A Comprehensive Review on the Ice Melt in Antarctica & Greenland
A new study has come up with the most accurate estimate yet for the melting of the polar ice sheets, possibly ending decades of uncertainty…
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Washington State Launches New Plan to Combat Ocean Acidification
The state of Washington, the leading US producer of farmed shellfish, announced that it is launching a 42-step plan to reduce ocean acidification. The initiative…
Rising Temperatures & Persistent Drought Threaten to Create a Second Dust Bowl
Rising temperatures, persistent drought, and depleted aquifers could set the stage for a second Dust Bowl, a period of drought and dust storms that affected…
Slowing Cargo Ships Results in Major Reductions in Pollution
A new study indicates that slowing down vessels near coastlines by 10 to 15 miles per hour can dramatically reduce air pollution from the ships….
British and American Teams Hunt for Life Under Antarctic Ice
Next week, UK glaciologists are heading to Lake Ellsworth to prepare for a new drilling stage that will start on December 5. They hope to…
Ranchers in the USA Are Struggling to Adapt to Climate Change
In Boulder, Colorado, local cattle have developed immunity against the poisonous larkspur flowers that grow amongst the more edible grasses, making decisions to sell cattle…
Old Contaminants Decline in the Great Lakes While Newer Ones Rise
The concentrations of legacy contaminants are decreasing quicker than previously reported in three of the Great Lakes, but stayed virtually the same in two other…
Deforestation Adds More Atmospheric CO2 Than the Sum Total of Cars & Trucks on the World’s Roads
Deforestation in tropical rainforests adds more carbon dioxide to the Earth’s atmosphere than the sum total of cars and trucks on the world’s roads. Cars…
UK’s 90 Million Ash Trees Are Likely to be Wiped Out
The UK’s new plan that will deal with ash disease might not come in time, as most of the country’s 90 million ash trees are…
Presence of Hog Farms in Neighborhoods Raises Blood Pressure of People
Hog farms might be nauseating, but a new study indicates that hog farm emissions, which include dust, irritants, allergens, hydrogen sulfides, ammonia, and other volatile…
Analysis of 2011 Virginia Earthquake Suggests Seismic Risk
Last year, the surprise 5.8-magnitude earthquake that struck central Virginia was actually worse than previously thought. Detailed analyses of the ground motions triggered by the…
New Chinese Survey Reveals Extensive Coastal Pollution
A national marine survey of China’s marine resources paints a disturbing portrait of its current coastal environment. The survey was launched in 2004 by the…
It’s Impossible to Stop the Seas From Rising Completely
Global sea levels have risen about seven inches in the past hundred years, and that pace is steadily accelerating thanks to climate change. This rise…
Antarctica Is Home to the World’s Largest Wetland
While to most observers, Antarctica is a barren wasteland, there are many who see it as something completely different. There’s a rich network of rivers…
Low Arctic Snow Cover Could be Trouble for Permafrost
June Arctic snow cover in the Northern Hemisphere dropped by almost 18% per decade over the last 30 years. This drop in snow cover will…
As Much as One-Third of Greenhouses Gases Come From Agriculture
One-third of all human-caused greenhouse gas emissions stem from the global food system, which encompasses the manufacturing of fertilizer, to food storage and packaging. These…
Hurricane Sandy Viewed From Space
Hurricane Sandy has been downgraded to a post-cyclone storm, and most of the devastating effects of the hurricane are past, but people in 22 states…
Changing Gulf Stream Is Destabilizing Gases Trapped in Sediments
Methane gas is escaping from the seabed sediments somewhere off the coast of North Carolina. Researchers think that a shifting Gulf Stream, the Atlantic Ocean…
