Mirrors Could Keep Us Cool

Mirrors Could Keep Us Cool

Greenhouse rooftops are reflecting the sunlight away from the ground

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 10th, 2008
Tropical Species Endangered by Global Warming

Tropical Species Endangered by Global Warming

Animals and plants alike have to move their habitats upwards

Mini-Sub Dives in Lake Baikal, Sets New Record

Mini-Sub Dives in Lake Baikal, Sets New Record

Mir-1 sets new world record for the deepest dive in a lake

  • Nature
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • July 21st, 2008
Global Warming Partly Sun's Fault

Global Warming Partly Sun's Fault

Sun responsible for one fifth of climate change effects

  • Nature
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • July 21st, 2008
Wind Speed, Key Component for Climate Change During Last Ice Age

Wind Speed, Key Component for Climate Change During Last Ice Age

Change in oceanic current circulation blamed on wind speed variations

  • Nature
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • July 16th, 2008
The Ocean Floor Has Great Potential to Store Carbon Dioxide

The Ocean Floor Has Great Potential to Store Carbon Dioxide

Study proposes storing carbon dioxide in basaltic rocks on the ocean floor

Rock Port, Missouri, US' First Wind Powered Town

Rock Port, Missouri, US' First Wind Powered Town

Only four turbines enough to provide 1,400 people with electricity

  • Health
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • July 15th, 2008
Global Warming Now Synonymous with Kidney Stones

Global Warming Now Synonymous with Kidney Stones

Carbon dioxide emissions directly impact the health of the kidneys

  • Nature
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • July 14th, 2008
More Food and Fuel, Less Forests

More Food and Fuel, Less Forests

Less than 40 percent of the required arable land is currently available

  • Nature
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • July 11th, 2008
A Quarter of All Corals Will Go Extinct within a Generation

A Quarter of All Corals Will Go Extinct within a Generation

Corals are among the most threatened species on Earth

Germany Goes Green. Target: 25,000 Megawatts from Wind Power

Germany Goes Green. Target: 25,000 Megawatts from Wind Power

Renewable energy sources to double their contribution by 2020

  • Nature
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • July 2nd, 2008
Extinction Comes in the Weirdest Possible Forms

Extinction Comes in the Weirdest Possible Forms

A temperature increase would ensure only the birth of males in the tuatara species of reptiles

  • Nature
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • July 1st, 2008
North Pole Iceless by the End of the Summer, Scientist Say

North Pole Iceless by the End of the Summer, Scientist Say

2008, possibly the first year in history without ice at the North Pole

  • Nature
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • June 9th, 2008
Water Acidification Process Revealed by Marine Life

Water Acidification Process Revealed by Marine Life

Overall average water pH could reach 7.8 in the next century

  • Nature
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • June 2nd, 2008
Logging Will Consume Half of Papua New Guinea's Forests in a Decade

Logging Will Consume Half of Papua New Guinea's Forests in a Decade

Environmentalists call for a decrease in logging rates

  • Nature
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • May 26th, 2008
Temperature Increase Will Completely Paralyze Wine-Making in the UK by 2080

Temperature Increase Will Completely Paralyze Wine-Making in the UK by 2080

Germanic grape varieties pushed to the north regions of the UK

  • Nature
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • May 23rd, 2008
Pacific Coast Lines Turn Acidic

Pacific Coast Lines Turn Acidic

Carbon dioxide increases oceanic water acidity

 
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