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2012 Sustained Long-Term Climate Warming Trend, NASA Finds
January 15, 2013 Scientists say 2012 was the ninth warmest of any year since 1880, continuing a long-term trend of rising global temperatures. With the exception of 1998, the nine warmest years in the 132-year record ... > full story -
New Sunspots Producing Space Weather
January 14, 2013 On Jan. 13, 2013, at 2:24 a.m. EST, the sun erupted with an Earth-directed coronal mass ejection or CME. Not to be confused with a solar flare, a CME is a solar phenomenon that can send solar ... > full story -
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Two New Studies Show Why Biodiversity Is Important for Pollination Services in California Almond
January 14, 2013 Scientist show why biodiversity benefits California almond pollination. The presence of wild bees was found to alter the behavior of honey bees and improve their pollination effectiveness. ... > full story -
NASA's Robotic Refueling Demo Set to Jumpstart Expanded Capabilities in Space
January 10, 2013 In mid-January, NASA will take the next step in advancing robotic satellite-servicing technologies as it tests the Robotic Refueling Mission, or RRM aboard the International Space Station. The ... > full story -
Information Required for Short-Term Water Management Decisions Outlined
January 9, 2013 Adapting to future climate change impacts requires capabilities in hydroclimate monitoring, short-term prediction and application of such information to support contemporary water management ... > full story -
NASA Telescopes See Weather Patterns in Brown Dwarf
January 8, 2013 Astronomers have discovered what appears to be a large asteroid belt around the star Vega, the second brightest star in northern night skies. The scientists used data from NASA's Spitzer Space ... > full story -
Global Warming Beneficial to Ratsnakes
January 8, 2013 Speculation about how animals will respond to climate change due to global warming led researchers to conduct a study of ratsnakes at three different latitudes -- Ontario, Illinois, and Texas. His ... > full story -
2012 Was Warmest and Second Most Extreme Year on Record for the Contiguous U.S.
January 8, 2013 According to NOAA scientists, 2012 marked the warmest year on record for the contiguous United States with the year consisting of a record warm spring, second warmest summer, fourth warmest winter ... > full story -
Rainfall, Brain Infection Linked in Sub-Saharan Africa
January 4, 2013 The amount of rainfall affects the number of infant infections leading to hydrocephalus in Uganda, according to a team of researchers who are the first to demonstrate that these brain infections are ... > full story -
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Laws of Geo-Engineering to Mitigate Global Warming?
January 2, 2013 A law professor believes the legal ramifications of geo-engineering need to be thought through now and a global governance structure put in place soon to oversee these efforts to fight climate ... > full story
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