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Scientists Unravel Human-Ecosystem InteractionsWashington DC (SPX) Aug 06, 2010 Whether it is a single rock being overturned or an entire mountaintop being removed, humans play a continuous role in environmental processes, and vice versa. Ecological scientists will discuss findings on human-ecosystem interactions-from the effects of nanomaterials on plant growth to the diversity of insect species on green roofs, and even communities of airborne microbes in hospital buildings-at the Ecological Society of America's 95th Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh from August 1-6, 2010. ... read more |
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Fairbanks, Alaska (SPX) Aug 06, 2010Permafrost warming continues throughout a wide swath of the Northern Hemisphere, according to a team of scientists assembled during the recent International Polar Year. Their extensive findings, published in the April-June 2010 edition of Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, describe the thermal state of high-latitude permafrost during the International Polar Year, 2007-2009. Vladim ... more  
Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Aug 06, 2010It's taken millions of dollars to cap it, and it could take billions more to clean it up. BP's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is acknowledged the environmental catastrophe of the century. But Tel Aviv University has a solution that may help "bioremediate" the remaining problems. Prof. Eugene Rosenberg and Prof. Eliora Ron of Tel Aviv University's Department of Molecular Microbiology and B ... more
Pass Christian, Mississippi (AFP) Aug 5, 2010US Gulf Coast residents can no longer smell the stench of oil or even see much on their sandy beaches, but that does not mean tourists are likely to return any time soon. On an August afternoon in 90-degree heat with a soft breeze blowing in off the ocean, the small coastal town of Pass Christian, Mississippi would ordinarily be enjoying a rush of tourists. As BP plugged and prepared to ... more |
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TerraSAR-X Image Of The Month: Tracking The Catastrophic Oil SpillBonn, Germany (SPX) Aug 04, 2010 If an oil spill wasn't responsible for the formations in these TerraSAR-X images, they might seem like the work of an artist. The images were acquired over the Gulf of Mexico on 9 July 2010. For researchers, such imagery is key in forecasting the distribution of the oil slick. TerraSAR-X mapped the oil-polluted area in the Gulf of Mexico in a series of images acquired on 9 July 2010. The environmental catastrophe started on 20 April 2010 when an explosion sank the ... read more |
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