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Exploring the Saltiness of the Ocean to Study Climate Change
April 30, 2013 — Details are emerging from a recent research expedition to the Sub-Tropical North Atlantic. The objective of the expedition was to study the salt concentration (salinity) of the upper ocean. ... > full story -
U. S. Has Surprisingly Large Reservoir of Crop Plant Diversity
April 29, 2013 — North America isn’t known as a hotspot for crop plant diversity, yet a new inventory has uncovered nearly 4,600 wild relatives of crop plants in the United States, including close relatives of ... > full story -
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The Politics of Climate Change
April 29, 2013 — US residents who believe in the scientific consensus on global warming are more likely to support government action to curb emissions, regardless of whether they are Republican or Democrat, according ... > full story -
Climate Change Will Raise the Sea Level in the Gulf of Finland
April 29, 2013 — The Finnish Meteorological Institute has updated its estimates concerning the impact of rising sea levels on the Finnish coast. Post-glacial rebound and changes in the Earth’s gravity field ... > full story -
Keeping Beverages Cool in Summer: I''s Not Just the Heat, It's the Humidity
April 25, 2013 — Those drops on the outside of your drink don't just make the can slippery. Experiments show that in hot, humid weather, condensation heats a drink more than the surrounding ... > full story -
Scientists Advocate a Simple, Affordable and Accurate Technology to Identify Threats from Sea-Level Rise
April 25, 2013 — Researchers are calling for the global adoption of a method to identify areas that are vulnerable to sea-level rise. The method, which utilizes a simple, low-cost tool, is financially and technically ... > full story -
Deep, Permeable Soils Buffer Impacts of Crop Fertilizer on Amazon Streams
April 24, 2013 — A new study in the fast-changing southern Amazon -- a region marked by widespread replacement of native forest by cattle ranches and croplands -- suggests that some of the damaging impacts of ... > full story -
Asian Monsoon Is Getting Predictable: Strong Correlation Between Summer Monsoon and Preceding Climate Pattern
April 23, 2013 — For much of Asia, the pace of life is tuned to rhythms of monsoons. Its variations can mean the difference between drought and flood. Now a new study reports on a crucial connection that could ... > full story -
Less Rainfall Expected for the Hawaiian Islands
April 23, 2013 — Almost imperceptibly, rainfall over the Hawaiian Islands has been declining since 1978, and this trend is likely to continue with global warming to the end of this century, according to ... > full story -
Scientists Reveals Escalating Cost of Forest Conservation
April 23, 2013 — New research illustrates how changes to farming could dramatically increase future costs of ... > full story
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