellow passengers, American Airlines said today, disputing the victim's family's account of the incident. "Don't let me die," Carine Desir's cousin recalls her saying after a flight attendant refused to give her oxygen. "Oxygen was administered," an American spokesman said, "and the defibrillator was applied as well." More »

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      airline  • American Airlines  • FAA  • medical devices  • oxygen  • defibrillator

  • July 2007

    • Dallas Gas Explosion Injures 3

      Dallas Morning News  |  Jul 25, 07 3:30 PM CDT

      Dallas Gas Explosion Injures 3

      (Newser) - At least three people were injured today after a stock of acetylene tanks and 18-wheelers exploded at a gas plant south of downtown Dallas, sending thick plumes of black smoke and chunks of debris flying into the air. Two people suffered burns and a third sustained a back injury; all are said to be in stable condition, the Dallas Morning News reports. More »

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      Texas  • gas  • firefighters  • explosion  • Dallas  • fires  • oxygen  • air  • helium  • blast  • truck fire  • burns

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