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Headlines about Oysters, the James River award and the EPA getting sued over E. Coli.  How much of a role does the land sinking play in the sea level rising and why is the Bay going to be one of the worst affected areas.  Major Conclusions • Land subsidence and global sea-level rise combine to cause relative sea-level rise in the southern Chesapeake Bay region. • Land subsidence causes more than half of the observed relative sea-level rise. • Aquifer-system compaction causes more than half of the land subsidence. https://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1392/pdf/circ1392.pdf http://www.geosociety.org/gsatoday/archive/25/8/pdf/i1052-5173-25-8-4.pdf https://augustafreepress.com/james-river-selected-as-2019-thiess-international-riverprize-winner/ https://www.bayjournal.com/article/court_rules_that_dcs_daily_e._coli_limit_is_inadequate https://www.mdsg.umd.edu/topics/coastal-flooding/rising-sea-level https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/environment/bs-md-oyster-harvest-limits-0917-20190917-a5745vhtmzgg5efiutncej4iwu-story.html https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/sealevel.html

If it weren't for the Battle of the Chesapeake during the Revolutionary War, there would have been no Yorktown siege and surrender. If it weren't for that, America wouldn't exist as a United States. Thank the Bay next time you see it! A quick history of the Naval Battle in the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay

Oyster population models, Deal Island getting a bad deal, the next big environmental fight in the general assembly of Maryland, and more run on sentences. Guaranteed! https://www.capitalgazette.com/opinion/our_say/ac-ce-our-say-20181125-story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/model-chesapeake-bay-oyster-population-half-of-1999-count/2018/11/21/c5152ed2-eda1-11e8-8b47- bd0975fd6199_story.html?utm_term=.74d4b134f126 http://www.dbknews.com/2018/11/16/deal-island-chesapeake-bay-shore-erosion-sand-dunes-umd-research-mdnr-gmu/ https://www.chesapeakebaymagazine.com/baybulletin/2018/11/19/md-approves-74-million-in-bay-pollution-projects http://www.dbknews.com/2018/11/16/deal-island-chesapeake-bay-shore-erosion-sand-dunes-umd-research-mdnr-gmu/

In an attempt to discover the true route of Captain John Smith on his voyage up the Chesapeake Bay in 1608, Dr. Michael Scott and his team of geographers at Salisbury University accidentally stumbled into a major historical controversy. This presentation will discuss the processes John Smith used to map the Bay in the early 17th century, the methods used by modern geographers to unravel the true nature behind historical maps, and how the links between the two can help history come alive for modern-day explorers of the Chesapeake.

The Farm Bill and Cover Crops, Why Drones aren't just for jerks anymore and what implications the fresher Chesapeake Bay has on the ecosystem.