Peer Review and Climate Change
May 19, 2013 | The Guardian
An article on The Guardian website reports that 97% of peer-reviewed papers support a human cause for global climate change. |
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May 1 to May 15 Most Popular
May 16, 2013 | Geology.com
Why Natural Gas Cars are Selling Slowly
What is Sunstone?
Natural Gas Could Kill Fuel Diversity
Large Hurricane on Saturn
Who Becomes Dominant After a Mass Extinction?
Diamond Dust over Saskatoon
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Curbing the Decline of the Honeybee
May 13, 2013 | National Geographic
Honeybee populations have been falling rapidly as colony collapse disorder reduces the number of hives that commercial beekeepers have for pollinating essential food crops. |
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Carbon Dioxide at 400 PPM
May 12, 2013 | Los Angeles Times
Carbon dioxide levels reported at Mauna Loa Observatory and several other locations are breaking the 400 PPM level. Researchers believe that carbon dioxide levels have not been this high for millions of years. |
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Google Earth Engine
May 12, 2013 | Google Earth Engine
Google now has a website that uses satellite images to document landscape changes over time. With it you can see lakes shrinking, cities expanding, glaciers retreating and mining activities advancing. |
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Why Natural Gas Cars are Selling Slowly
May 7, 2013 | Washington Post
Natural gas is cleaner and more economical as a fuel for passenger vehicles than gasoline, but sales of cars that run on natural gas have been very slow. A Washington Post article explains the problems. |
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Natural Gas Could Kill Fuel Diversity
May 2, 2013 | NJ.com
“All the natural-gas industry needs is a gizmo in the basement of your house to convert your natural gas into electricity. “ |
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The Bone Worm
May 2, 2013 | Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Scripps Institution of Oceanography has an article about bone worms – tiny organisms that live on whale carcasses that have fallen to the seafloor. They are mouthless and gutless and drill into the bones of their host. |
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Arsenic in Pennsylvania Groundwater
April 25, 2013 | USGS
“Eight percent of more than 5,000 wells tested across Pennsylvania contain groundwater with levels of arsenic at or above federal standards set for public drinking water, while an additional 12 percent – though not exceeding standards – show elevated levels of arsenic.” Quoted from the USGS Newsroom. |
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When the Last Cooling Trend Ended
April 24, 2013 | National Science Foundation
“The most comprehensive evaluation of temperature change on Earth’s continents over the past 1,000 to 2,000 years indicates that a long-term cooling trend–caused by factors including fluctuations in the amount and distribution of heat from the sun, and increases in volcanic activity–ended late in the 19th century.” Quoted from the National Science Foundation press release. |
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Fast Cycling Pollutants and Sea Level Rise
April 17, 2013 | National Science Foundation
“Scientists found that reductions in four pollutants that cycle comparatively quickly through the atmosphere could temporarily forestall the rate of sea level rise by roughly 25 to 50 percent: [...] methane, tropospheric ozone, hydrofluorocarbons and black carbon.” Quoted from the National Science Foundation press release. |
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Ecosystems of Africa Map
April 14, 2013 | United States Geological Survey
The Association of American Geographers, the United States Geological Survey, NatureServe and The Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development are major contributors to a collection of standardized terrestrial ecosystem maps for the African continent. |
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Global Land Warming Confirmed
April 9, 2013 | Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
“A new observational study that did not use temperature recordings from land stations has confirmed global land warming, according to a scientist at NOAA’s Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences. The finding refutes concerns that artifacts in land-based observing systems have led to an artificial global land warming trend.” Quoted from the CIRES press release. |
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The Last Hot Spell
April 7, 2013 | National Science Foundation
“Temperature patterns during Earth’s last prolonged global “hot spell”–the Pliocene, some 5.3 to 2.6 million years ago–differed dramatically from those of modern times.” Quoted from the NSF press release. |
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Extreme Algal Blooms
April 5, 2013 | National Science Foundation
“A 2011 record-breaking algae bloom in Lake Erie was triggered by long-term agricultural practices coupled with extreme precipitation, followed by weak lake circulation and warm temperatures, scientists have discovered.” Quoted from the National Science Foundation press release.

