Cartoonist Mark Fiore provides his support to the National Resource Defense Council’s campaign to de-bunk the Liquid Coal movement and their flacks for one of the dirtiest “smart” solutions around.
Earth Observations Used To Predict and Prevent Pandemic Outbreaks
The ability of infectious diseases to thrive depends on changes in the Earth’s environment such as the climate, precipitation and vegetation of an area. NASA scientists have used Earth observations to help predict and prevent infectious disease outbreaks around the world. Remote sensing technologies are used for predicting the outbreak of some of the most common and deadly infectious diseases … Read More
Bush dealt first veto override on water resources bill
Legislation authorizes billions of dollars worth of Army Corps of Engineers water projects including $7 billion for Louisiana coastal restoration and hurricane protection and about $2 billion for the Florida Everglades.
New Delhi Air Quality Is Worsening, Group Says
Air quality in New Delhi has deteriorated significantly in the past two years, exposing the capital’s residents to heightened risk of a range of respiratory diseases, a leading environmental research group warns.
Shrinking ice means Greenland is rising fast
Greenland’s landmass is rising up to 4 centimeters per year. The accelerated rate of its rise is attributed to its shrinking ice dome.
Scientists Warn That Species Extinction Could Reduce Productivity of Plants on Earth by Half
An international team of scientists has published a new analysis showing that as plant species around the world go extinct, natural habitats become less productive and contain fewer total plants — a situation that could ultimately compromise important benefits that humans get from nature.
News: La Niña Persists
The tropical Pacific Ocean remains in the grips of a cool La Niña, as shown by new data.
Mitigating Climate Change with Geoengineering
As scientists debate whether human activity will lead to disastrous or catastrophic climate change, some discuss how geoengineering could mitigate the changes through global manipulation of the environment. Yikes!
Fires and Haze Fill The Skies In West Africa
Widespread agricultural burning in Senegal and Mali combined with blowing dust to create hazy skies.
Feds Want to Clean Great Pacific Garbage Patch
The so-called Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a stewy body of plastic and marine debris that floats an estimated 1,000 miles west of San Francisco, is a shape-shifting mass far too large, delicate and remote to ever be cleaned up, according to a researcher who recently returned from the area. But that might not stop the federal government from trying.