Items tagged with Environment

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Researchers - 'Irreversible' Climate Change Sunday, March 15th, 2009 - 14:05:00 - Sarah Gingichashvili The world is facing an increasing risk of "irreversible" climate shifts because worst-case scenarios warned of two years ago are being realized, an... read more

Greener Gadgets for the Future Saturday, March 7th, 2009 - 16:33:54 - Anuradha Menon Everyone wants to save the earth but some creative thinkers are trying harder than the rest of us. Here are some of our favorites from the 50 entries... read more

Wind Power Helps Ski Resort in Recession Sunday, March 1st, 2009 - 14:21:03 - Sarah Gingichashvili Imagine climbing 276 steps to change a light bulb. That's all in a day's work for Rian Harford. He's a mountain operations mechanic at Jiminy Peak... read more

Alps-like Range under Antarctic Ice Sheet Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 - 10:17:39 - Anuradha Menon Flying twin-engine light aircraft the equivalent of several trips around the globe and establishing a network of seismic instruments across an area... read more

Fish Migrating to Cooler Waters, Study Says Sunday, February 15th, 2009 - 18:36:46 - Sarah Gingichashvili Climate-driven environmental changes could drastically affect the distribution of more than 1,000 species of commercial fish and shellfish around the... read more

Satellites Confirm West Antarctic Warming Thursday, January 22nd, 2009 - 12:43:44 - Anuradha Menon The Antarctic Peninsula juts into the Southern Ocean, reaching farther north than any other part of the continent. The southernmost reach of global... read more

NASA Balloon Successful Over Antarctica Friday, January 9th, 2009 - 10:41:06 - Anuradha Menon NASA and the National Science Foundation have successfully launched and demonstrated a newly designed super pressure balloon prototype that may... read more

Sea Ice Ends Year at Same Level as 1979 Friday, January 2nd, 2009 - 14:34:31 - Anuradha Menon Thanks to a rapid rebound in recent months, global sea ice levels now equal those seen 29 years ago, when the year 1979 also drew to a close. Ice... read more

Obscure Fungus Produces Diesel Components Friday, November 7th, 2008 - 12:02:24 - Anuradha Menon A wild fungus has been found to produce a variety of hydrocarbon components of diesel fuel. The harmless, microscopic fungus, known as Gliocladium... read more

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