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Stratospheric Water Vapor is a Global Warming Wild Card
A 10 percent drop in water vapor ten miles above Earth's surface has had a big impact on global warming, say researchers. The findings might help explain why global surface...
China Leading Global Race to Make Clean Energy
Shifting to sustainable energy could leave the West dependent on technology from China, much as the developed world now depends on Mideast oil.
Tropical Storm Nisha being battered by wind shear
Nisha is not expected to maintain its tropical storm status this weekend, because it is being battered by wind shear.
Radioactive Waste Commission Selected
Nuclear Energy: Blue Ribbon panel given 18-months to set fate of radioactive waste.
Pelicans starve along Oregon coast
ASTORIA, Ore., Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Scores of brown pelicans that failed to migrate south have starved or been injured along Oregon's coast this winter, biologists said.
The Dynamics of Forest Canopy Motion
(PhysOrg.com) -- While it`s well known that wind causes trees to sway, it`s less widely recognized that the movement of the trees in turn affects the wind. Mark Rudnicki, an...
UN Climate Chief Plays Down Scandals
In Interview, Says Chief Says Global Warming Still A Danger Despite Scandals Over Data
Chavez: US 'Tectonic Weapon' Caused Haiti Quake
A 'tectonic weapon' under testing by the United States caused the Haiti earthquake, according to Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez.
Learning from climate's sedimental journey
By analyzing sediments up to 4,000 years old, an environmental scientist is hoping to provide a tool to help predict future climate change. Ancient records of what was happening with...
Europe seeks alternatives to natural latex from Asia
Some natural latexes are the main ingredient in the extraction of natural rubber, an indispensable raw material for all kinds of industries and essential for the manufacture of surgical gloves,...
Virtual USA
Natural disasters -- like toddlers with crayons -- leave a mess all over the map, spilling across federal, state, and local lines. To clean up, different agencies and jurisdictions must...
Unique Cameroon mountain area gets crucial protection
A new park created by the Cameroonian government that encompasses the highest mountain in West and Central Africa will help protect some of the rarest ecosystems in the Congo Basin...
Russian police raid Baikal group
Russian police raid the offices of an environmental group after it criticised a plan to reopen a paper mill next to Lake Baikal in Siberia.
China's clever water use boosts food yields
Researchers say that China's effective water management techniques produce more food than those of many other countries.
Bin Laden slams U.S over global warming
Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has slammed the United States and other industrialized nations for global warming, in an audiotape recording claimed to be of his voice.
Global Asteroid Warning System Needed to Protect Earth
International experts converged on Mexico City this month to discuss the best way to establish a global detection and warning network to monitor potential asteroid threats to all life on...
The War Of The Wells
Water has an economic value in all its competing uses and should be recognized as an economic goodThe Dublin Statement on Water and Economic Development In a warming world, will people...
Grape growing, fish protection clash in California
(AP) -- Grape growers in Northern California's cool, fertile Sonoma County wine region are stomping mad at a new plan to limit the amount of water vineyards can pump...
In Davos, climate change takes forefront
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) -- More than a month since the U.N. climate change talks in Denmark ended without definitive agreement, protecting the environment is the top...
"Cane Toads" a cautionary tale of ecological hubris
PARK CITY, Utah (Hollywood Reporter) - Rarely has an ecological menace appeared as entertaining as portrayed in "Cane Toads: The Conquest," Mark Lewis' follow-up documentary to his 1988 film "Cane...
$30M Super Greenhouse to Help Sustain Global Agriculture
One of the world's most sophisticated plant research facilities, set to make huge advances in international agricultural sustainability and deliver significant benefits to Australia's agriculture and horticulture industries, was opened...
Opinion: The 'global warming' scam: a crime against humanity
Peter Spencer's recent hunger strike raised awareness of the human cost of implementing climate change policy in farming areas. Christopher Monckton draws attention to this issue, questioning the scientific basis...
Cave clue points to drier Southwest
A 56,000-year-old stalactite found in a New Mexican cave suggests global warming will likely lead to dramatic poleward shifts of Earth's wettest storm-laden weather patterns. Global...
Climate data sound - science head
The government's chief scientist says his confidence in climate science is unshaken, but warns against trying to be too precise.
Searching for cadmium in the ocean: Marine scientists investigate micro-nutrients in the Atlantic
They are invisible and very difficult to measure but no life in the oceans would be possible without them. They are trace metals, such as cadmium, copper or iron, dissolved...
NASS Releases New Geospatial Data Products
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) today announced the release of new satellite images depicting agricultural land cover across most of the nation for the 2009...
A NASA Satellite Look at the Cape Verde Islands and the Region`s Hurricane Relevance
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Cape Verde islands off the western African coast are often mentioned during the Atlantic Hurricane Season, and are known for developing "Cape Verde hurricanes." NASA's Aqua satellite...
Studying Titan's Lakes on Earth
A new project aims to replicate the surface on the moon Titan in order to learn more about its hydrocarbon lakes. This study could also tell us about the chemistry...