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Ice Core Studies Confirm Accuracy Of Climate Models
An analysis has been completed of the global carbon cycle and climate for a 70,000 year period in the most recent Ice Age, showing a remarkable correlation between carbon dioxide...
At 13 1/2 feet, Ike's storm surge less than predicted
(AP) -- Forecasters warned of "certain death," a possible 25-foot surge of water that would wash across the Texas and Louisiana coast, wiping away towns in a white-capped, churning mess...
Bark beetles destroying Utah trees
SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- Utah researchers said bark beetles are destroying spruce trees in the Dixie National Forest.
Investor Support Of Climate Action Grows
Shareholder resolutions related to climate change more than doubled over the past five years. Moreover, the Boston-based coalition Ceres says support for those measures averaged more than 23 percent in...
New York Aims To Be The Real Windy City
Michael Bloomberg's "windmill power plan" is the boldest environmental proposal yet from the billionaire independent, who has been trying to make energy efficiency a legacy of his administration
Opinion: One hundred years of drought and flooding rains
The Prime Minister has raised the spectre of 'exceptional or extreme drought' every one or two years. What does the science say?
Bigger sea reserve needed
Marine researchers are asking for the whole Coral Sea, east of the Great Barrier Reef, to be made a no-fishing area in response to declining populations.
Grand Canyon beaches eroding
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., Sept. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers said some of the Grand Canyon sandbars and beaches built up by a manmade flood earlier this year are already...
Saltwater solution to save crops
Technology under development at the University of New South Wales could offer new hope to farmers in drought-affected and marginal areas by enabling crops to grow using salty groundwater. read more
Really?: The Claim: Aloe Vera Gel Can Heal Burns
Does aloe vera do anything for burns?
Arctic Ice Hints at Warming, Specialists Say
The Arctic Ocean, long a frozen region hostile to all but nuclear submariners and seal hunters, is transforming during the summers into more of an open ocean.
Africa's climate tied to northern hemisphere
Ocean temperatures seem to control rainfall in tropical Africa.
Phone carriers reprise Gustav plans for Ike
(AP) -- With Hurricane Ike bearing down on the Texas Gulf Coast, telecommunications providers are getting a quick opportunity to reprise the preparedness plans they activated last week to cope...
Cattle dealer sentenced for contempt
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the sentencing of a West Virginia cattle dealer to six months probation.
Jordan: Iraqi cholera outbreak feared
AMMAN, Jordan, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Jordanian authorities fearing a cholera outbreak say they have banned the entry of uncanned goods from Iraq for the next two months.
World's water ecosystems under threat
(PhysOrg.com) -- Human activities such as fishing and water use are over-riding the effects of global warming on the ecosystems that support the world`s water and fish supplies, experts have...
Physicists estimate how fast Usain Bolt could have run
(PhysOrg.com) -- By the record books, Jamaican runner Usain Bolt is the fastest human being on earth, and yet no one knows for sure exactly how fast he really is....
Blue Danube? We're getting there, says study
The waters of the Danube may not quite be blue, but they are definitely becoming cleaner thanks to cooperation between the countries through which it flows, a new study revealed...
Phone service restored in southeast Alberta
Phone service was restored to about 7,500 Telus customers in southeastern Alberta on Wednesday night.
Potential New Threat For Coral Reefs And Health Of Communities In The Tropics
Human activities bear a large part of the responsibility for coral reef degradation. Several threats hang over this complex ecosystem with its extraordinary biodiversity, whether in the form of anthropogenic...
Expedition to Explore Seamounts in Sea Of Cortez
Widow of late novelist Peter Benchley who had written the bestseller "The Girl of the Sea of Cortez" to join voyage to further the legacy of her husband's conservation work.
New battle over Arctic oil plans
As petrol prices rise in the US, pressure is growing to open up new areas of Alaska for oil exploration.
Why are geology students the happiest at university?
Students on geology courses are the happiest with their degrees, while those on cinematics and photography courses are the least content
San Antonio is going green with sewage
(AP) -- The city plans to turn the stench of its residents' waste into sweet green cash and renewable energy.
Feds set fish shipment rules for Great Lakes
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) -- Federal regulators trying to contain a fish-killing virus in the Great Lakes region have issued rules for shipping live fish across...
World's First Synthetic Tree: May Lead To Technologies For Heat Transfer, Soil Remediation
In Abraham Stroock's lab at Cornell, the world's first synthetic tree sits in a palm-sized piece of clear, flexible hydrogel -- the type found in soft contact lenses. Stroock and...
Why can't you take the weather data with you?
Call for free weather data as Met Office profit soars
Conflict fear over Arctic borders
A senior US Coast Guard commander warns of conflict in the Arctic unless border disputes are resolved.