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Geologists to discuss historic ice core

April 26, 2007 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s) | No comments yet

An Antarctic core with unprecedented geological detail of the Ross Ice Shelf will be featured during a U.S. international geology meeting.


Ocean iron and CO2 interaction studied

April 26, 2007 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 8 vote(s) | User comments: 1

A French study suggested that iron supply changes from deep water to the ocean's surface might have a greater effect on atmospheric CO2 than thought.


Global warming creates an island

April 24, 2007 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 18 vote(s) | No comments yet

An island has separated from mainland Greenland because of global climate change.


Ohio CO2 sequestration test well completed

April 24, 2007 | User rating: 2.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s) | No comments yet

The U.S. Department of Energy said an 8,000-foot-deep well has been completed in Ohio in preparation for a geological sequestration field test.


Study ties hurricanes to Sahara

April 03, 2007 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s) | No comments yet

A U.S. government study suggests that the relatively tame 2006 hurricane season may have been tied to activity in Africa's Sahara desert.


Cause of historic New Madrid quake found

March 27, 2007 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 10 vote(s) | No comments yet

A Canadian-led study of major 1811-12 central U.S. earthquakes has identified a possible driving mechanism for intraplate seismicity.


Russians look for safer route to Everest

March 26, 2007 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

Five Russian climbers left Kathmandu, Nepal Monday with the goal of finding a less treacherous approach to Mount Everest.


Scientists study lunar imaging techniques

March 22, 2007 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s) | No comments yet

U.S. scientists analyzing methods used to process lunar image data have found one technique is far superior to others.


1859 solar flare, ozone depletion studied

March 22, 2007 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 8 vote(s) | No comments yet

U.S. scientists believe an 1859 solar flare destroyed more of the Earth's ozone than did a 1989 solar flare -- the strongest ever monitored by satellite.


Cause of historic New Madrid quake found

March 22, 2007 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 16 vote(s) | No comments yet

A Canadian-led study of major 1811-12 central U.S. earthquakes has identified a possible driving mechanism for intraplate seismicity.


Danish scientist: Global warming is a myth

March 15, 2007 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 38 vote(s) | No comments yet

A Danish scientist said the idea of a "global temperature" and global warming is more political than scientific.


Big storms more important than thought

February 27, 2007 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 7 vote(s) | No comments yet

U.S. researchers have determined typhoons and hurricanes are the dominant cause of mixing between the Earth's troposphere and stratosphere.


Volcano ground rising near Naples, Italy

February 26, 2007 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 15 vote(s) | No comments yet

Geologists are reporting the ground at the Campi Flegrei caldera, near Naples, Italy, is undergoing renewed uplift.


Atlantic to Pacific feedback discovered

February 22, 2007 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 17 vote(s) | No comments yet

French scientists say an exchange of water vapor from the Atlantic to the Pacific might be an important feedback mechanism for abrupt climatic changes.


Alaskan drilling will assess gas hydrate

February 20, 2007 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 9 vote(s) | No comments yet

Drilling has started on an Alaskan North Slope well to assess the United States' largest potential fossil energy resource: gas hydrate.


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