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IGARSS 2008 Brought In The Next Generation

The 1742 registered conferees, and nearly 300 guests who participated in the 27th annual International Geosciences and Remote Sensing Symposium held July 6-11 in Boston included children, college students and young professionals, all with their own targeted programming to develop their enthusiasm for Earth science and technology.

Maeve Hickok, posted on August 11th, 2008
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The Globally-Aware Island: An Earthzine Conversation With Japan’s Shin Aoyama

Earthzine speaks with Japan’s Deputy Director-General of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Mr. Aoyama, who represents Japan within GEO.

Peter Fairley, posted on July 15th, 2008
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Original Articles

Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States

The U.S. Climate Change Science Program, in coordination with the Office of
Science and Technology Policy and Council on Environmental Quality, has prepared a draft report on climate change that is open for public comment through August 14, 2008.

Maeve Hickok, posted on August 11th, 2008
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G-8 Summit Affirms GEOSS

The G-8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit address on global climate change specifically recognized “the growing demand for Earth observation data” and pledged to “accelerate efforts within the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS)”.

Maeve Hickok, posted on July 15th, 2008
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The Drought of 2007: A Foreshadowing of Things to Come?

The epic drought that stretched across the southeastern U.S. in 2007 won’t be forgotten soon. Water supplies plunged to perilously low levels and public officials imposed draconian conservation measures to protect a resource that had become more valuable than gold.

Lori Keesey, posted on July 2nd, 2008
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Google, Microsoft and the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)

People can now easily visualize what their next trip or hike will look like; they can readily combine EO data with other kinds of geographic data ; and they can easily save the views they have constructed and send them to other users. However, geospatial technologies are more complex than most people realize.

George Percivall, posted on June 10th, 2008
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Earth Observation - The French Connection to GEOSS

Whether for surface imagery, altimetry, studies of aerosols and clouds or recording the Earth’s magnetic field, satellites permit a global view of our Earth and in combination with more precise local in situ measurements offer enormous potential in understanding how the Earth system works from the planet’s core out to the stratosphere, helping us to manage our Earth.

Benoit Boissin, posted on June 3rd, 2008
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Syndicated Articles

Wind Farms Put Pressure On Bats

Originally Published by BBC News

A new study shows that wind turbines are a hazard to bats because changes in air pressure can cause fatal internal injuries.

Posted on August 27th, 2008
Biodiversity, Energy

Solar-powered Cargo Ship Will Leave A Cleaner Plume

Originally Published by New Scientist - Earth

Japanese firms plan to build a less-polluting 60,000-tonne car carrier partially powered by solar panels.

Posted on August 27th, 2008
Economy, Energy

Whaling Under Fire As Norway Catches Only 50% Of Its Quota

Originally Published by The Guardian

Norway will not catch enough whales to meet its quota this year, in what environmentalists are claiming is proof that the nation should abandon the activity completely.

Posted on August 26th, 2008
Biodiversity, Politics

Malaria Researchers Identify New Mosquito Virus

Originally Published by Science Daily

Researchers have identified a previously unknown virus that is infectious to Anopheles gambiae - the mosquito primarily responsible for transmitting malaria.

Posted on August 26th, 2008
Biodiversity, Health

Half of All Food Produced Worldwide is Wasted

Originally Published by Environment News Service

A brief by the Stockholm International Water Institute, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, and the International Water Management Institute show that tremendous amounts of food are wasted after production.

Posted on August 25th, 2008
Health, Would You Believe?

Polar Bears Found Swimming Far From Land

Originally Published by Times Colonist

Nine polar bears have been found swimming 20 to 100 kilometres off the northwest coast of Alaska last week, showing that the retreat of Arctic ice is forcing bears to make long-distance swims to get to land or ice.

Posted on August 25th, 2008
Biodiversity, Climate, Water

Vote in Alaska Puts Question: Gold or Fish?

Originally Published by NY Times

Those interested in protecting the Pacific salmon population say proposed mineral mining may endanger them.

Posted on August 24th, 2008
Biodiversity, Water

Superfood Rice Bran Contains Arsenic

Originally Published by New Scientist - Environment

Rice bran - a so-called “superfood” - might contain dangerous amounts of a natural poison.

Posted on August 24th, 2008
Agriculture, Health

Court Rejects E.P.A. Limits on Emissions Rules