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Major Flooding Risk Could Span Decades After Chinese Earthquake
September 4, 2008 — Up to 20 million people, thousands of whom are already displaced from their homes following the devastating Chinese earthquake, are at increased risk from flooding and major power shortages in the ... > full story -
Thawing Permafrost Likely To Boost Global Warming, New Assessment Concludes
September 1, 2008 — A new assessment more than doubles previous estimates of the amount of carbon stored in permafrost, and indicates that carbon dioxide emissions from microbial decomposition of organic carbon in ... > full story -
Mud Pots Signal Possible Extension Of San Andreas Fault
July 29, 2008 — A linear string of mud pots and mud volcanoes suggest surface evidence for a southern extension of the San Andreas Fault that runs through the Salton Sea, according to a paper published in the August ... > full story -
Predynastic Human Presence Discovered By Core Drilling At The Northern Nile Delta Coast, Egypt
July 23, 2008 — A small but significant find made during a geological survey provides evidence of the oldest human presence yet discovered along the northernmost margin of Egypt's Nile ... > full story -
Scientists Test System To Forecast Flash Floods Along Colorado's Front Range
July 22, 2008 — People living near vulnerable creeks and rivers along Colorado's Front Range may soon get advance notice of potentially deadly floods, thanks to a new forecasting system being tested this summer by ... > full story -
Dioxin Risk In Sewage-Sludge Used On Crops, Plant Tissue Grown On Contaminated Soil
July 14, 2008 — Use of biosolids (treated municipal sewage sludge) on crops is a common practice because biosolids are a rich source of plant nutrients and organic matter. However, these biosolids can contain ... > full story -
Juvenile Dolphin Freed From Life-Threatening Debris
July 7, 2008 — Scientists successfully removed a black rubber strap Tuesday that was wrapped around the head of a juvenile bottlenose dolphin, averting a life-threatening ... > full story -
Lasers, Software And The Devil's Slide
June 30, 2008 — Running for more than 1,000 kilometers along picturesque coastline, California's Highway 1 is easy prey for many of the natural hazards plaguing the region, including ... > full story -
Glomalin Is Key To Locking Up Soil Carbon
June 29, 2008 — Glomalin, the substance coating this microscopic fungus growing on a corn root, can keep carbon in the soil from decomposing for up to 100 ... > full story -
Millions Of Pounds Of Trash Found On Ocean Beaches
April 16, 2008 — Ocean Conservancy released its annual report on trash in the ocean with new data from the 2007 International Coastal Cleanup the most comprehensive snapshot of the harmful impacts of marine debris. ... > full story
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