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While the cat's away: How removing an invasive species devastated a World Heritage island
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Jan 12, 2009 |
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Removing an invasive species from sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island, a World Heritage Site, has caused environmental devastation that will cost more than A$24 million to remedy, ecologists have revealed. Writing in the new issue ...
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Nearly 70 percent of Argentine forests lost in a century
Sep 26, 2009 |
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Argentina has lost nearly 70 percent of its forests in a century, the Environmental Secretariat said at a UN conference on desertification.
China's policies treasure both environment and people
Jul 07, 2008 |
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Two of the world's largest environmental programs in China are generally successful, although key reforms could transform them into a model for the rest of the world, according to new research published this week in the Proceedings of ...
Air travelers, astronomers stand to benefit from research on atmospheric turbulence
Jun 19, 2008 |
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Anyone who frequently travels by airplane has likely experienced clear-air turbulence. It's the kind of jarring turbulence that can quickly turn a smooth flight into a bumpy ride, often causing aircraft to drop anywhere from ...
50 gigawatts of electrical power could be released by damming the Red Sea
Dec 06, 2007 |
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Damming the Red Sea could solve the growing energy demands of millions of people in the Middle East and alleviate some of the region's tensions pertaining to oil supplies through hydroelectric power. Equally, such a massive ...
A tree's response to environmental changes: What can we expect over the next 100 years?
Oct 07, 2009 |
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The many environmental issues facing our society are prevalent in the media lately. Global warming, rainforest devastation, and endangered species have taken center stage. Our ecosystem is composed of a very delicate network ...
Hurricane Katrina: Phone home
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 06, 2009 |
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Though New Orleans residents were told to evacuate days before the arrival of Hurricane Katrina, no one could have predicted the real extent of the devastation.
Amazon under threat from cleaner air
May 07, 2008 |
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The Amazon rainforest, so crucial to the Earth’s climate system, is coming under threat from cleaner air say prominent UK and Brazilian climate scientists in the leading scientific journal Nature.
Disproportionate effects of global warming and pollution on disadvantaged communities
Dec 22, 2009 |
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Global warming, pollution, and the environmental consequences of energy production impose a greater burden on low-income, disadvantaged communities, and strategies to prevent these inequities are urgently needed. A provocative ...
How intense will storms get? New model helps answer question
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 08, 2008 |
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A new mathematical model indicates that dust devils, water spouts, tornadoes, hurricanes and cyclones are all born of the same mechanism and will intensify as climate change warms the Earth's surface.
Tsunami-damaged coral reefs should be left to recover naturally, say scientists
May 13, 2005 |
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CORAL reefs damaged in the Asian tsunami tragedy should be allowed to recover naturally before countries launch into expensive restoration plans, according to some of the world’s leading scientists. The scientists, led ...
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