The Group of Eight is considering passing international legislation allowing the prosecution of those found dealing in illegal timber.
GPS 'Thermometer' Could Flag Up Climate Change
Meteorologists from the United Kingdom think that Global Positioning Systems could be used global thermometers used to monitor climate change.
Buzzing About Climate Change
According to Wayne Esais’ honeybees, big changes are underway in Maryland forests. The most important event in the life of flowering plants and their pollinators, flowering itself, is happening much earlier in the year than it used to.
Man-made Changes Bring About New Epoch in Earth's History
Research done by University of Leicester geologists suggest that human caused alterations to the Earth has ushered in a new epoch – the Anthropocene – which seperates pre- and post-industrial time on Earth.
Scanning the Globe: Standards and New Publications Focus on Earth Observations
It 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
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.
2007 Was Tied As Earth's Second Warmest Year
Climatologists from NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies have found that 2007 tied 1998 as the second warmest year in the last century, with the greatest warming occurring in the Arctic and the neighboring high-latitude regions.
Response to Daniel Ziskin's Essay on Carbon Capture & Sequestration
No single solution or technology will solve climate change. The problem looms so large that we should think not twice, but three or four times, before we take any solutions off the table. Yet this is exactly what Daniel Ziskin seems to advocate in his essay, Carbon Capture & Sequestration: How Hopeful Should We Be?
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.
Earth Observation in the Met Office
The United Kingdom’s Met Office is one of the world’s leading providers of environmental and weather-related services. Our solutions and services meet the needs of many communities of interest, from the general public, government and schools, through broadcasters and online media, to civil aviation and almost every other industry sector – in the UK and around the world. It is also home to the Hadley Centre for climate research.