Environmental Monitor | Cassandra J Kelly

A Small Change In Marsh Planting Methods Can Yield Huge Results

Cassie Kelly

Nov 17, 20152 min

A Small Change In Marsh Planting Methods Can Yield Huge Results

According to forestry science, planting trees and plants farther apart gives less space for competition so that the individual plants can...

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Study Looks At Probability Of Methane Leakage From Hydraulic Fracturing

Cassie Kelly

Nov 9, 20153 min

Study Looks At Probability Of Methane Leakage From Hydraulic Fracturing

Until recently, debates about methane leakage from hydraulic fracturing have only been speculative. But a study from the University of...

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Study Looks At Why Concurrent Droughts And Heat Waves Are Increasing

Cassie Kelly

Sep 29, 20152 min

Study Looks At Why Concurrent Droughts And Heat Waves Are Increasing

As we have heard time and time again, carbon dioxide levels are rising and our planet is warming. Droughts and heat waves are blanketing...

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Short-Term Droughts Can Mean Long-Term Struggle For Trees In Southeastern Forests

Cassie Kelly

Sep 28, 20152 min

Short-Term Droughts Can Mean Long-Term Struggle For Trees In Southeastern Forests

Researchers at Duke University have found that trees in Southeastern U.S. forests are dying slowly due to dehydration and other factors...

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University Of California Riverside Takes Measures To Heal Iconic Oak Tree

Cassie Kelly

Sep 15, 20152 min

University Of California Riverside Takes Measures To Heal Iconic Oak Tree

When you walk through the center of the University of California Riverside’s campus, you will see two large oak trees, often referred to...

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Recent Study Gives Insight For Offshore Wind Development In Delaware Bay

Cassie Kelly

Aug 18, 20152 min

Recent Study Gives Insight For Offshore Wind Development In Delaware Bay

One of the biggest concerns with wind power is that the amount of energy it produces varies depending on whether or not the wind is...

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Study Tracks Giant Internal Waves In The South China Sea

Cassie Kelly

Aug 10, 20153 min

Study Tracks Giant Internal Waves In The South China Sea

As you sit on the beach in California and watch the waves roll in, you probably don’t wonder where they began. But those waves could have...

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Study of stalagmites gives insights into past and future climate

Cassie Kelly

Jul 26, 20152 min

Study of stalagmites gives insights into past and future climate

Researchers have uncovered clues in stalagmites in a cave just south of the Himalayas that could help better predict Central Pacific El...

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Snapper Spawning Schools Have Complex Histories, Rely On Timing Over Location

Cassie Kelly

Jul 23, 20153 min

Snapper Spawning Schools Have Complex Histories, Rely On Timing Over Location

A new study from the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology has found that timing is much more important to the survival of snappers on the...

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Study Finds Salmon Sense Of Smell Is Impaired By Freshwater Acidification

Cassie Kelly

Jul 21, 20153 min

Study Finds Salmon Sense Of Smell Is Impaired By Freshwater Acidification

Ocean acidification is a big topic of conversation right now, and for good reason. The uptake in carbon dioxide is affecting the survival...

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Flushing Protocol After Elk River Chemical Spill Not Based On Science

Cassie Kelly

May 8, 20152 min

Flushing Protocol After Elk River Chemical Spill Not Based On Science

During the Elk River chemical spill that occurred near Charleston, West Virginia, on Jan. 9, 2014, over 300,000 people were without clean...

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