Climate change may boost Middle East rainfall August 13, 2008 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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The prospect of climate change sparking food and water shortages in the Middle East is less likely than previously thought, with new research by an Australian climate scientist suggesting that rainfall will be significantly ... | |
Study shows most health department directors see climate change as looming health threat July 29, 2008 | User rating: 2 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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A new study from George Mason University reveals that while a majority of U.S. health department directors believe their city or county will have serious public health problems as a result of climate change within the next ... | |
Dirty smoke from ships found to degrade air quality in coastal cities August 18, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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Ah, nothing like breathing clean coastal air, right? Think again. Chemists at UC San Diego have measured for the first time the impact that dirty smoke from ships cruising at sea and generating electricity in port can have ... | |
 California threat to sue US govt over ship, aircraft emissions July 31, 2008 | User rating: 1.9 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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California said Thursday it planned to sue the US government for failing to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from ships, aircraft, construction and agricultural equipment. | |
 Global warming time bomb trapped in Arctic soil: study August 24, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 29 vote(s)
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Climate change could release unexpectedly huge stores of carbon dioxide from Arctic soils, which would in turn fuel a vicious circle of global warming, a new study warned Sunday. | |
 Bloomberg proposes windmills for New York City August 20, 2008 | User rating: 3.1 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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Mayor Michael Bloomberg has proposed a renewable energy program for New York city that would include placing windmills on city bridges, solar panels on skyscrapers, and the use of tidal, geothermal and nuclear ... | |
Climate negotiators reconvene this week in Ghana August 21, 2008 | User rating: 2.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Negotiators meet in Ghana this week to resume work on a new climate change treaty and discuss ways to prod developing countries to join the fight against global warming. But the latest round of talks comes at an ... | |
 Wasted food draining the world of water, experts say August 22, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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As much as half the water used to grow food worldwide is lost due to waste, experts said at a Stockholm conference that wrapped up Friday, pointing out that the squandered resources are a major contributor ... | |
Researchers say China's export trade impacts climate July 29, 2008 | User rating: 2.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Carnegie Mellon University's Christopher L. Weber argues that China's new title as the world's largest greenhouse gas emitter is at least partly due to consumption of Chinese goods in the West. | |
Aphids are sentinels of climate change August 06, 2008 | User rating: 1.8 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Aphids are emerging as sentinels of climate change, researchers at BBSRC-supported Rothamsted Research have shown. One of the UK's most damaging aphids - the peach-potato aphid (Myzus persicae) - has been found to be flying ... | |
Arctic sea ice drops to 2nd lowest level on record 18 hours ago | User rating: 2 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Arctic Ocean sea ice has melted to the second lowest minimum since satellite observations began, according to scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center. Sea ice melt recorded on Monday exceeded the low ... | |
Study shows continued spread of 'dead zones' August 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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A global study led by Professor Robert Diaz of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, shows that the number of "dead zones"—areas of seafloor with too little oxygen for most marine life—has ... | |
New clues to air circulation in the atmosphere August 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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Air circulates above the Earth in four distinct cells, with two either side of the equator, says new research. The new observational study describes how air rises and falls in the atmosphere above the Earth's surface, creating ... | |
 'Clock ticking' on global warming: UN climate chief August 21, 2008 | User rating: 2.1 / 5 after 26 vote(s)
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Time is running out in the fight against global warming, the UN's top climate change official warned as a new round of UN talks got started here Thursday. | |
9 polar bears observed on risky open ocean swims August 22, 2008 | User rating: 2.5 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Nine polar bears were observed in one day swimming in open ocean off Alaska's northwest coast, an increase from previous surveys that may indicate warming conditions are forcing bears to make riskier, long-distance ... | |
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