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Small Dam Construction to Reduce Greenhouse Emissions Is Causing Ecosystem Disruption
Researchers conclude in a
new report that a global
push for small hydropower
projects, supported by
various nations and also the
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Underwater Springs Reveal How Coral Reefs Respond to Ocean Acidification
Ocean acidification due to
rising carbon dioxide levels
will reduce the density of
coral skeletons, making
coral reefs more vulnerable
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NASA's 2013 HS3 Hurricane Mission to Delve Into Saharan Dust
NASA's 2013 Hurricane and
Severe Storms Sentinel or
HS3 mission will investigate
whether Saharan dust and its
associated warm and dry air,
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Jet Stream Changes Cause Climatically Exceptional Greenland Ice Sheet Melt
Scientists have shown that
unusual changes in
atmospheric jet stream
circulation caused the
exceptional surface melt of
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Predators Affect the Carbon Cycle, Study Shows
June 17, 2013 — A new study shows that the predator-prey relationship can affect the flow of carbon through an ecosystem. This previously unmeasured influence on the environment may offer a new way of looking at ... > full story -
Planes, Trains, or Automobiles: Travel Choices for a Smaller Carbon Footprint
June 17, 2013 — Planes, trains, or automobiles: what's the most climate-friendly way to travel? A new study by researchers from IIASA and CICERO brings better estimates of how much personal travel impacts the ... > full story -
'Cold Snap' 116 Million Years Ago Triggered Marine Ecosystem Crisis
June 16, 2013 — A "cold snap" 116 million years ago triggered a similar marine ecosystem crisis to the ones witnessed in the past as a result of global warming, according to new research. The international study ... > full story -
Dramatic Loss in Snowfall for Los Angeles-Area Mountains Predicted
June 14, 2013 — By midcentury, snowfall on Los Angeles–area mountains will be 30 to 40 percent less than it was at the end of the 20th century, according to a new ... > full story -
Secrets of Biological Soil Crusts Uncovered
June 14, 2013 — Biologists have performed a molecular level analysis of desert biological soil crusts -- living ground cover formed by microbial communities -- to reveal how long-dormant cyanobacteria become ... > full story -
Study of Oceans' Past Raises Worries About Their Future
June 14, 2013 — Scientists have now completed the first global study of changes that occurred in a crucial component of ocean chemistry, the nitrogen cycle, at the end of the last ice age. The results of their study ... > full story -
Farmworkers Feel the Heat Even When They Leave the Fields
June 14, 2013 — Researchers conducted a study to evaluate the heat indexes in migrant farmworker housing and found that a majority of the workers don’t get a break from the heat when they’re off the ... > full story -
Warm Ocean Drives Most Antarctic Ice Shelf Loss
June 13, 2013 — Ocean waters melting the undersides of Antarctic ice shelves, not icebergs calving into the sea, are responsible for most of the continent's ice loss, a new study has ... > full story -
New Fluorescent Protein from Eel Improves Key Clinical Assay
June 13, 2013 — Unagi, the sea-going Japanese freshwater eel, harbors a fluorescent protein that could serve as the basis for a new clinical test for bilirubin, a critical indicator of human liver function, ... > full story -
New Catalyst Neutralizes Gases Responsible for Climate Change
June 13, 2013 — New technology prevents nitrous oxide decomposing it into nontoxic products. The catalytic system is active, efficient and stable over time and can purify gases emitted by industries related to the ... > full story
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