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Intensified ice sheet movements do not affect rising sea levels
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Jul 08, 2008 |
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Meltwater is rapidly increasing the tempo of glacial movements on the rim of the Greenland ice sheet. Over the long term, however, this process is interrupted as meltwater drains away via broad channels, as a result of which ...
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Developing countries end boycott at climate talks
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(AP) -- Poor countries ended a boycott of U.N. climate talks Monday after getting assurances that rich nations were not conspiring to soften their commitments to cutting greenhouse gases, European officials ...
Hi-tech, eco-friendly dream home takes shape in Japan
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On Tokyo Bay, at the edge of the largest urban sprawl on Earth, sits what may be an environmentalist's dream home.
Science not faked, but not pretty
Dec 12, 2009 |
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(AP) -- E-mails stolen from climate scientists show they stonewalled skeptics and discussed hiding data - but the messages don't support claims that the science of global warming was faked, according to an ...
New Technology Allows Geophysicist To Test Theory About Formation of Hawaii (w/ Podcast)
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Dec 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- If you've ever been to Hawaii, you probably spent your time enjoying the scenery of the beautiful islands, rather than wondering how they got to be there in the first place. But that's just what scientists ...
Understanding ocean climate
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Dec 10, 2009 |
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High-resolution computer simulations performed by scientists at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (NOCS) are helping to understand the inflow of North Atlantic water to the Arctic Ocean and how ...
Sea level is rising along US Atlantic coast, say environmental scientists
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Dec 10, 2009 |
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An international team of environmental scientists led by the University of Pennsylvania has shown that sea-level rise along the Atlantic Coast of the United States was 2 millimeters faster in the 20th century ...
A novel, 10,000-year study of strata compaction and sea-level rise on English coast
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 10, 2009 |
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Environmental scientists at the University of Pennsylvania and Durham University have employed a novel combination of geological and model reconstructions of wetland environments during a 10,000-year period ...
White, but not pure
Dec 07, 2009 |
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Even the snow on Aconcagua Mountain in the Andes is polluted with PCBs. An international team of researchers detected low concentrations of these toxic, carcinogenic chlorine compounds in samples taken from ...
Sea Level Is Rising Along U.S. Atlantic Coast, According to New Data Analysis
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Dec 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An international team of environmental scientists led by the University of Pennsylvania has shown that sea-level rise along the Atlantic Coast of the United States was 2 millimeters faster in the 20th century ...
Professor foresees rising Antarctic snowmelt
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Dec 03, 2009 |
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The 30-year record low in Antarctic snowmelt that occurred during the 2008-09 austral summer was likely due to concurrent strong positive phases for two main climate drivers, ENSO (El Niño - Southern Oscillation) and SAM ...
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