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Cracking the Ice Code
UWM geologist John Isbell reads rock, looking for the natural rules that govern the Earth’s climate in the absence of human activity. His work is challenging many assumptions about the ways drastic climate change unfolds – and what to expect next. |
Released: 5/17/2013 7:00 PM EDT
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
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Low-Grade Cotton Offers More Ecologically-Friendly Way to Clean Oil Spills
When it comes to cleaning up the next massive crude oil spill, one of the best and most eco-friendly solutions for the job may be low-grade cotton from West Texas. |
Released: 5/16/2013 11:35 AM EDT
Texas Tech University |
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Clam Fossils Divulge Secrets of Ecologic Stability
Clam fossils from the middle Devonian era now yield a better paleontological picture of the capacity of ecosystems to remain stable in the face of environmental change, according to research published today in the online journal PLOS ONE. |
Released: 5/15/2013 4:00 PM EDT
Cornell University |
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Emotional Response to Climate Change Influences Whether We Seek or Avoid Further Information
Because information about climate change is ubiquitous in the media, researchers at the University at Buffalo and the University of Texas, Austin, looked at why many Americans know so little about its causes and why many are not interested in finding out more. The study, “What, Me Worry? The Role of Affect in Information Seeking and Avoidance” was conducted by Z. Janet Yang, PhD, assistant professor of communication at UB, and Lee Ann Kahlor, PhD, associate professor of public relations and advertising at UT Austin. It was published in the April 2013 issue of the journal Science Communication. |
Released: 5/15/2013 1:20 PM EDT
University at Buffalo |
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Fall Warming on Antarctic Peninsula Driven by Tropically Forced CirculationNew research shows that, in recent decades, fall is the only period of extensive warming over the entire Antarctic Peninsula, and it is mostly from atmospheric circulation patterns originating in the tropics. |
Released: 5/15/2013 12:20 PM EDT
University of Washington |
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Scientists Use Crowd-Sourcing to Help Map Global CO2 Emissions
Climate science researchers from Arizona State University are launching a first-of-its-kind website to better understand and track greenhouse gas emissions from global power plants. |
Released: 5/13/2013 4:00 PM EDT
Arizona State University |
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New University of Haifa Study Shows: Global Warming Trends Contribute to the Spread of West Nile Virus to New Regions in EuropeGlobal warming trends have a significant influence on the spread of West Nile Virus to new regions in Europe and neighboring countries, where the disease wasn’t present before, according to a new study by the University of Haifa. The study was commissioned by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) in Stockholm, which belongs to the European Union. The study found that rising temperatures have a more considerable contribution than humidity, to the spread of the disease, while the effect of rain was inconclusive. |
Released: 5/13/2013 10:00 AM EDT
University of Haifa |
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Solar Panels as Inexpensive as Paint?
Researchers are helping develop a new generation of photovoltaic cells that produce more power and cost less to manufacture than what’s available today. |
Released: 5/13/2013 9:05 AM EDT
University at Buffalo |
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What's Our Long Term Forecast? Urge Your TV Meteorologist to Connect Climate Change and Extreme Weather at 50yearforecast.orgA new tool, 50yearforecast.org, is available for Americans who are eager to see their local media address how climate change impacts their communities. At 50yearforecast.org, environmentally conscious Americans can easily search for their local TV meteorologists and send them an email urging them to connect the dots between climate change and the rise in extreme weather. |
Released: 5/9/2013 4:00 PM EDT
50YearForecast.Org |
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Geologists Study Mystery of 'Eternal Flames'
"Eternal flames" fueled by hydrocarbon gas could shine a light on the presence of natural gas in underground rock layers and conditions that let it seep to the surface, according to research by Indiana University geologists. |
Released: 5/9/2013 8:00 AM EDT
Indiana University |