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Cloud cover found significant factor in Greenland Ice Sheet melt
Posted: January 13, 2016The Greenland Ice Sheet is the second largest ice sheet in the world and it's melting rapidly, likely driving almost a third of global sea level rise.A new study shows clouds…
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The Porter Ranch gas leak update
Posted: January 12, 2016Senators Kevin de León and Fran Pavley announced a package of new legislation that builds on Gov. Brown’s state of emergency declaration to ensure protections for Californians impacted by the…
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State of California responds to the Porter Ranch natural gas leak
Posted: January 12, 2016Senators Kevin de León and Fran Pavley announced a package of new legislation that builds on Gov. Brown’s state of emergency declaration to ensure protections for Californians impacted by the…
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NASA published amazing images of dwarf planet Ceres
Posted: January 12, 2016This image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows Kupalo Crater, one of the youngest craters on Ceres. Image Credit: NASA/JPL Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDAFeatures on dwarf planet Ceres that piqued the interest of scientists throughout…
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Acoustic Sanctuaries for Marine Mammals
Posted: January 12, 2016Imagine living in an environment of constant noise where you cannot get anything accomplished. Ocean noise pollution caused by shipping, oil and gas development, and other human activities is making…
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The Ebola-poverty link
Posted: January 11, 2016Last year’s Ebola outbreak spread fastest and was hardest to control in poor communities, says a study which argues that future efforts to combat highly infectious diseases should target such areas. A paper published…
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California Methane Leak leads to State of Emergency
Posted: January 11, 2016An ongoing methane gas leak at a facility in Southern California — what’s been called “the nation’s biggest environmental disaster since the BP oil spill” — has officially been declared…
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Recycling on the ropes, France has a plan to fix the industry
Posted: January 11, 2016Low raw material costs have dealt a heavy blow to the recycling industry. The French recycling federation (FEDEREC) believes the sector needs a complete overhaul to stay afloat in the…
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Natural carbon sinks and their role in climate
Posted: January 10, 2016Protected areas such as rainforests occupy more than one-tenth of the Earth’s landscape, and provide invaluable ecosystem services, from erosion control to pollination to biodiversity preservation. They also draw heat-trapping…
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Changing climate and reforestation
Posted: January 10, 2016For the past six years, researchers at the Universitat Politènica de València (Polytechnic Univeristy of Valencia, UPV) have been studying the performance of twelve Aleppo pine varieties native to different…
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