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Space-bound in South Africa: A Down-to-Earth Conversation With Dr. Phil Mjwara

EarthzineJanuary 11, 2010Articles, Earth Observation, Original, People, Sections, Technology

A month after South Africa succesfully launched it’s second Earth observation satellite, Sumbandila, Earthzine contributor Peter Fairley talks with Dr. Philemon Mjwara, Director General of South Africa’s Department of Science and Technology, about the launch, the benefits South Africa expects to reap from the satellite, and what’s in store for the future of developing countries’ involvement in Earth observation and sustainability.

SumbandilaSat EO satellite shows South Africa’s Space Mettle

EarthzineJanuary 11, 2010Articles, Earth Observation, Original, Sections, Technology

South Africa is moving quickly to put itself and Africa among the nations using satellites by demonstrating its growing capacity to design, build and launch the latest generation of small and medium satellites, and to educate and retain a new generation of space engineers.

Methane release 'looks stronger'

Tim HewisonJanuary 10, 2010Climate, Earth Observation

Scientists have uncovered a further apparent increase in the leakage of methane gas that is seeping from the Arctic seabed.

Winter Temperatures and the Arctic Oscillation

EarthzineJanuary 10, 2010Earth Observation, Uncategorized, Weather

Much of the Northern Hemisphere experienced cold land surface temperatures in December 2009, but the Arctic was exceptionally warm.

Troops protect chimps from volcano lava

adamJanuary 9, 2010Biodiversity, Politics

After Nyamulagira, one of two active volcanoes inside Democratic Republic of Congo’s Virunga National Park, started erupting early on 2 January, UN Peacekeepers used their aircraft to protect endangered wildlife.

What Was Really Decided in Copenhagen?

EarthzineJanuary 9, 2010Climate

Fifty thousand people went to Denmark and all they got was a lousy three-page political agreement.

Scientists say mountaintop mining should be stopped

mediatempleJanuary 8, 2010Earth Observation, Energy, Politics, Uncategorized

Mountaintop coal mining — in which Appalachian peaks are blasted off and stream valleys buried under tons of rubble — is so destructive that the government should stop giving out new permits to do it, a group of scientists said in a paper released Thursday.

Ancient Algae Provide Insights into Earth's Response to Global Warming

EarthzineJanuary 8, 2010Climate, Earth Observation

Using algae records from the early Pliocene, scientists are finding that coastal upwelling off the California coast has been sustained even though sea surface temperatures have been several degrees higher than today.

Tracks record oldest land-walkers

EarthzineJanuary 8, 2010Biodiversity, Would You Believe?

The earliest evidence of a four-legged animal walking on land is discovered in a disused Polish quarry. …Read more at the original article here (This article was syndicated in an earlier version of the Earthzine website, but is no longer reproduced here. Hope you enjoy the article at the original source).

Short-term Cooling on a Warming Planet

adamJanuary 7, 2010Climate, Earth Observation

Recent events have suggested that “alarmist” climate scientists have misled the public on global warming with skeptics pointing to declining temperatures since 1998 as “proof” that global warming has stopped… Why 1998?

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