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New studies find global warming will have significant economic impacts on Florida coasts Space & Earth science / Environment September 24, 2008 \| User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Leading Florida-based scientific researchers released two new studies today, including a Florida State University report finding that climate change will cause significant impacts on Florida's coastlines and economy due to ...

Vegetation hardly affected by extreme flood events Space & Earth science / Environment September 24, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 Extreme flood events in floodplain grasslands affect carabid beetles and molluscs more than plants. This is the finding of a study by biologists from the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), ...

Lack of large-scale experiments slows progress of environmental restoration Space & Earth science / Environment September 23, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| No comments yet A new study finds that environmental restoration research using large experimental tests has been limited. The study, published in Restoration Ecology, maintains that for restoration to progress as a science and a ...

Seabird ammonia emissions contribute to atmospheric acidity Space & Earth science / Environment September 23, 2008 \| User rating: 1.6 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| User comments: 18 Ammonia emissions from seabirds have been shown to be a significant source of nitrogen in remote coastal ecosystems, contributing to nutrient enrichment (eutrophication) and acidification in ecosystems. While most ammonia ...

Texas' coastal ecosystem could take a generation to recover from Ike's damage Space & Earth science / Environment September 22, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 5 It was a violent dose of nature to a coast already hammered by decades of pollution, population growth and habitat loss. As scientists and land managers start to assess the storm's impacts on beaches, dunes and marshes, they ...

SKorea to set up first carbon trading company Space & Earth science / Environment September 17, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet South Korea will set up its first carbon trading company to help regulate greenhouse gas emissions, officials said Wednesday.

Sophisticated monitoring array to address mystery of uranium plume Space & Earth science / Environment September 17, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| No comments yet Scientists have puzzled for years about why uranium contamination in groundwater continues to exceed drinking water standards in an area located at the south end of the Hanford Site. The Department of Energy ...

Nitrate concentrations of ground water increasing in many areas of the United States Space & Earth science / Environment September 17, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Nitrate is the most common chemical contaminant in the world's ground water, including in aquifers used for drinking-water supply. Nitrate in drinking water of the United States is regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection ...

Biological selenium removal: The solution to pollution? Space & Earth science / Environment September 15, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Selenium has been referred to as an "essential toxin" due to the fact that it shows only a marginal line between the nutritious requirement and toxic effects upon exposure. The steep dose response curve due to bioaccumulation ...

UN chief commutes to work aboard solar-powered taxi Space & Earth science / Environment September 12, 2008 \| User rating: 3.1 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| User comments: 8 UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Friday touted his commitment to promoting alternative energy sources by commuting to work aboard a fully solar-powered taxi.

Permafrost carbon content double the old estimates Space & Earth science / Environment September 12, 2008 \| User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 27 vote(s) \| User comments: 21 New research indicates that the amount of frozen organic carbon locked away in the world’s permafrost regions – a major potential source of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) – is double what ...

Saving Sumatra: Indonesia reaches historic agreement Space & Earth science / Environment October 09, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 The Indonesian government and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) today announced a bold commitment to protect the remaining forests and critical ecosystems of Sumatra, an Indonesian island that holds some of the world's most diverse ...

As Colorado Heats Up, Water Supply Expected to Be at Risk, Says New Study Space & Earth science / Environment October 07, 2008 \| User rating: 2.1 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 (PhysOrg.com) -- Water resource managers may have to prepare for a warmer Colorado and a shift in the timing of runoff in most of the state's river basins, according to a new assessment of Colorado climate ...

University professor stresses links between US Navy sonar and whale strandings Space & Earth science / Environment October 06, 2008 \| User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| No comments yet Earlier this summer, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review a series of lower court rulings that restrict the Navy's use of sonar in submarine detection training exercises off the coast of Southern California. The court ...

Emissions rising faster this decade than last Space & Earth science / Environment October 02, 2008 \| User rating: 2.2 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| No comments yet The latest figures on the global carbon budget to be released in Washington and Paris indicate a four-fold increase in growth rate of human-generated carbon dioxide emissions since 2000.

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New studies find global warming will have significant economic impacts on Florida coasts Space & Earth science / Environment September 24, 2008 \| User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Leading Florida-based scientific researchers released two new studies today, including a Florida State University report finding that climate change will cause significant impacts on Florida's coastlines and economy due to ...

Vegetation hardly affected by extreme flood events Space & Earth science / Environment September 24, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 Extreme flood events in floodplain grasslands affect carabid beetles and molluscs more than plants. This is the finding of a study by biologists from the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), ...

