Organizing an Earth Systems Science Agency July 03, 2008 | User rating: 2.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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In an article published today in the journal Science, a group of former senior federal officials call for the establishment of an independent Earth Systems Science Agency (ESSA) to meet the unprecedented environmental ... | |
Amazon powers tropical ocean's carbon sink July 21, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Nutrients from the Amazon River spread well beyond the continental shelf and drive carbon capture in the deep ocean, according to the authors of a multi-year study. | |
Scientists demonstrate the sharpest measurement of ice crystals in clouds July 17, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Scientists have created an instrument designed to help determine the shapes and sizes of tiny ice crystals typical of those found in high-altitude clouds, down to the micron level (comparable to the tiniest cells in the human ... | |
 How will the Arctic sea ice cover develop this summer? July 09, 2008 | User rating: 2.3 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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The ice cover in the Arctic Ocean at the end of summer 2008 will lie, with almost 100 per cent probability, below that of the year 2005 – the year with the second lowest sea ice extent ever measured. Chances ... | |
Researchers discover new pathway for methane production in the oceans July 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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A new pathway for methane production has been uncovered in the oceans, and this has a significant potential impact for the study of greenhouse gas production on our planet. The article, released in Nature Geoscience, ... | |
 Fires Burning Near Big Sur, California July 01, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Fires near Big Sur, Calif., continued to burn unchecked when the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) instrument on NASA's Terra satellite captured this image on Sunday, June ... | |
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