– Using data from several research satellites, scientists will spend the next three years trying to understand the climate impacts of about 770 million tons of dust carried into the atmosphere every year from the Sahara.
U.S. Steps Up Its Effort Against a European System of Fees on Airline Emissions
– Even as United States authorities sought to derail the European system, major American carriers were taking steps to comply with the rules, which take effect in 2012.
NASA Earth Scientists Advance Space Archaeology
– Two NASA Earth scientists have traded in their air-conditioned offices for the uncomfortably arid fields of central Turkey this summer.
Brazil green light for Amazon dam
Brazil’s government approves the controversial construction on a tributary of the Amazon of the world’s third biggest hydroelectric dam.
Rare ‘fire tornado’ filmed in Brazil
– A ‘fire tornado’ has been caught on camera in the Brazilian municipality of Aracatuba, caused by strong, dry winds that fanned wildfires.
Scientist will live as an Inuit
– A Cambridge University researcher will set out on Sunday on a year-long expedition to document the threatened Inughuit culture. …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).
Biodiversity hot spots more vulnerable to global warming than thought
– Global warming may present a threat to animal and plant life even in biodiversity hot spots once thought less likely to suffer from climate change, according to a new study.
Fresh insight into the origins of Planet Earth
For the first time, an international team of researchers has incorporated extensive geochemical data on the formation of Earth into a model.
NOAA still expects active Atlantic hurricane season; La Niña develops
The Atlantic Basin remains on track for an active hurricane season, according to the scheduled seasonal outlook update issued Aug. 5, 2010 by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. With the season’s peak just around the corner — late August through October — the need for preparedness plans is essential.
Giant hailstone breaks US record
A hailstone weighing almost a kilo that fell in the state of South Dakota has been confirmed as the largest ever recovered in the USA.