Lack of large-scale experiments slows progress of environmental restoration Space & Earth science / Environment September 23, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| No comments yet A new study finds that environmental restoration research using large experimental tests has been limited. The study, published in Restoration Ecology, maintains that for restoration to progress as a science and a ...

Seabird ammonia emissions contribute to atmospheric acidity Space & Earth science / Environment September 23, 2008 \| User rating: 1.6 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| User comments: 18 Ammonia emissions from seabirds have been shown to be a significant source of nitrogen in remote coastal ecosystems, contributing to nutrient enrichment (eutrophication) and acidification in ecosystems. While most ammonia ...

Texas' coastal ecosystem could take a generation to recover from Ike's damage Space & Earth science / Environment September 22, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 5 It was a violent dose of nature to a coast already hammered by decades of pollution, population growth and habitat loss. As scientists and land managers start to assess the storm's impacts on beaches, dunes and marshes, they ...

SKorea to set up first carbon trading company Space & Earth science / Environment September 17, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet South Korea will set up its first carbon trading company to help regulate greenhouse gas emissions, officials said Wednesday.

Sophisticated monitoring array to address mystery of uranium plume Space & Earth science / Environment September 17, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| No comments yet Scientists have puzzled for years about why uranium contamination in groundwater continues to exceed drinking water standards in an area located at the south end of the Hanford Site. The Department of Energy ...

Nitrate concentrations of ground water increasing in many areas of the United States Space & Earth science / Environment September 17, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Nitrate is the most common chemical contaminant in the world's ground water, including in aquifers used for drinking-water supply. Nitrate in drinking water of the United States is regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection ...

Biological selenium removal: The solution to pollution? Space & Earth science / Environment September 15, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Selenium has been referred to as an "essential toxin" due to the fact that it shows only a marginal line between the nutritious requirement and toxic effects upon exposure. The steep dose response curve due to bioaccumulation ...

UN chief commutes to work aboard solar-powered taxi Space & Earth science / Environment September 12, 2008 \| User rating: 3.1 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| User comments: 8 UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Friday touted his commitment to promoting alternative energy sources by commuting to work aboard a fully solar-powered taxi.

Permafrost carbon content double the old estimates Space & Earth science / Environment September 12, 2008 \| User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 27 vote(s) \| User comments: 21 New research indicates that the amount of frozen organic carbon locked away in the world’s permafrost regions – a major potential source of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) – is double what ...

Saving Sumatra: Indonesia reaches historic agreement Space & Earth science / Environment October 09, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 The Indonesian government and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) today announced a bold commitment to protect the remaining forests and critical ecosystems of Sumatra, an Indonesian island that holds some of the world's most diverse ...

As Colorado Heats Up, Water Supply Expected to Be at Risk, Says New Study Space & Earth science / Environment October 07, 2008 \| User rating: 2.1 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 (PhysOrg.com) -- Water resource managers may have to prepare for a warmer Colorado and a shift in the timing of runoff in most of the state's river basins, according to a new assessment of Colorado climate ...

University professor stresses links between US Navy sonar and whale strandings Space & Earth science / Environment October 06, 2008 \| User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| No comments yet Earlier this summer, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review a series of lower court rulings that restrict the Navy's use of sonar in submarine detection training exercises off the coast of Southern California. The court ...

Emissions rising faster this decade than last Space & Earth science / Environment October 02, 2008 \| User rating: 2.2 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| No comments yet The latest figures on the global carbon budget to be released in Washington and Paris indicate a four-fold increase in growth rate of human-generated carbon dioxide emissions since 2000.

New studies find global warming will have significant economic impacts on Florida coasts

Vegetation hardly affected by extreme flood events

Lack of large-scale experiments slows progress of environmental restoration

Seabird ammonia emissions contribute to atmospheric acidity

Texas' coastal ecosystem could take a generation to recover from Ike's damage

SKorea to set up first carbon trading company

Sophisticated monitoring array to address mystery of uranium plume

Nitrate concentrations of ground water increasing in many areas of the United States

Biological selenium removal: The solution to pollution?

UN chief commutes to work aboard solar-powered taxi

Permafrost carbon content double the old estimates

Saving Sumatra: Indonesia reaches historic agreement

As Colorado Heats Up, Water Supply Expected to Be at Risk, Says New Study

University professor stresses links between US Navy sonar and whale strandings

Emissions rising faster this decade than last

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