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Newly discovered Icelandic current could change climate pictureWashington DC (SPX) Aug 24 If you'd like to cool off fast in hot summer weather, take a dip in a newly discovered ocean current called the North Icelandic Jet (NIJ). You'd need to be far, far below the sea's surface near Iceland, however, to reach it. Scientists have confirmed the presence of the NIJ, a deep-ocean circulation system off Iceland. It could significantly influence the ocean's response to climate change. The NIJ contributes to a key component of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), critically ... read more |
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 Thawing Permafrost Could Accelerate Climate Change By Century End Billions of tons of carbon trapped in high-latitude permafrost may be released into the atmosphere by the end of this century as the Earth's climate changes, further accelerating global warming, a n ... more | .. |
  Pastoralism offer best hope for combating African dryland droughts As hunger spreads among more than 12 million people in the Horn of Africa, a study by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) of the response to Kenya's last devastating drought, in 20 ... more | .. |
  Southern South American wildfires expected to increase A new University of Colorado Boulder study indicates a major climate oscillation in the Southern Hemisphere that is expected to intensify in the coming decades will likely cause increased wildfire a ... more | .. |
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 Comparing soybean production methods In the Mid-South, twin-row soybean production is becoming a popular growing technique for soybean producers. An estimated 80% of the total hectares grown in the Mississippi Delta are planted in this ... more | .. |
  Living on the edge of poverty and national parks If so many poor people live around national parks in developing countries, does that mean that these parks are contributing to their poverty? Yes, according to the conventional wisdom, but no, accor ... more | .. |
  "Open Wide" for New Stem Cell Potential While highly potent embryonic stem cells are often the subject of ethical and safety controversy, adult-derived stem cells have other problems. As we age, our stem cells are less pliant and less abl ... more | .. |
  Ancient whale skulls and directional hearing: A twisted tale Skewed skulls may have helped early whales find the direction of sounds in water and are not solely, as previously thought, a later adaptation related to echolocation. Scientists affiliated wi ... more |
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  How the N2O Greenhouse Gas Is Decomposed Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a harmful climate gas. Its effect as a greenhouse gas is 300 times stronger than that of carbon dioxide. Nitrous oxide destroys the ozone layer. In industrial agriculture, it ... more | .. |
 A new set of building blocks for simple synthesis of complex molecules Assembling chemicals can be like putting together a puzzle. University of Illinois chemists have developed a way of fitting the pieces together to more efficiently build complex molecules, beginning ... more | .. |
 'Happy' Bhutan alarmed by Himalayan climate change Bhutan's prime minister has issued a dire warning about the impact of Himalayan climate change, saying it could wreck the tiny kingdom's ambitious plans to be a world leader in hydropower. ... more | .. |
  Quake sends US East Coast scrambling like 9/11 Thousands of people across the US East Coast raced frantically into the streets Tuesday as an earthquake sent shock waves of the kind last seen almost exactly a decade ago on September 11. ... more |
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Rare quake jolts eastern US, sparks evacuations The strongest earthquake to strike the eastern United States in more than a century jolted the US capital Tuesday and sparked fearful evacuations from skyscrapers in New York. ... more | .. |
 Hurricane Irene threatens islands, US east coast Hurricane Irene bore down on the Bahamas Tuesday as a category one storm, churning on a track that could see it slam the US mainland later in the week. ... more | .. |
  Under fire, Biden blasts 'repugnant' China policies Under fire from angry Republicans, US Vice President Joe Biden's office said Tuesday that he firmly opposes "repugnant" Chinese population control practices like "forced abortion and sterilization." ... more | .. |
 Mekong's rice production at risk Vietnam's Mekong Delta is at risk from rising sea levels due to climate change, experts warn. ... more |
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BlackSky to deliver advanced Gen-3 tactical ISR capabilities to international customer
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Peru goes slow on uprooting coca crops Peru is going slow on uprooting coca plantations as part of a revived government plan to restore the thumb-shaped green leaf its historical role in Inca times, even if that opens the country to risks of uncontrolled cocaine production. ... more | .. |
 British zoo to help Borneo orangutans A British zoo says it will help Borneo construct special "orangutan bridges" to allow the animals to move around in an area fragmented by deforestation. ... more | .. |
 Denmark moves forward on North Pole claim Denmark on Monday presented its "Arctic Strategy" for the next decade, confirming that it intends to lay claim to the North Pole sea bed by 2014 at the latest. ... more | .. |
 African leaders to pledge funds for Horn drought crisis African leaders will meet Thursday to pledge funds to tackle the famine in Somalia and extreme drought across the Horn of Africa which are putting millions of people at risk of starvation. ... more |
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Hurricane Irene on course for collision with US east coast Hurricane Irene, steamrolling toward a late-in-the-week collision with the US mainland, was expected first to unleash its fury on the holiday destinations of the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos, US forecasters said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Floods cause misery in Bangladesh Floods in southwest Bangladesh have inundated vast swathes of farmland, affecting nearly a million people, many of whom are stranded on embankments with no food or shelter, officials said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 S.Africa urged to allow protests at climate talks Environmental group Greenpeace called Tuesday for South Africa to allow "ample room" for protest at the next round of UN climate talks, which the country will host from November 28 to December 9. ... more | .. |
  Biden praises Japan's courage after tsunami US Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday praised Japan's courage and resolve as he visited its tsunami-shattered coast, where American forces helped with a large-scale relief effort. ... more |
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Bezos's Blue Origin postpones rocket launch over weather
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  Greenpeace finds toxic chemicals in branded clothing Traces of toxic chemicals harmful to the environment and to human health have been detected in products made by 14 top clothing manufacturers, Greenpeace said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 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 | .. |
 Fudging in greenhouse gas stats 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 tr ... 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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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