Warm Ocean Currents Cause Majority of Ice Loss from Antarctica WASHINGTON, DC (USA) — Warm ocean currents attacking the underside of ice shelves are the dominant cause of recent ice loss from Antarctica, a new study using measurements from NASA’s Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) revealed. An international team of scientists used a […]
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Antarctica Ice Loss
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Also tagged Antarctica, carbon, carbon cycle, ecosystems, emissions, global warming, greenhouse gases, ice loss, natural resources, plan, species, temperature
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Gummi Bears: Expert Says Global Warming May Be The End
WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Will human induced climate change cause the extinction of the Gummi Bear? An expert from West Chester University says, “Yes.” Stay tuned for the gooey details. More from the experiment “Human Induced Climate Change”
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Also tagged alien, Canada, economic impacts, Environment, global warming, Gummi Bears, gummy bears, heat, hot, inasive species, invaders
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Burn Scar
Nearly two months after being ignited by lightning, the Pagami Creek Fire in northern Minnesota was nearly contained when Landsat-5 acquired this image on October 10, 2011. Since August 18, the fire has been burning in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Superior National Forest. As of October 11, the fire had burned 92,682 […]
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Also tagged burn scar, fire, fires, global warming, human induced, Minnesota, USA, wild fires
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Flooding From Japan’s Earthquake Tsunami
NASA’s Terra satellite’s first view of northeastern Japan in the wake of a devastating earthquake and tsunami reveal extensive flooding along the coast. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) acquired the top image of the Sendai region on March 12, 2011, at 10:30 a.m. The lower image, taken by Terra MODIS on February 26, 2011, […]
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Also tagged coast, earthquake, flooding, floods, global warming, Japan, satellite, sea level rise, Terra, tsunami, warning
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Increased Ethanol In Gasoline
There are concerns about using ethanol in gasoline. It is possible that ethanol is actually worse for the environment and increasing the rate of global warming; however, the EPA is allowing E15. E15 (a blend of gasoline and ethanol) In response to a request by Growth Energy under section 211(f)(4) of the Clean Air Act, […]
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Also tagged autos, blend, cars, E15, Environment, EPA, ethanol, gas, gasoline, global warming, Government, regulations, Science, trucks
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Oldest Northern North American Human
Many people believe human life started in Africa; however, is it possible the Garden of Eden was in North America? The National Science Foundation scientists and Alaska Natives collaborate on find of cremated child. Newly excavated remains found at the Xaasaa Na’ archaeological site near the Tanana River in central Alaska may belong to one […]
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Also tagged archaeological dig, Garden Of Eden, God, heritage, human life, man, North America, oldest, remains, roots, Science, start
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