Science News … from universities, journals, and other research organizations Save Email Print Share Interplanetary Dust Particles Could Deliver Water and Organics to Jump-Start Life On Earth Jan. 24, 2014 — Researchers from the University of Hawaii — Manoa (UHM) School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley Continue Reading →
Climate scientist to US Senate: ‘Climate change is a clear and present danger’ In a Senate hearing on President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, Dessler summarised the science behind the climate threat Share Tweet this Email Andrew Dessler warned the US Senate about climate impacts like increased precipitation and floods. Photograph: Christopher Lee/Getty Images Last Thursday, Continue Reading →
Why this ad? Community Service Courses – www.seeklearning.com.au/Community – Get TAFE Qualified. Online Community Services Courses. I’ve never seen a turnaround like this Inbox x Sara Haghdoosti noreply@list.moveon.org 4:26 AM (5 hours ago) to me Dear Neville, A few weeks ago we were looking at the prospect of Senator Menendez’s sanctions bill getting a veto-proof majority in the Senate and Continue Reading →
Europe delivers “toothless” set of 2030 climate and green energy targets Thursday 23 January 2014 12:05 European decision-makers have been accused of weakness after delivering a watered-down set of targets on climate change and renewable energy. Today’s European Commission announcement revealed plans to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 40% below the 1990 level, an Continue Reading →
Nature International weekly journal of science Rock’s power to mop up carbon revisited Experts push for more research into olivine weathering. Daniel Cressey 21 January 2014 Article tools PDF Rights & Permissions Siim Sepp/Alamy Estimates suggest that olivine could be used to sequester a significant proportion of carbon emissions. Last week, a group of geoengineers Continue Reading →
Nature | News Sharing Polar drilling problems revealed Report into failings of expedition to explore Antarctic lake finds equipment to blame — but complications can be fixed. Quirin Schiermeier 21 January 2014 Article tools PDF Rights & Permissions Pete Bucktrout/BAS A 2012 attempt to drill through a 3-kilometre-thick Antarctic ice sheet faced technical difficulties. Christmas Continue Reading →