Storm Surge and the BP Oil Spill
250 views · Published 12 August 2010 · 1:02 · Indexed 2 October 2026
Channel: University of Central Florida · 2010 · Education
Study to Examine Rising Sea Level's Impact on Estuaries, Coastal Communities ORLANDO, Aug. 12, 2010 -- A new University of Central Florida study will examine how rising sea level could harm estuaries and coastal communities along the Florida Panhandle and Alabama and Mississippi coasts.The research, led by Scott C. Hagen, an associate professor of Civil Engineering, is a response to scientific studies that show sea level is rising along most of the U.S. coasts. Hagen's research also could potentially be linked with models of how remaining oil from the BP Deepwater Horizon spill would be expected to travel through and impact sensitive ecosystems. more... http://bit.ly/9QHkTq
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