World population to reach 8.1 billion in 2025, UN says India’s population is expected to surpass China’s around 2028 The Associated Press Posted: Jun 13, 2013 3:29 PM ET Last Updated: Jun 13, 2013 3:39 PM ET A crowd swarms at a market area near a train station in Mumbai, India in July 2012. The Continue Reading →
Methane Adsorption by Shales A new study focusing on the validated measurement of methane adsorption by shale under practical geological conditions has just been published in the American Chemical Society (ACS) journal Energy & Fuels. This is an important topic due to the recent emergence of shale gas as a significant unconventional gas resource. Professor Continue Reading →
J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Maria-Jose Vinas Garcia Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-614-5883 maria-jose.vinasgarcia@nasa.gov Whitney Clavin Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-4673 whitney.clavin@jpl.nasa.gov June 13, 2013 RELEASE : 13-183 Warm Ocean, Not Icebergs, Causing Most of Antarctic Ice Shelves’ Mass Loss PASADENA, Calif. — Ocean waters melting the undersides of Antarctic ice Continue Reading →
Note the rust on the bridge The Texas Tribune Debate on Environment Grows as Drought Tests Texas Rivers Michael Stravato for The Texas Tribune Part of the Neches River, above, turned black in 2011, the driest year in Texas history. By KATE GALBRAITH Published: June 14, 2013 Facebook Twitter Google+ Save E-mail Share Print Reprints Continue Reading →
Keep our coal in the ground If coal extraction developments are to go ahead in Queensland, we are dooming ourselves to a world no one wants to see Share 2 inShare1 Email Simon Copland guardian.co.uk, Friday 14 June 2013 14.32 AEST Jump to comments (0) Coal waiting to be loaded onto ships at the Gladstone Continue Reading →
This is long overdue. Chief of Army David Morrison tells troops to respect women or ‘get out’ ABCUpdated June 14, 2013, 1:47 pm tweet0 Email Print Army chief David Morrison has issued a stern warning to personnel after it was revealed that dozens of members were involved in the distribution of hundreds of explicit Continue Reading →