Archive for 'Science - Climate'
What transport mode causes the most global warming?
Published on January 2nd, 2009.
Norway researchers wondered what type of transportation method—cars/trucks, aircraft, ships, or trains—is the largest contributor to global warming. They found that the number one polluter is seven times worse than...Filled under Science - Climate, latest news. No Comments.
Houston, we have a rubber duckie problem!
Published on December 23rd, 2008.
NASA is looking for a few good rubber ducks, and they are willing to pay $100 for each lost duck dropped into the waters within a Greenland glacier.Filled under Science - Climate, latest news. No Comments.
Risk of death from U.S. natural disasters reported
Published on December 17th, 2008.
U.S. geographers researched patterns of mortality (death) within the United States. High profile disasters such as Hurricane Katrina aren’t the deadliest. Overall, risk is highest for extreme cold and hot...Filled under Science - Climate, latest news. No Comments.
DESTROYED: One out of five coral reefs
Published on December 11th, 2008.
About 19% of Earth’s coral reefs, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, have been destroyed and the other 81% could follow the same path if humans do...Filled under Science - Climate, latest news. No Comments.
Early Earth buried under global ocean of lava
Published on November 28th, 2008.
According to an Australian ancient-earth researcher, about two to three billion years ago most of the Earth was buried under six to nine miles (10 to 15 kilometers) of lava...Filled under Science - Climate, latest news. No Comments.
NASA points finger toward greenhouse gas nitrogen trifluoride
Published on October 23rd, 2008.
New research based on a NASA-funded project shows that nitrogen trifluoride is at least four times more abundant in the atmosphere that previously thought, based on more accurate measurements of...Filled under Science - Climate, latest news. No Comments.
Chemical belt measured between clean Australia and dirty Southeast Asia
Published on October 11th, 2008.
A team of British researchers has measured what they call a “chemical equator” that separates the relatively clean atmosphere of the southern hemisphere from the very dirty skies of the...Filled under Science - Climate, latest news. No Comments.
Scientists find 5 more underground ancient forest fossils in Illinois
Published on September 10th, 2008.
British rainforest expert Howard Falcon-Lang and U.S. colleagues report that five more massive fossil forests from millions-of-years old trees, still standing upright, have been found in Illinois coal mines. The...Filled under Science - Climate, latest news. No Comments.
Unproductive grasslands resist climate change and help native species
Published on August 4th, 2008.
According to a long-duration U.S./U.K. study of an English grassland, the least productive grasslands in the world are likely to be the most resistant to major changes to the climate...Filled under Science - Climate, latest news. No Comments.
Scientists warn important Antarctica ice bridge may collapse
Published on July 14th, 2008.
An ice bridge connecting Wilkins Ice Shelf and Charcot Island in Antarctica may collapse very soon. Its demise would likely doom the 9,000-square-mile (16,000-square-kilometer) ice shelf.Filled under Science - Climate, latest news. No Comments.
U.S. scientists test early warning system for earthquakes
Published on July 10th, 2008.
An early warning system for the detection of upcoming earthquakes may be possible with the use of very sensitive new equipment developed by U.S. scientists. So far, they have been...Filled under Science - Climate, latest news. No Comments.
U.S. scientists test early warning system for earthquakes
Published on July 10th, 2008.
An early warning system for the detection of upcoming earthquakes may be possible with the use of very sensitive new equipment developed by U.S. scientists. So far, they have been...Filled under Science - Climate, latest news. No Comments.
Nightclub powered by dancing feet opens in London
Published on July 10th, 2008.
Claiming to be the first eco-nightclub in the UK, the Club4Climate at Bar Surya in London generates its own electricity from the dance floor and plans to donate any surplus...Filled under Science - Climate, latest news. No Comments.
Inhumane humans blamed for unhealthy U.S. coral reefs
Published on July 8th, 2008.
According to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 50% of all coral reefs in U.S. waters are either in “poor” or “fair” condition. NOAA places the blame on...Filled under Science - Climate, latest news. No Comments.
G-8 to cut emissions, environmentalists arent happy
Published on July 8th, 2008.
The leading industrial G-8 countries of the world promised to work with nearly 200 other U.N. countries to cut greenhouse gases by at least 50% by the year 2050. However,...Filled under Science - Climate, latest news. No Comments.
Flat screen TVs: giving the world’s climate a roasting?
Published on July 3rd, 2008.
Is that shiny new LCD or plasma TV in your house a major contributor to global warming? A new research paper is making a shocking claim that's nothing to do...Filled under Science - Climate, latest news. No Comments.
Australian report warns: More drastic cuts needed in greenhouse gases
Published on July 3rd, 2008.
According to a new report by the Australian National University, to keep increases in Earth's surface temperature below dangerous levels, improvements at reducing greenhouse gases must be made in Australia—and,...Filled under Science - Climate, latest news. No Comments.
Australian diamonds may be nearly as Old as the (Jack) Hills
Published on July 3rd, 2008.
Australian-German scientists found diamonds in Western Australia that indicate the beginning of life on Earth may have occurred about 700 million years earlier than currently conjectured, even before Earth was...Filled under Science - Climate, latest news. No Comments.
Prince Charles runs Aston Martin on wine and cheese
Published on July 2nd, 2008.
The 2008 Annual Review of household expenses for the heir to the British throne, shows that Prince Charles has converted one car to run on wine and cheese while several...Filled under Science - Climate, latest news. No Comments.
Prince Charles runs Aston Martin on wine and cheese
Published on July 2nd, 2008.
The 2008 Annual Review of household expenses for the heir to the British throne, shows that Prince Charles has converted one car to run on wine and cheese while several...Filled under Science - Climate, latest news. No Comments.