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Firms Seek To Keep Global Warming Data Secret
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Lake District identified as prime site for burial of nuclear waste
British Geological Survey identifies Lake District as the part of Cumbria most suitable for underground nuclear waste disposalIt is not clear what Wordsworth would have made of it, but the "bliss and solitude"...
A speed gun for the Earth's insides
Researchers at the University of Bristol reveal today in the journal Nature that they have developed a seismological 'speed gun' for the inside of the Earth. Using this technique they...
Variable southeast summer rainfall linked to climate change
A doubling of abnormally wet or dry summer weather in the southeastern United States in recent decades has come from an intensification of the summertime North Atlantic Subtropical High (NASH),...
New evidence supports 'Snowball Earth' as trigger for early animal evolution
A team of scientists has found new evidence linking "Snowball Earth" glacial events to the rise of early animals: marine phosphorus. The researchers tracked phosphorus concentrations through Earth's history and...
Large-scale fish farm production offsets environmental gains
Industrial-scale aquaculture production magnifies environmental degradation, according to the first global assessment of the effects of marine finfish aquaculture (e.g. salmon, cod, turbot and grouper) released today. This is true...
Blooming Ocean: Huge Phytoplankton Explosions Explained
A nutrient cocktail, mixed just right, will trigger a bloom.
Climate change: Cultural shift needed similar to smoking, slavery
(PhysOrg.com) -- Despite scientific evidence of climate change, it will take a significant cultural shift in attitudes to address the situation, says a University of Michigan researcher.
Cities are crucial for climate mitigation
Cities are vulnerable to climate change but can adapt with policymaking informed by sound science says Cynthia Rosenweig and colleagues.
Green: On Our Radar: Wild Midwest Storms
Reports of tornado sightings and high winds abound, including near-hurricane-force levels on Lake Superior.
'Si' on the new SI: NIST backs proposal for a revamped system of measurement units
Taking the first steps of what would be a major historical advance in the science of measurement, the National Institute of Standards and Technology is participating in a worldwide effort...
Saudi Arabia at risk from rare volcanic earthquakes
Saudi Arabia is at risk of unusual 'volcanic' earthquakes, a study has found, but country's experts say the risk is manageable.
Introducing the 'A-Train': Satellites help scientists understand Earth's changing climate
Mention the "A-Train" and most people probably think of the jazz legend Billy Strayhorn or perhaps New York City subway trains -- not climate change. However, it turns out that...
China's Three Gorges Dam reaches capacity
BEIJING, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- The water level in the reservoir of China's Three Gorges dam – the world's largest and most expensive hydroelectric project -- reached its capacity...
Green: Lessons Learned on an E-Waste Odyssey
Readers submitted dozens of useful recycling tips while also posing the question: when can you be sure that the waste is being handled properly and not ending up in a...
Licences for oil and gas cut back
Licensing of oil and gas exploration in UK waters has been cut back by the government in a bid to protect marine wildlife.
Typhoon Megi unleashes its wrath
Though a storms strength is gauged by wind speed, tropical cyclones also pose a hazard because of the intense rain they bring to a region. This image shows the heavy...
Cairn leaves Greenland empty handed
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Cairn Energy announced it was suspending its drilling program in arctic waters off the coast of Greenland without making a commercial discovery.
Study finds trees not so large carbon sinks
The capacity of trees to counter rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere may not be as great as previously thought, according to a new study with significant implications for...
PG&E finds anomalies in pipeline survey
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Crews with Pacific Gas and Electric found leaks on main gas pipelines and other facilities in California that required immediate repair, the utility...
Asia-Pacific prone to natural disasters
INCHEON, South Korea, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- More deaths occur from natural disasters in Asia and the Pacific than any other place in the world, a U.N. report released...
Pa. governor blocks gas leases
HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 27 (UPI) -- A moratorium on exploiting natural gas in Pennsylvania state forests will protect sensitive land from environmental damage, the state's governor announced.
MENA energy security in danger?
MARRAKESH, Morocco, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- An economic growth model in the Middle East and North Africa based on oil and natural gas is unbalanced, a report released in...
Tuna numbers rising: report
Bluefin tuna stocks in the western Atlantic are on the rise, according to the international group responsible for their conservation, but are still much lower than what they have been.
Pacific fisheries face collapse by 2035: study
Pacific island fisheries face collapse in the next 25 years as overfishing, population growth and climate change threaten one of the region's main economic resources, a study warned Wednesday.
Toxic Metals Tied to Work in Prisons
Inmates and employees at 10 federal prisons were exposed to hazardous substances while processing electronic waste for recycling, an investigation found.
Getting the big picture quickly
SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 27, 2010 -- University of Utah computer scientists developed software that quickly edits "extreme resolution imagery" -- huge photographs containing billions to hundreds of...
Turtles rescued from oil spill released
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- The release of turtles rescued from the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is a milestone in the rehabilitation of the...