Hammering Out Our Differences

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tree_and_earth_cut.jpg “We have not met, yet I feel I know you well enough to call you friend.” So begins the letter to a Southern Baptist pastor that E.O. Wilson weaves into a riveting account of the peril posed by the extinction of life in The Creation: An Appeal To Save Planet Earth.

Scanning the Globe: Standards and New Publications Focus on Earth Observations

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Small Image of scientists attempting to launch a weather balloonIt has become clear in recent years that human beings need to be much more careful in how we develop the Earth’s resources if that development is to be sustainable for future generations. To support sustainable development, in turn, we need to know the present state of the Earth and the impact of our activities. Measuring that impact and sharing the results with decision makers around the world is the goal of a major international scientific effort, the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS).

New Islands May Be Forming In the Adriatic Sea

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University of Arizona’s Joseph Bennet and a team of Croatian geologists have found that the number Croatia’s Dalmatian Islands may be increasing and that the Italian Peninsula and Croatia are moving closer together at the rate of 4 millimeters a year.