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 Leeds, UK (SPX) Aug 21, 2009 
The thinning of a gigantic glacier in Antarctica is accelerating, scientists have warned. The Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica, which is around twice the size of Scotland, is losing ice four times as fast as it was a decade years ago. The research, published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, also reveals that ice thinning is now occurring much further inland. At this rate ... read more 
Charlottesville VA (SPX) Aug 21, 2009Massive burning of forests for agriculture thousands of years ago may have increased atmospheric carbon dioxide enough to alter global climate and usher in a warming trend that continues today, according to a new study that appears online Aug. 17 in the journal Quaternary Science Reviews. Researchers at the University of Virginia and the University of Maryland-Baltimore County say that ... more |
Greece on high alert as quakes shake Santorini island
Global warming makes French reservoir a winter resort for migrating cranes Greece orders schools to close as quakes shake Santorini island King Charles III teams up with Amazon for documentary Data centres chase water, energy savings as AI race ramps up Generative AI's environmental impact in figures Scientists cast doubt on famous US groundhog's weather forecasts World's longest cargo sail ship launched in Turkey First major chunk breaks off world's biggest iceberg Portugal lawmakers take step toward deep-sea mining ban 
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Southampton, UK (SPX) Aug 21, 2009The warming of an Arctic current over the last 30 years has triggered the release of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from methane hydrate stored in the sediment beneath the seabed. Scientists at the National Oceanography Centre Southampton working in collaboration with researchers from the University of Birmingham, Royal Holloway London and IFM-Geomar in Germany have found that more than ... more  
Taipei (AFP) Aug 19, 2009Warming relations between Beijing and Taipei have made it easier for the US and other countries to offer aid to typhoon-hit Taiwan, but the shadow cast by China remains highly sensitive, analysts said. When news broke this week that US military helicopters were coming to reinforce rescue efforts after Typhoon Morakot, it offered a rare ray of hope amid images of flattened villages and angry ... more  
Washington Aug 20, 2009Targeting vaccines to school-age children and their parents could help manage potential outbreaks of swine and seasonal flu and avert worrisome vaccine shortages, researchers suggested on Thursday. The study in the August 21 issue of the journal Science comes as the Northern Hemisphere braces for the start of its influenza season in the coming months, while deaths from swine flu mount in ... more |
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Richland WA (SPX) Aug 21, 2009New research shows that air pollution in eastern China has reduced the amount of light rainfall over the past 50 years and decreased by 23 percent the number of days of light rain in the eastern half of the country. The results suggest that bad air quality might be affecting the country's ability to raise crops as well as contributing to health and environmental problems. The study links ... more  
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 21, 2009New research about what triggers earthquakes, authored by Michael Strasser of Bremen University, Germany, with colleagues from the USA, Japan, China, France, and Germany, will appear in the Aug. 16 2009 issue of Nature Geoscience (online version). The research article, titled "Origin and evolution of a splay-fault in the Nankai accretionary wedge" is drawn from the ... more  
Champaign IL (SPX) Aug 21, 2009When Apollo punished King Midas by giving him donkey ears, only the king and his barber knew. Unable to keep a secret, the barber dug a hole, whispered into it, "King Midas has donkey ears," and filled the hole. But plants sprouted from the hole, and with each passing breeze, shared the king's secret. Earth, as it turns out, has other secrets to divulge. From the pounding of the surf and ... more |
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