Monthly Archives: September 2009
Supertyphoons to Strike Japan Due to Global Warming
Increasingly powerful “supertyphoons” will strike Japan if global warming continues to affect weather patterns in the western Pacific Ocean, scientists say.
Supercomputer simulations show there will be more typhoons with winds of...
Tropical Trees Cool Earth Most Effectively
Planting a tree for Earth Day may do more good if you live in Buenos Aires than if you live in New York. A new study finds that tropical trees are better at combating global warming than trees in higher latitudes.
“Our study shows...
New Images of Jupiter’s Red Spots
Astronomers from the University of California, Berkeley, and the W. M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii last month snapped high-resolution near-infrared images of the Great Red Spot, a persistent, high-pressure storm on Jupiter, as an upstart storm,...
2009 U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report
INVENTORY OF U.S. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND SINKS: 1990-2007
(April 2009)
Read or download the entire Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2007 (PDF, 441 pp., 13.9 MB, About PDF). For faster access, individual report...
Recycling And Land Reuse Practices Can Help Fight Climate Change
There is much potential to reduce the nation’s greenhouse gases through recycling, waste reduction, smart growth, and by reusing formerly contaminated sites including brownfields.
EPA’s report “Opportunities to Reduce Greenhouse...
Mobiles Could Be Harming Crops Too
Mobile phones have grabbed the headlines for a number of unpleasant reasons, from allegations of causing brain tumours to blowing up petrol bunks.
Now a study by the Punjab University says mobile phones can cause crop damage too.
A recent study...
World’s Oceans Warmest On Record This Summer
Sea-surface temperatures worldwide have been the hottest on record over the last three months, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Ocean temperatures averaged 62.5 degrees Fahrenheit in the June-August period, 1...
Portable And Precise Gas Sensor Could Monitor Pollution And Detect Disease
In the air, it is a serious pollutant. In the body, it plays a role in heart rate, blood flow, nerve signals and immune function.
Nitric oxide, a gas well known to scientists for its myriad functions, has proven challenging to measure accurately...
Health Officials Offer Tips To Stave Off Flu
In response to a growing number of reported cases of swine flu on college campuses, a trio of U.S. health officials hosted a conference call Friday with several college newsrooms to discuss methods to limit the spread of the disease.
U.S. Secretary...
Tree Cheers For Our Environment?
Nature can be the biggest ally in our fight against climate change, that’s the simple idea behind the UN programme for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries (REDD). Between 2000-07, natural sinks...