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CT Scan To Help Scientists Diagnose Role of Clouds in Climate

CT Scan To Help Scientists Diagnose Role of Clouds in Climate

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 21, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- During May and June 2009, scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory, and the University of Colorado at Boulder will use high-tech ...


Rising sea levels set to have major impacts around the world

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 10, 2009 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (14) | comments 2

Research presented today at the International Scientific Congress on Climate Change in Copenhagen shows that the upper range of sea level rise by 2100 could be in the range of about one meter, or possibly more. In the lower ...





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Golden Oldie: Key Role for Ancient Protein in Algae Photosynthesis

Golden Oldie: Key Role for Ancient Protein in Algae Photosynthesis

Biology / Biotechnology

created 10 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

The discovery that an ancient light harvesting protein plays a pivotal role in the photosynthesis of green algae should help the effort to develop algae as a biofuels feedstock. Researchers with the Lawrence ...


Marine ecosystems get a climate form guide

Marine ecosystems get a climate form guide

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created 17 hours ago | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The first-ever Australian benchmark of climate change impacts on marine ecosystems and options for adaptation is being released in Brisbane today.


Burning coal worse for climate than clearing rain forests

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created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity 2.1 / 5 (7) | comments 1

Deforestation has had a big influence on the increase of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the past three centuries, but its impact is tapering off relatively. Nowadays, the burning of fossil fuels is a more crucial factor. ...


Climate experts debate strategies for reducing atmospheric carbon and future warming

Climate experts debate strategies for reducing atmospheric carbon and future warming

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created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (10) | comments 16

(PhysOrg.com) -- Reducing carbon dioxide to safe levels may require extracting carbon from the air, says Cornell climate researcher.


Variable Temperatures Leave Insects wtih a Frosty Reception

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time, scientists at The University of Western Ontario have shown that insects exposed to repeated periods of cold will trade reproduction for immediate survival.


Ships warned about icebergs headed for New Zealand (AP)

Ships warned about icebergs headed for New Zealand

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created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Ships are on alert and maritime authorities are monitoring the movements of hundreds of menacing icebergs drifting toward New Zealand in the southern Pacific Ocean, officials said.


Cutting greenhouse pollutants could directly save millions of lives worldwide

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created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 2.1 / 5 (11) | comments 6

Tackling climate change by reducing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse emissions will have major direct health benefits in addition to reducing the risk of climate change, especially in low-income countries, according to ...


CO2 emissions continue significant climb

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created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (10) | comments 5

The annual rate of increase in carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels has more than tripled in this decade, compared to the 1990s, reports an international consortium of scientists, who paint a bleak picture of the Earth's ...


Ice Cold: Cooler Than Being Cool

Ice Cold: Cooler Than Being Cool

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (10) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Water expands when it freezes. Anyone who has ever left a can of soda or bottle of water in the freezer too long has witnessed this first hand. So how do plants and animals survive severe ...


Global study of salmon shows: 'Sustainable' food isn't so sustainable

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created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Popular thinking about how to improve food systems for the better often misses the point, according to the results of a three-year global study of salmon production systems. Rather than pushing for organic or land-based ...



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