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New clues to air circulation in the atmosphere Space & Earth science / Environment August 21, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 20 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 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 ...

DNA studies show 1 critically endangered grouper species is really 2 Space & Earth science / Environment August 21, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Researchers from the University of Hawaii, the Wildlife Conservation Society, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, National Marine Fisheries Service and Projecto Meros do Brazil discovered a new species ...

Bloomberg proposes windmills for New York City Space & Earth science / Environment August 20, 2008 \| User rating: 3.1 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| User comments: 6 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 ...

Long-term study shows effect of climate change on animal diversity Space & Earth science / Environment August 19, 2008 \| User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- Two species of giraffe, several rhinos and five elephant relatives, along with multitudes of rodents, bush pigs, horses, antelope and apes, once inhabited what is now northern Pakistan. But ...

Dirty smoke from ships found to degrade air quality in coastal cities Space & Earth science / Environment August 18, 2008 \| User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| User comments: 7 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 ...

Ocean 'dead zones' expanding worldwide: study Space & Earth science / Environment August 16, 2008 \| User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 16 vote(s) \| No comments yet Oceanic "dead zones" where marine life cannot survive have been steadily increasing over the past five decades and now encompass 400 coastal areas of the world, a US-Swedish study said Friday.

Farmers get money for capturing carbon Space & Earth science / Environment August 15, 2008 \| User rating: 2.8 / 5 after 17 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 (AP) -- Everett Dobrinski recently got a $4,000 check for storing carbon dioxide in his soil. Dobrinski, who farms near Makoti in northwestern North Dakota, said protecting the planet from global warming ...

Germans try to slow glacier melt with giant screen Space & Earth science / Environment August 14, 2008 \| User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 17 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 German researchers trying to slow melting glaciers have set up a large screen in the Swiss Alps that they hope will trap cold air over the icy mass, Johannes Gutenberg University said Thursday.

Study shows continued spread of 'dead zones' Space & Earth science / Environment August 14, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 20 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 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 ...

'Toxic Tour' takes in Los Angeles' dirty little secrets Space & Earth science / Environment August 14, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Whether you want to see the multi-million dollar home of a Hollywood celebrity or the scene of an infamous crime, Los Angeles has a guided tour to suit almost every taste.

Using live fish, new tool a sentinel for environmental contamination Space & Earth science / Environment August 13, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 Researchers have harnessed the sensitivity of days-old fish embryos to create a tool capable of detecting a range of harmful chemicals.

Climate change may boost Middle East rainfall Space & Earth science / Environment August 13, 2008 \| User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 19 vote(s) \| User comments: 8 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 ...

Can NY infrastructure handle floods, intense heat? Space & Earth science / Environment August 13, 2008 \| User rating: 2.1 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 (AP) -- Flooded subways. Bridges deteriorating in the hot sun. Rising seas nipping at the edges of Manhattan. Those scenarios are up for review by a panel of scientists, government officials and private sector representatives ...

Cut energy use by eating better, study says Space & Earth science / Environment August 12, 2008 \| User rating: 4 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- How much energy we use to produce food could be cut in half if Americans ate less and ate local foods, wolfed down less meat, dairy and junk food, and used more traditional farming methods, says a new Cornell ...

Climate change caused widespread tree death in California mountain range Space & Earth science / Environment August 11, 2008 \| User rating: 2.9 / 5 after 16 vote(s) \| No comments yet Warmer temperatures and longer dry spells have killed thousands of trees and shrubs in a Southern California mountain range, pushing the plants' habitat an average of 213 feet up the mountain over the past 30 years, a UC ...

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New clues to air circulation in the atmosphere Space & Earth science / Environment August 21, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 20 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 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 ...

DNA studies show 1 critically endangered grouper species is really 2 Space & Earth science / Environment August 21, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Researchers from the University of Hawaii, the Wildlife Conservation Society, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, National Marine Fisheries Service and Projecto Meros do Brazil discovered a new species ...

