 Global warming? Next decade could be cooler, says study April 30, 2008 | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 39 vote(s)
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Global warming could take a break in the next decade thanks to a natural shift in ocean circulations, although Earth's temperature will rise as previously expected over the longer term, according to a study ... | |
 CU-Boulder researchers forecast 3-in-5 chance of record low Arctic sea ice in 2008 April 30, 2008 | User rating: 2.3 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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New University of Colorado at Boulder calculations indicate the record low minimum extent of sea ice across the Arctic last September has a three-in-five chance of being shattered again in 2008 because of ... | |
How deep is Europe? April 30, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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The Earth's crust is, on global average around 40 kilometres deep. In relation to the total diameter of the Earth with approx. 12800 kilometres this appears to be rather shallow, but precisely these upper kilometres of the ... | |
Toxic Metal Cadmium Can Enter Great Lakes Food Chain Through Algae April 29, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Some algae from the Great Lakes can use cadmium for nutritional requirements. A recent study published in the Journal of Great Lakes Research reports that algae collected from lakes Erie and Ontario can use cadmium, a known ... | |
Scientists head to warming Alaska on ice core expedition April 29, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The state of Alaska has the dubious distinction of leading the lower 48 in the effects of a warming climate. Small villages are slipping into the sea due to coastal erosion, soggy permafrost is cracking buildings and trapping ... | |
Before fossil fuels, Earth's minerals kept CO2 in check April 29, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 25 vote(s)
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Over millions of years carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have been moderated by a finely-tuned natural feedback system— a system that human emissions have recently overwhelmed. A joint University of Hawaii / Carnegie ... | |
'New' Ancient Antarctic Sediment Reveals Climate Change History April 28, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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Recent additions to the premier collection of Southern Ocean sediment cores at Florida State University’s Antarctic Marine Geology Research Facility will give international scientists a close-up look at fluctuations that ... | |
 Chalk one up for coccolithophores April 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Scientists have feared that gradual acidification of the world's oceans would wreak havoc with organisms that build protective outer shells. But a new finding shows at least three species of coccolithophores ... | |
 First nanoscale image of soil reveals an 'incredible' variety April 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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A handful of soil is a lot like a banana, strawberry and apple smoothie: Blended all together, it is hard to tell what's in there, especially if you have never tasted the fruits before. | |
Northern lights glimmer with unexpected trait April 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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An international team of scientists has detected that some of the glow of Earth’s aurora is polarized, an unexpected state for such emissions. Measurements of this newfound polarization in the Northern Lights may provide ... | |
 Scientists reveal presence of ocean current 'stripes' April 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 25 vote(s)
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An international collaborative of scientists led by Peter Niiler, a physical oceanographer at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, and Nikolai Maximenko, a researcher at the International Pacific ... | |
 On shaky ground: UH Prof finds geological faults threaten Houston April 24, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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After finding more than 300 surface faults in Harris County, a University of Houston geologist now has information that could be vitally useful to the region’s builders and city planners. | |
 Earthquake in Illinois could portend an emerging threat April 24, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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To the surprise of many, the earthquake on April 18, 2008, about 120 miles east of St. Louis, originated in the Wabash Valley Fault and not the better-known and more-dreaded New Madrid Fault in Missouri's ... | |
 Stratospheric injections to counter global warming could damage ozone layer April 24, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A much-discussed idea to offset global warming by injecting sulfate particles into the stratosphere would have a drastic impact on Earth's protective ozone layer, new research concludes. The study, led by ... | |
 Ozone hole recovery may reshape southern hemisphere climate change April 24, 2008 | User rating: 3 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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A full recovery of the stratospheric ozone hole could modify climate change in the Southern Hemisphere and even amplify Antarctic warming, according to scientists from the University of Colorado at Boulder, ... | |
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