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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: oxygen

oxygen stories: 6 news summaries

(Newser) - Scientists have discovered an Antarctic ecosystem of microorganisms cut off from light and oxygen for as many as 2 million years, the Guardian reports. The microbes, living under one-third of a mile of ice, in a 14-degree lake four times as salty as seawater, give researchers clues to how life... More »

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evolution • Antarctica • oxygen • microorganisms • freezing temperatures • microbes • outer space • photosynthesis • salt water

Fears Mount Over
Gulf of Mexico 'Dead Zone'

Only Dolly kept oxygen-free area from becoming largest ever

Jul 31, 08 3:22 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Ocean Dead Zones Expanding 

Climate-related trend mirrors causes of past massive extinction

May 2, 08 9:28 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

Feeling Ill? Stay On the Ground

Airlines, staff are only modestly equipped to respond to medical emergencies in the air

Feb 27, 08 5:55 PM CST
(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... More »

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

Family Blames Airline for Woman's Death

American disputes cousin's account of in-flight incident

Feb 25, 08 3:28 PM CST
(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... More »

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FAA • airline • American Airlines • oxygen • medical devices • defibrillator • Carine Desir • Antonio Oliver

Dallas Gas Explosion Injures 3

Truck fire ignites massive blasts; major highways shut down

Jul 25, 07 3:30 PM CDT
(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... More »

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Texas • gas • Dallas • fires • firefighters • explosion • helium • oxygen • acetylene • blast • gas facility • gas plant • truck fire • air • industrial experts • burns

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