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Geologists survey Haiti quake aftermath
A team of geologists is gathering information from this month's earthquake in Haiti to help determine the risk of further earthquakes.
Waves becoming higher in Pacific Northwest
CORVALLIS, Ore., Jan. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've found a dramatic increase in maximum ocean wave heights forming off the Pacific Northwest, possibly caused by climate change.
Don't sacrifice health in climate battle, warns Gates
Switching the funding spotlight from health to climate change will help neither cause, Bill Gates has argued in his annual letter.
Don't forget to eat your greens
The age old reminder to always eat your greens isn't just for kids anymore. Not only are the vitamins and minerals good for you, but eating greens could also save...
Southwest U.S. ice age climate studied
TUCSON, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- A U.S. geoscientist says she's found the abrupt changes in ice age climate known to have occurred in Greenland also occurred in the southwestern...
Scientists Create "Frankenstorm" Model
Experts Imagine California Storm Scenarios that Dwarf Recent Wild Weather
Top emerging nations pledge climate aid for poor states
Brazil, China, India and South Africa have promised to increase climate science cooperation in the developing world.
Kibbutz transformation continues in Israel
Over the course of 2009, five more kibbutzim converted to the "renewing kibbutz" model (paying its members differential wages) bringing the percentage of such kibbutzim up to 72% of all...
EPA looks into Chevron's Alaska work
JUNEAU, Alaska, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. environmental regulators searched two of Chevron Corp.'s oil facilities in Alaska because of allegations the supermajor violated the Clean Air Act.
China finds more melamine in milk products
More dairy products tainted with melamine have been pulled from store shelves in southern China, calling into question the effectiveness of a crackdown after the baby formula scandal in 2008.
Engineers find significant environmental impacts with algae-based biofuel
With many companies investing heavily in algae-based biofuels, researchers have found there are significant environmental hurdles to overcome before fuel production ramps up. They propose using wastewater as a solution...
Concordia calling
(PhysOrg.com) -- Altitude 3200 m, air pressure 645 hPa, minimum temperature -85°C, completely flat landscape, almost total isolation and virtually inaccessible from February to November. Welcome to the science paradise,...
Economic growth 'cannot continue'
Continuing global economic growth "is not possible" if nations are to tackle climate change, a report warns.
Underwater Communication Network May Sense Tsunamis
(PhysOrg.com) -- Tsunamis send electric signals through the ocean that appear to be sensed by the vast network of communication cables on the seabed, according to a new study led...
Shell faces legal challenge over Arctic drilling
• Shell paid $2.2bn for leases to drill for oil off Alaska• Groups claim US government skimped on review of dangersRoyal Dutch Shell's controversial plans to drill for billions of barrels of...
Britain's queen to address UN in July
LONDON (AP) -- Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will address the United Nations General Assembly in New York this summer, the first time she has done so...
15 whales die beached in NZ, 33 coaxed to sea
(AP) -- Rescuers in New Zealand managed to coax 33 beached whales back out into deep waters Sunday, but another 15 of the pod died, a conservation official said.
Ship collision off Texas produces 450,000-gallon oil spill
A shipping accident off the coast of Texas on Saturday spilled an estimated 450,000 gallons of oil into the ocean, the US Coast Guard said.
Glaciergate was a blunder, but it's the sceptics who dissemble | Robin McKie
Inaccurate claims predicting Himalayan meltdown have handed gainsayers a big victory. But nothing material has changedIt was a strange moment that linked the fates of some of the world's poorest farmers to the...
Brazil's Northeast under the vagaries of the oceans
Brazil’s Nordeste region, an extensive steppe called the “Sertão”, is home to over 50 million, 28% of the country’s population living on 12% of its surface area, and is one...
Ice is 'rotten' in the Beaufort Sea
Recent observations show that Beaufort Sea ice was not as it appeared in the summer of 2009. Sea ice cover serves as an indication of climate and has implications for...
Legendary oceanographer scoops Crafoord prize
Tide master Walter Munks awarded $550 000 for seminal geophysics research
West Virginia Student Discovers New Pulsar
(PhysOrg.com) -- A West Virginia high-school student has discovered a new pulsar, using data from the giant Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope (GBT).
Crop irrigation could be cooling Midwest
Drop in hot days blamed on moisture from Great Plains
Water Planets
Of the roughly 420 extra-solar planets now known, about a dozen are in the newly named category of "super-earths," planets whose masses are in between of two and about fifteen...
Stronger hurricanes predicted for around Haiti
Haiti and the Dominican Republic lie in the zone where researchers are predicting more powerful hurricanes this century.
Bipartisan U.S. effort targets EPA rules
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Efforts by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to curb greenhouse gas emissions jeopardize major energy projects in Alaska, said U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski.
Scrutinizing Swamp Gas: Model Helps Predict Global Wetland Greenhouse Emissions
Methane ranks only behind water vapor and carbon dioxide among principal greenhouse gases , in terms of its abundance and global warming potential. Even though it is less abundant...