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Fudging in greenhouse gas statsZurich, Switzerland (SPX) Aug 23, 2011 Fluorinated hydrocarbons are potent greenhouse gases, emission of which must be reduced under the Kyoto Protocol. If you rely on the official reports of the participating countries, the output of trifluoromethane (HFC-23) in Western Europe is indeed significantly decreasing. However, pollutant measurements carried out by Empa now reveal that several countries under-report their emissions. For instance, Italy emits 10 to 20 times more HFC-23 than it officially reports. International agreement ... read more |
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  Model shows polar ice caps can recover from warmer climate-induced melting A growing body of recent research indicates that, in Earth's warming climate, there is no "tipping point," or threshold warm temperature, beyond which polar sea ice cannot recover if temperatures co ... more | .. |
 Scientists From Around the World Attend Berkeley Workshop on Cool Roof Research Researchers, government agencies, and roofing manufacturers from around the world gathered in Berkeley last month to discuss the latest research on cool roofs. These solar reflective materials reduc ... more | .. |
  Fossil find may be Earth's earliest life Scientists say fossil microbes found in rocks in Western Australia may be the oldest direct evidence of life on Earth, from 3.4 billion years ago. ... more | .. |
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 Poached baby mountain gorilla doing well: vet A highly-endangered mountain gorilla infant rescued from poachers earlier this month is recovering well according to officials with the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project. ... more | .. |
  Greenpeace Copenhagen gatecrashers get wrists slapped A Copenhagen court on Monday sentenced 11 Greenpeace activists to 14-day suspended prison terms for gatecrashing a royal gala dinner at the December 2009 United Nations climate conference. ... more | .. |
  Water Week starts with calls for better urban water World Water Week opened in Stockholm on Monday with calls for greater, more resilient water management in cities to ensure better food and water security in a rapidly urbanising world. ... more | .. |
  Suicides stalk Japan disaster zone When Japanese farmer Hisashi Tarukawa watched the local nuclear plant blow up on television, he uttered a sentence that will forever chill his family: "Oh, no. It's over." ... more |
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Oxford team unveils air-powered robots that synchronize without electronics
Teaching robots to map large environments
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 Study reveals how microbes travel the Earth on the wind Scientists from the UK and Switzerland have investigated the remarkable distance that microorganisms may be able to blow between continents, raising questions about their potential to colonise new l ... more | .. |
 UCI researchers chart long-shrouded glacial reaches of Antarctica A vast network of previously unmapped glaciers on the move from thousands of miles inland to the Antarctic coast has been charted for the first time by UC Irvine scientists. The findings will be cri ... more | .. |
 NIST tests help ensure reliable wireless alarm beacons for first responders Wireless emergency safety equipment could save lives-if signals are transmitted reliably. But few performance standards exist. Now, tests at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) ... more | .. |
  New 'bionic' leg gives amputees a natural gait A new lower-limb prosthetic developed at Vanderbilt University allows amputees to walk without the leg-dragging gait characteristic of conventional artificial legs. The device uses the latest ... more |
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  Nitrogen in the soil cleans the air Eutrophication harms the environment in many ways. Unexpectedly, nitrogen fertilizer may also be positive for the environment. And even acidic soils, promoting the destruction of forests, can have a ... more | .. |
  Myanmar rebels reject peace call Myanmar's ethnic armed groups have rejected the government's call to enter individual peace talks as a divide-and-rule tactic, an expatriate newspaper reported. ... more | .. |
  H.K. opens landmark hearing on maid's residency A court Monday began hearing a Philippine maid's bid to live permanently in Hong Kong, in a landmark case that is inflaming debate over how the city treats its army of domestic helpers. ... more | .. |
 Japan to pick new PM next week: ruling party Japan's centre-left ruling party is set to choose a new leader next Monday to replace unpopular incumbent Naoto Kan as party president and therefore as prime minister, officials said. ... more |
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European Response to Escalating Space Security Crisis
BlackSky to deliver advanced Gen-3 tactical ISR capabilities to international customer
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  Hurricane Irene bears down on Dom. Republic, Haiti Hurricane Irene raked Puerto Rico and barreled toward Haiti and the Dominican Republic, bringing high winds and rain to that disaster-prone rim of the Caribbean, forecasters said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Toxic vinegar suspected of killing 11 in China Eleven people in China have died and about 140 have fallen ill after consuming vinegar stored in plastic barrels that once contained antifreeze, officials and state media said Monday. ... more | .. |
 On militia patrol in Somalia's war-torn capital Sprinting through the bombed out buildings in Somalia's famine-stricken capital, gunmen chase a man suspected of belonging to Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab rebels. ... more | .. |
 Ousted Thai PM gambles on return to world stage With his sister barely in office, fugitive former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra has launched a high-stakes international charm offensive that analysts say threatens his allies' hold on power. ... more |
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 Pope decided to stay on through storm: spokesman Pope Benedict XVI never considered abandoning his prayer vigil during a violent storm that struck a World Youth Day ceremony for more than one million pilgrims, the Vatican spokesman said Sunday. ... more | .. |
Water crisis, population surge prompt rethink on food: UN Population growth and water stress are driving Earth to a food and environmental crunch that only better farming techniques and smarter use of the ecosystem will avert, a UN report issued on Monday said. ... more | .. |
 Growth of cities endangers global environment The explosive growth of cities worldwide over the next two decades poses significant risks to people and the global environment, according to a meta-analysis published in PlosOne. Researchers ... more | .. |
 Office of Naval Research taking on challenges of unmanned underwater vehicles As the Office of Naval Research (ONR) increases its science and technology (S and T) investment in unmanned systems, a number of hurdles need to be overcome including autonomy and littoral operation ... more |
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Bezos's Blue Origin postpones rocket launch over weather
SpaceX launches 29 satellites after fireball spotted in the sky
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 New tool allows first responders to visualize post-event disaster environments Using iPad mobile devices, emergency preparedness officials and first responders participating last month in the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Level Exercise 2011 (NLE-11)were able, ... more | .. |
-chasing-condont-early-vertebrate-bg.jpg) Three waves of evolutionary innovation shaped diversity of vertebrates Over the past 530 million years, the vertebrate lineage branched out from a primitive jawless fish wriggling through Cambrian seas to encompass all the diverse forms of fish, birds, reptiles, amphib ... more | .. |
  Reforestation and Lions in Greece As the Greek economy maintains its slide towards default and the global climate continues to change for the worse, one organisation, writing in Biotropica, has come up with some novel answers to bot ... more | .. |
 The measurement challenge of Greenhouse gases The continuing increase in the level of carbon dioxide and other "greenhouse gases" in the Earth's atmosphere has been identified as a cause for serious concern because it may radically accelerate c ... more |
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 The grass is always greener As biodiversity declines worldwide, there is concern that this will lead to declines in the services that ecosystems provide for people, such as food production, carbon storage, and water purificati ... more | .. |
 Second chemical leak at Australian plant An Australian chemical company admitted Saturday that one of its sites had leaked toxic compounds for the second time in two weeks. ... more | .. |
 Wildlife responds increasingly rapidly to climate change New research by scientists in the Department of Biology at the University of York shows that species have responded to climate change up to three times faster than previously appreciated. These resu ... more | .. |
 Research finds Greenland glacier melting faster than expected Dr Hanna, from the University of Sheffield's Department of Geography, was part of a team of researchers that also included Dr Sebastian Mernild from the Los Alamos Laboratory, USA, and Professor Nie ... more |
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