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Mercury in Groundwater
March 29, 2013 | United States Geological Survey
USGS authors have authored a book chapter titled: “Occurrence and mobility of mercury in groundwater”. |
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Small LNG Plant in Colorado
March 27, 2013 | DenverPost.com
Noble Energy plans to build a small LNG plant in Colorado and use the liquefied gas in place of diesel fuel. |
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Arsenic in Groundwater
March 25, 2013 | USGS
USGS authors have authored a book chapter titled: “Arsenic in groundwater: a summary of sources and the biogeochemical and hydrogeologic factors affecting arsenic occurrence and mobility”. |
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Fracking with Coal Mine Water?
March 19, 2013 | The Republic
Lawmakers in Pennsylvania are discussing the use of water from abandoned coal mines for hydraulic fracturing of the Marcellus Shale. |
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Marcellus Shale Impact on Pennsylvania Waterways
March 17, 2013 | PennLive.com
A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences reports that chemical spills associated with Marcellus Shale drilling have not significantly impacted Pennsylvania waterways. |
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Insects and the Lack of Water in Polar Areas
March 15, 2013 | National Science Foundation
“Although they live in similarly extreme ecosystems at opposite ends of the world, Antarctic insects appear to employ entirely different methods at the genetic level to cope with extremely dry conditions than their counterparts that live north of the Arctic Circle.” Quoted from the National Science Foundation press release. |
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Climate Change Pushing Species North
March 14, 2013 | Discovery.com
A gallery on the Discovery.com website illustrates how warming climates in many parts of the world are pushing plant species |
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Red Tide Kills Nearly 200 Manatees
March 13, 2013 | CNN
Nearly 200 manatees have been killed by a red tide off the coast of southwest Florida. |
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Clouds and the Arctic Climate System
March 13, 2013 | CIRES @ University of Colorado at Boulder
“Clouds are a critical element of the climate system, especially in the Arctic where surface energy budgets and precipitation can have dramatic impacts on the fate of sea ice and ice sheets.” Quoted from the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences press release. |
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NORM from the Marcellus Shale
March 12, 2013 | Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
“Drill cuttings and other materials associated with oil and gas have occasionally triggered radiation monitors at landfills. DEP’s data indicates that less than half a percent of all drill cuttings produced by the Marcellus Shale industry in 2012 that were disposed of in landfills triggered radiation monitors. The cuttings did not contain levels of radioactivity that would be harmful to the public, and they were safely disposed of in the landfills.” Quoted from the DEP announcement. |
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Reef Seeding?
March 7, 2013 | AP @ google.com
As coral colonies in many parts of the world are suffering from warm water, pollution and human activity a few conservationists are working to reestablish by “planting” fast-growing species. |
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Using UV Light to Disinfect Hospital Rooms
February 28, 2013 | RedOrbit
Ultraviolet light has been used to disinfect well water for decades. Now UV technology is being used to disinfect hospital rooms between patient stays. |
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How Atmospheric CO2 Levels Might Change Snowfall
February 27, 2013 | Princeton University
“A new climate model predicts an increase in snowfall for the Earth’s polar regions and highest altitudes, but an overall drop in snowfall for the globe, as carbon dioxide levels rise over the next century.” Quoted from the Princeton University press release. |
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Lost Tribes of the Amazon
February 22, 2013 | SmithsonianMag.com
SmithsonianMag.com has an interesting article titled: “The Lost Tribes of the Amazon”. It describes some recent encounters with indigenous people in the Colombian headwaters of the Amazon. |
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Arctic vs Antarctic Biodiversity
February 19, 2013 | University of Western Australia
“The robustness of food webs of Arctic and Antarctic ecosystems has been compared for the first time, revealing that global warming can affect the biodiversity of these ecosystems in different ways despite the similarities between them.” Quoted from the University of Western Australia press release. |
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