Bloomberg proposes windmills for New York City Space & Earth science / Environment August 20, 2008 \| User rating: 3.1 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| User comments: 6 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 ...

Long-term study shows effect of climate change on animal diversity Space & Earth science / Environment August 19, 2008 \| User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- Two species of giraffe, several rhinos and five elephant relatives, along with multitudes of rodents, bush pigs, horses, antelope and apes, once inhabited what is now northern Pakistan. But ...

Dirty smoke from ships found to degrade air quality in coastal cities Space & Earth science / Environment August 18, 2008 \| User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| User comments: 7 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 ...

Ocean 'dead zones' expanding worldwide: study Space & Earth science / Environment August 16, 2008 \| User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 16 vote(s) \| No comments yet Oceanic "dead zones" where marine life cannot survive have been steadily increasing over the past five decades and now encompass 400 coastal areas of the world, a US-Swedish study said Friday.

Farmers get money for capturing carbon Space & Earth science / Environment August 15, 2008 \| User rating: 2.8 / 5 after 17 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 (AP) -- Everett Dobrinski recently got a $4,000 check for storing carbon dioxide in his soil. Dobrinski, who farms near Makoti in northwestern North Dakota, said protecting the planet from global warming ...

Germans try to slow glacier melt with giant screen Space & Earth science / Environment August 14, 2008 \| User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 17 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 German researchers trying to slow melting glaciers have set up a large screen in the Swiss Alps that they hope will trap cold air over the icy mass, Johannes Gutenberg University said Thursday.

Study shows continued spread of 'dead zones' Space & Earth science / Environment August 14, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 20 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 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 ...

'Toxic Tour' takes in Los Angeles' dirty little secrets Space & Earth science / Environment August 14, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Whether you want to see the multi-million dollar home of a Hollywood celebrity or the scene of an infamous crime, Los Angeles has a guided tour to suit almost every taste.

Using live fish, new tool a sentinel for environmental contamination Space & Earth science / Environment August 13, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 Researchers have harnessed the sensitivity of days-old fish embryos to create a tool capable of detecting a range of harmful chemicals.

Climate change may boost Middle East rainfall Space & Earth science / Environment August 13, 2008 \| User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 19 vote(s) \| User comments: 8 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 ...

Can NY infrastructure handle floods, intense heat? Space & Earth science / Environment August 13, 2008 \| User rating: 2.1 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 (AP) -- Flooded subways. Bridges deteriorating in the hot sun. Rising seas nipping at the edges of Manhattan. Those scenarios are up for review by a panel of scientists, government officials and private sector representatives ...

Cut energy use by eating better, study says Space & Earth science / Environment August 12, 2008 \| User rating: 4 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- How much energy we use to produce food could be cut in half if Americans ate less and ate local foods, wolfed down less meat, dairy and junk food, and used more traditional farming methods, says a new Cornell ...

Climate change caused widespread tree death in California mountain range Space & Earth science / Environment August 11, 2008 \| User rating: 2.9 / 5 after 16 vote(s) \| No comments yet Warmer temperatures and longer dry spells have killed thousands of trees and shrubs in a Southern California mountain range, pushing the plants' habitat an average of 213 feet up the mountain over the past 30 years, a UC ...

New clues to air circulation in the atmosphere

DNA studies show 1 critically endangered grouper species is really 2

Bloomberg proposes windmills for New York City

Long-term study shows effect of climate change on animal diversity

Dirty smoke from ships found to degrade air quality in coastal cities

Ocean 'dead zones' expanding worldwide: study

Farmers get money for capturing carbon

Germans try to slow glacier melt with giant screen

Study shows continued spread of 'dead zones'

'Toxic Tour' takes in Los Angeles' dirty little secrets

Using live fish, new tool a sentinel for environmental contamination

Climate change may boost Middle East rainfall

Can NY infrastructure handle floods, intense heat?

Cut energy use by eating better, study says

Climate change caused widespread tree death in California mountain range

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