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Climate policies can help resolve energy security and air pollution challengesVienna, Austria (SPX) Nov 21, 2011 Policies to protect the global climate and limit global temperature rise offer the most effective entry point for achieving energy sustainability, reducing air pollution, and improving energy security, according to an article published in the latest issue of Nature Climate Change (Vol 1 Dec 2011). By adopting an integrated perspective on energy and climate policy, one that simultaneously addresses three of the key objectives for energy sustainability, major synergies and cost co-benefits can be re ... read more |
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 Separating signal and noise in climate warming In order to separate human-caused global warming from the "noise" of purely natural climate fluctuations, temperature records must be at least 17 years long, according to climate scientists. T ... more | .. |
 UBC researchers provide recommendations for $100 billion in annual climate change aid University of British Columbia researchers are providing recommendations for managing a $100 billion annual commitment made by the international community at last year's United Nations climate confe ... more | .. |
  Protecting Houston from the next big hurricane To protect Houston and Galveston from future hurricanes, a Rice University-led team of experts recommends building a floodgate across the Houston Ship Channel adding new levees to protect densely po ... more | .. |
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  Air Pollution a Culprit in Worsening Drought and Flooding Increases in air pollution and other particulate matter in the atmosphere can strongly affect cloud development in ways that reduce precipitation in dry regions or seasons. This while increasing rai ... more | .. |
 GOES Satellite Eyeing Late Season Lows for Tropical Development Its late in the Atlantic and eastern Pacific hurricane seasons, but the calendar isn't stopping the tropics. The GOES-13 satellite is keeping forecasters informed about developing lows like System 9 ... more | .. |
  Environmental troubles growing in Mid-East Gulf The rapid, large scale coastal development underway in the Middle East must be better planned and managed to avoid aggravating already "severe" degradation and losses in the fragile marine ecosystem ... more | .. |
  TRMM Satellite Sees Deadly Tornadic Thunderstorms In Southeastern US Tornadoes are expected to accompany severe storms in the springtime in the U.S., but this time of year they also usually happen. When a line of severe thunderstorms associated with a cold front swep ... more |
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'No doubt' Canadian firm will be first to extract deep sea minerals: CEO
Tabletop particle blaster: How tiny nozzles and lasers could replace giant accelerators
Set it and forget it: Autonomous structures can be programmed to jump days in advance | .. |
 Landsat 5 Mission in Jeopardy The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has stopped acquiring images from the 27-year-old Landsat 5 Earth observation satellite due to a rapidly degrading electronic component. Landsat 5 was launche ... more | .. |
 China sends two satellites into space China on Sunday morning put two satellites into orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gansu Province. The satellites, Chuangxin 1-03 and Shiyan Satellite 4 were l ... more | .. |
 Erratic, extreme day-to-day weather puts climate change in new light The first climate study to focus on variations in daily weather conditions has found that day-to-day weather has grown increasingly erratic and extreme, with significant fluctuations in sunshine and ... more | .. |
 NRL Monterey Develops More Accurate Tropical Cyclone Prediction Model Researchers at the Naval Research Laboratory Marine Meteorology Division (MMD), Monterey, Calif., have developed the Coupled Ocean/Atmosphere Mesoscale Prediction System Tropical Cyclone (COAMPS-TC) ... more |
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 Volcano spews ash, steam nears Mexico City Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano spewed a three-kilometer (1.8-mile) plume of ash into the air Sunday near the capital, authorities said. ... more | .. |
  Spanish right celebrates landslide election win Spain's right stormed to its biggest election win ever Sunday, unleashing dancing in the street by voters desperate for an end to soaring unemployment and a eurozone debt storm. ... more | .. |
NATO pleads for patience in Syria, Egypt NATO on Sunday guarded against "unrealistic expectations" for peace and democracy in the Middle East and North Africa as violence flared in Syria and Egypt. ... more | .. |
 Satellite images help species conservation Organisms living on small islands are particularly threatened by extinction. However, data are often lacking to objectively assess these threats. A team of German and British researchers used ... more |
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Iran FM warns Europe against 'strategic mistake' at IAEA; Iran obtained 'sensitive' Israeli intel
DOD is investigating Hegseth's staffers over Houthi-strikes chats
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 Student Cloud Observations Help Validate NASA Satellites In between recess, geography class and eating the lunch their moms packed, NASA scientists have found the time to help validate Earth-observing satellites. These scientists are the younger var ... more | .. |
 Using Satellites to Help the Earth Sustain Seven Billion People With seven billion people now living on Earth, the expanding demand for resources is exerting unprecedented pressure on global resources, especially forests, water and food. NASA and the U.S. Geolog ... more | .. |
 New FASTSAT discoveries paint detailed view of region near Earth Space around Earth is anything but a barren vacuum. The area seethes with electric and magnetic fields that change constantly. Charged particles flow through, moving energy around, creating electric ... more | .. |
  NASA's NPP Satellite Acquires First ATMS Measurements The Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS) on board NASA's newest Earth-observing satellite, NPP, acquired its first measurements on November 8, 2011. The image shows the ATMS channel 18 data, ... more |
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  Asian thirst for wine feeds new investment market Asia's thirst for rare and fine wine is moving beyond the dining table as the industry seeks to tickle the region's capital markets as well as its taste buds. ... more | .. |
  Tuna fishing countries vow to protect shark Countries involved in bluefin tuna fishing have decided to do more to protect a species of shark against collateral killing, environmental groups said Saturday. ... more | .. |
  Chemical plant blast kills 14 in China Fourteen workers were killed and five injured Saturday in an explosion at a chemical plant in east China, state media reported, citing local authorities. ... more | .. |
 Fears for ancient Thai temples as floods recede The ruined temples of Ayutthaya have survived centuries of tropical heat and rain, but experts fear some have been weakened by Thailand's devastating floods and may be at risk of collapse. ... more |
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Trump-Musk showdown threatens US space plans
Japanese company aborts Moon mission after assumed crash-landing
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Warnings as sustainable palm oil effort falters Environmentalists have warned that an effort to encourage the sustainable production of palm oil launched several years ago has not kept pace with expanding cultivation driven by rising demand. ... more | .. |
 Quake hits eastern Japan, nuclear plant stable A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Japan on Sunday, but a nuclear plant that was crippled by a huge quake and tsunami in March remained stable, officials said. ... more | .. |
Floods help Thai army clean up reputation While Thailand's government has come under fire for its handling of the floods crisis, the military's relief efforts have restored its own reputation, analysts say - and boosted its political clout. ... more | .. |
 Climate change key driver of extreme weather: UN report Man-made climate change has already boosted heatwaves and flood-provoking rainfall and is likely to contribute to future natural disasters, according to a report by UN scientists unveiled Friday. ... more |
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  China's Ai Weiwei says under investigation over porn Chinese police are investigating Ai Weiwei on pornography charges, the artist said Friday, in the latest move against the outspoken government critic following his detention and a massive tax bill. ... more | .. |
Crisis is boosting 'Slow Food' movement: founder The Slow Food movement's global campaign for "good, clean and fair" food is receiving a boost from the economic crisis, its founder Carlo Petrini said on Friday. ... more | .. |
 Half of Niger villages face food shortage, UN says Almost six million people living in more than half of Niger's villages are facing a food and nutrition crisis, the UN warned on Friday. ... more | .. |
Fukushima 'not obstacle' to Japan business: PM Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Friday that the Fukushima nuclear disaster was no longer "an obstacle" to business in Japan. ... more |
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