News tagged with greenhouse
Urban growth, farm exports drive tropical deforestation
Feb 07, 2010 |
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The biggest causes of deforestation in tropical countries are population growth in cities and agricultural exports, a finding that should shape decisions on preventing forest loss, experts said Sunday.
Drought in SW Australia linked to snowfall in Antarctica
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Feb 07, 2010 |
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A drought that has gripped the southwestern corner of Australia since the 1970s is linked with higher snowfall in East Antarctica, a phenomenon that may be rooted in global warming, scientists reported on ...
Penn State clears climate researcher on 3 charges; 1 still pending
Feb 04, 2010 |
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A Pennsylvania State University committee Wednesday cleared climate researcher Michael Mann of professional-misconduct charges but said it would further investigate whether the scientist "deviated from accepted practices."
Obama unveils new biofuels, carbon capture, initiatives
Feb 03, 2010 |
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US President Barack Obama on Wednesday unveiled a new strategy to reinvigorate US production of biofuels, vowing he would not let nations like China race ahead in building new energy economies.
Black carbon a significant factor in melting of Himalayan glaciers
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Feb 03, 2010 |
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The fact that glaciers in the Himalayan mountains are thinning is not disputed. However, few researchers have attempted to rigorously examine and quantify the causes. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ...
Enlisting a drug discovery technique in the battle against global warming
Feb 03, 2010 |
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Scientists in Texas are reporting that a technique used in the search for new drugs could also be used in the quest to discover new, environmentally friendly materials for fighting global warming. Such materials ...
Greenhouse surprise for red meat
Feb 03, 2010 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Beef produced in feedlots has a smaller carbon footprint than meat raised exclusively on pastures, according to the surprise results of a new study.
Peering inside an artificial sun
Jan 29, 2010 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- After more than five decades of research, a major milestone toward the harnessing of fusion power is expected within the next year or two. This milestone, known as "fusion ignition," should ...
Fermenting fodder into fuel
Jan 28, 2010 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As climate change challenges continue to crop up around fossil fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions such as carbon dioxide, identifying renewable fuel materials and developing processes that ...
Stratospheric Water Vapor is a Global Warming Wild Card
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 28, 2010 |
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A 10 percent drop in water vapor ten miles above Earth’s surface has had a big impact on global warming, say researchers in a study published online January 28 in the journal Science. The findings might help e ...
Study Fumes Over City Park Grass
Jan 28, 2010 |
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Plants are usually our allies when it comes to reducing the atmosphere's greenhouse gases, converting carbon dioxide into food and storing the gas' carbon in the soil below.
Climate change experts argue for international geoengineering effort
Jan 27, 2010 |
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Internationally coordinated research and field-testing on 'geoengineering' the planet's atmosphere to limit risk of climate change should begin soon along with building international governance of the technology, say scientists ...
Power from down under
Jan 26, 2010 |
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Grants recently awarded to MIT researchers by the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) could help to pave the way for a method of generating electricity that produces no greenhouse gas emissions, and that could ...
Study documents reaction rates for three chemicals with high global warming potential
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Jan 26, 2010 |
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A study published this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) provides new information about the rates at which three of the most powerful greenhouse gases are destroyed ...
Monitoring peatland from Earth and space
Jan 25, 2010 |
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A team of UK scientists led by Dr. Karen Anderson (University of Exeter) has developed a new technique for monitoring the condition of peatlands. The team used a combination of images captured from Earth and space to measure ...
