News tagged with global transport

Long-Term carbon storage in Ganges basin may portend global warming worsening

(PhysOrg.com) -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) scientists have found that carbon is stored in the soils and sediments of the Ganges-Brahmaputra basin for a surprisingly long time, making it likely ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 09, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Russia may lose 30% of permafrost by 2050

Russia's vast permafrost areas may shrink by a third by the middle of the century due to global warming, endangering infrastructure in the Arctic zone, an emergencies ministry official said Friday.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jul 29, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (21) | comments 7

Paris Air Show spotlights fuel cost fears

(AP) -- Airlines will be seeking a cleaner, cheaper way to fly and planemakers will be angling for billions in new contracts Monday at the Paris Air Show, which stars a solar plane, biofuel jet engines and ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 20, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

The ethics of biofuels

An article in the current issue of Global Change Biology Bioenergy outlines a framework for evaluating biofuels in order to address ethical issues surrounding the rapidly evolving race to develop biofuels.

Biology / Other

created May 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New discoveries improve climate models

New discoveries on how underwater ridges impact the ocean's circulation system will help improve climate projections.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Feb 03, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study: Adults take their physical activity on the road

New public health research by a Purdue University professor could help shed light on how the environment can influence physical activity, especially when it comes to where people live.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 14, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hurricanes' effects on ocean temperature revisited

(PhysOrg.com) -- The role of hurricanes in the global climate system has gained interest ever since scientists suggested that strong hurricanes have become more frequent in recent decades and might continue ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 04, 2010 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (6) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Next-Generation Air Transportation System to Ultimately Succeed, Computer Scientist Predicts

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Next Generation Air Transportation System, known as NextGen, is due for national implementation in stages between now and 2018. "I am predicting ultimate success and a system that will provide a much ...

Technology / Other

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Hidden threat: Elevated pollution levels near regional airports

Scientists are reporting evidence that air pollution — a well-recognized problem at major airports — may pose an important but largely overlooked health concern for people living near smaller regional airports. ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Airlines wary of 2020 carbon-neutral target

Crisis-hit airlines said Tuesday that a plan to cap the growth of the industry's emissions by 2020 was ambitious and costly but agreed on the urgency of fighting climate change.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 09, 2009 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 3

New plan to reduce planes' CO2 emissions

(AP) -- Aviation groups in Europe announced a plan Tuesday to change the way commercial planes land in order to reduce their global-warming emissions of carbon dioxide.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 31, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (29) | comments 4

Study predicts when invasive species can travel more readily by air

Global airlines be forewarned: June 2010 could be a busy month for invasive plants, insects and animals seeking free rides to distant lands.

Biology /

created Feb 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0