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• Global Warming
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  Huge Iceberg Breaks Away from the Pine Island Glacier in the Antarctic

  July 10, 2013 — On July 8, 2013, a huge area of the ice shelf broke away from the Pine Island glacier, the longest and fastest flowing glacier in the Antarctic, and is now floating in the Amundsen Sea in the form of ... > full story
• Global Warming
  Ice Ages
  Climate
  Oceanography
  Snow and Avalanches
  Geography
   

  Contribution of Greenland Ice Sheet to Sea-Level Rise Will Continue to Increase

  July 10, 2013 — The contribution of the Greenland ice sheet to sea-level rise will continue to increase, experts ... > full story
• Coral Reefs
  Global Warming
  Ecology
  Climate
  Oceanography
  Environmental Issues
   
  

  Cloud Brightening to Cool Seas Can Protect Coral Reefs: Targeted Cooling Could Offer a 50-Year 'Breathing Space' for Coral Protection

  July 10, 2013 — The seeding of marine clouds to cool sea surface temperatures could protect threatened coral reefs from being bleached by warming oceans. Recent research proposes that a targeted version of the ... > full story
• Global Warming
  Water
  Climate
  Oceanography
  Ice Ages
  Geography
   
  

  Scientists Image Vast Subglacial Water System Underpinning West Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier

  July 9, 2013 — In a development that will help predict sea level rise, scientists have used an innovation in radar analysis to accurately image the vast subglacial water system under West Antarctica's Thwaites ... > full story
• Endangered Plants
  Drought
  Drought Research
  Biology
  Soil Types
  Acid Rain
   

  A Route for Steeper, Cheaper, and Deeper Roots

  July 5, 2013 — Plants with thinner roots can grow deeper, a trait which could be exploited in lands affected by drought and nutrient deprivation. New research shows that maize roots which have fewer cortical cells ... > full story
• Agriculture and Food
  Sustainability
  Food and Agriculture
  Food
  Environmental Policy
  Ecology
   
  

  The Balancing Act of Producing More Food Sustainably

  July 5, 2013 — A policy known as sustainable intensification could help meet the challenges of increasing demands for food from a growing global population, argues a team of ... > full story
• Nature of Water
  World Development
  Environmental Policies
  Resource Shortage
  Nuclear Energy
  Sports Science
   
  

  Protecting Drinking Water Systems from Deliberate Contamination

  July 4, 2013 — An international project has developed a response program for rapidly restoring the use of drinking water networks following a deliberate contamination event. The importance of water and of water ... > full story
• Nature
  Global Warming
  Oceanography
  Climate
  Environmental Issues
  Geochemistry
   
  

  Greenhouse Gas Likely Altering Ocean Foodchain: Atmospheric CO₂ Has Big Consequences for Tiny Bacteria

  July 2, 2013 — Climate change may be weeding out the bacteria that form the base of the ocean's food chain, selecting certain strains for survival, according to a new ... > full story
• Water
  Ecosystems
  Ecology
  Sustainability
  Agriculture and Food
  Pollution
   
  

  Mapping the Benefits of Our Ecosystems

  July 1, 2013 — We rely on our physical environment for many things -- clean water, land for crops or pastures, storm water absorption, and recreation, among others. Yet it has been challenging to figure out how to ... > full story
• Global Warming
  Climate
  Environmental Issues
  Severe Weather
  Weather
  Earth Science
   

  Breakthrough in El Nino Forecasting

  July 1, 2013 — Irregular warming of the Eastern Pacific Ocean, dubbed El Niño by Peruvian fishermen, can generate devastating impacts. Being the most important phenomenon of contemporary natural climate ... > full story

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