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What Might Have Caused Recent Increase of Coral Diseases in the Caribbean?
October 9, 2012 Marine diseases are killing coral populations all over the world, threatening the livelihoods of millions of people who depend on reefs for food and protection from storms. Are these diseases new and ... > full story -
New Methods Might Drastically Reduce the Costs of Investigating Polluted Sites
October 9, 2012 New methods might allow polluted sites to be investigated and monitored long term at significantly reduced costs. Authorities and those who have to remediate polluted sites in Europe might therefore ... > full story -
NASA's HS3 Mission Thoroughly Investigates Long-Lived Hurricane Nadine
October 8, 2012 NASA's Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel or HS3 scientists had a fascinating tropical cyclone to study in long-lived Hurricane Nadine. NASA's Global Hawk aircraft has investigated Nadine five times ... > full story -
Demographic Miracle in the Deserts: Some Plants in Arid Regions Benefit from Climate Change
October 8, 2012 Dryland ecosystems cover 41% of the Earth’s land surface. These ecosystems are highly vulnerable to global environmental change and desertification. But climate change seems to have a positive ... > full story -
Battling Harmful Water Toxins
October 8, 2012 Scientists are developing a new ‘clean’ technology to destroy water toxins caused by harmful algal ... > full story -
Non-Native Plants Show a Greater Response Than Native Wildflowers to Climate Change
October 5, 2012 Warming temperatures in Ohio are a key driver behind changes in the state’s landscape, and non-native plant species appear to be responding more strongly than native wildflowers to the changing ... > full story -
Climate Change: Aging of Organic Aerosols Is Caused by OH Radicals
October 5, 2012 Atmospheric aerosol particles have a significant effect on climate. Researchers have now discovered that a chemical process in the atmosphere called aging determines to a major extent the ... > full story -
Climate Sceptics More Prominent in UK and US Media
October 4, 2012 Climate sceptics are being given a more prominent, and sometimes uncontested, voice in UK and US newspapers in contrast to other countries around the world, new research ... > full story -
Ancient Carbon Resurfacing in Lakes Challenges Current Models of Long-Term Carbon Storage in Lakes and Rivers
October 4, 2012 A new study reveals that a significant amount of carbon released into the atmosphere from lakes and rivers in Southern Québec, Canada, is very old -- approximately 1,000 to 3,000 years old -- ... > full story -
Climate Change Beliefs: Political Views Trump Facts for Some
October 4, 2012 For some people, scientific facts help determine what they believe about an issue. But for others, political views trump scientific facts and determine what information they will accept as true. ... > full story
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