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Fall Warming on Antarctic Peninsula Driven by Tropically Forced Circulation
May 15, 2013 New research shows that, in recent decades, fall is the only period of extensive warming over the entire Antarctic Peninsula, and it is mostly from atmospheric circulation patterns originating in the ... > full story -
Cotton Offers a New Ecologically Friendly Way to Clean Up Oil Spills
May 15, 2013 With the Deepwater Horizon disaster emphasizing the need for better ways of cleaning up oil spills, scientists are reporting that unprocessed, raw cotton may be an ideal, ecologically friendly ... > full story -
Warming in Central China Greater Than Most Climate Models Indicated
May 15, 2013 New data from Central China reveal that temperatures have risen 10 to 14 degrees Fahrenheit over the last 20,000 years in this region, an increase two to four times greater than what many scientists ... > full story -
Cooling Ocean Temperature Could Buy More Time for Coral Reefs
May 14, 2013 Limiting the amount of warming experienced by the world's oceans in the future could buy some time for tropical coral reefs, say ... > full story -
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Learning to Recycle: Does Political Ideology Matter?
May 14, 2013 Some targeted messages based on political orientation are more effective at persuading consumers to recycle according to a new ... > full story -
Sulfate Aerosols Cool Climate Less Than Assumed
May 14, 2013 Life span of cloud-forming sulfate particles in the air is shorter than assumed due to a sulfur dioxide oxidation pathway which has been neglected in climate models so ... > full story -
Could Carbon Dioxide Be Injected in Sandstone? Would It Stay There?
May 14, 2013 As carbon dioxide levels in the Earth's atmosphere top 400 parts per million, options such as storing the greenhouse gas in porous sandstone rock formations found in abundance on the sea floor are of ... > full story -
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Scientists Use Crowd-Sourcing to Help Map Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions
May 14, 2013 Climate science researchers from Arizona State University are launching a first-of-its-kind website to better understand and track greenhouse gas emissions from global power ... > full story -
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Living Close to Major Road May Impair Kidney Function
May 13, 2013 Living close to a major road may impair kidney function -- itself a risk factor for heart disease and stroke -- and so help contribute to the known impact of air pollution on cardiovascular risk, ... > full story -
Non-Smoking Hotel Rooms Still Expose Occupants to Tobacco Smoke
May 13, 2013 Non-smoking rooms in hotels operating a partial smoking ban don't protect their occupants from tobacco smoke, reveals new ... > full story
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