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Bison get Christmas gift from Governor of Montana
Posted: December 23, 2015In a big step forward for wild bison and all Montanans, today Governor Steve Bullock agreed to expand year-round habitat for wild bison in Montana outside Yellowstone National Park. Historically,…
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How sea spray affects clouds
Posted: December 23, 2015All over the planet, every day, oceans send plumes of sea spray into the atmosphere. Beyond the poetry of crashing ocean waves, this salt- and carbon-rich spray also has a…
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Wind power on the rise in U.S.
Posted: December 22, 2015The U.S. wind power industry is celebrating after reaching a new milestone in November: 70 gigawatts (GW) of generating capacity."That's enough to power about 19 million homes," says Michael Goggin,…
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NASA finds much higher methane emissions in Arctic winters
Posted: December 22, 2015The amount of methane gas escaping from the ground during the long cold period in the Arctic each year and entering Earth's atmosphere is likely much higher than estimated by…
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Coastal Marshes More Resilient to Sea-Level Rise Than Previously Believed
Posted: December 21, 2015Accelerating rates of sea-level rise linked to climate change pose a major threat to coastal marshes and the vital carbon capturing they perform. But a new Duke University study finds…
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Fat but fit?
Posted: December 21, 2015A new study, published today in the International Journal of Epidemiology [1], has dismissed the concept of 'fat but fit'. In contrast, the results from the new study suggest that the protective…
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The impact of Climate change on phytoplankton
Posted: December 20, 2015As nations across the globe negotiate how to reduce their contributions to climate change, researchers at Penn are investigating just how the coming changes will impact the planet. What's clear…
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Space weather and the potential impacts on our infrastructures
Posted: December 19, 2015The JRC has been looking into the risks of space weather impact on critical infrastructures. A new report explores the rail sector's vulnerability and the potential impacts, in particular through…
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Climate change is impacting lakes faster than oceans
Posted: December 18, 2015Climate change is rapidly warming lakes around the world, threatening freshwater supplies and ecosystems, according to a new NASA and National Science Foundation-funded study of more than half of the…
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Carmakers Are Ahead Of Emissions Standards
Posted: December 18, 2015Fuel economy is at record highs and carmakers have surpassed strict greenhouse gas emissions standards for the third straight year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, which released a pair…
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