NEVILLE — We won! With just over two weeks to go before the CNS phone line preventing Aboriginal deaths in police custody was due to cease operating, the Federal Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has agreed to funding for a two-year period. We want to thank all of YOU – 33,864 online petitioners who fought hard with Continue Reading →
News Ireland World Politics Crime & Law Social Affairs Health Education Environment Science Technology Consumer Galleries Video Weather / World UK Europe US Africa Middle East Asia-Pacific / Europe Two-thirds of energy sector will have to be left undeveloped, Bonn conference told If world is to limit global warming we cannot burn all Continue Reading →
When Will the Next Megathrust Hit the West Coast of North America? June 12, 2013 — Understanding the size and frequency of large earthquakes along the Pacific coast of North America is of great importance, not just to scientists, but also to government planners and the general public. The only way to predict the frequency Continue Reading →
Carbon Dioxide Absorption in Antarctic Seas June 12, 2013 — The seas around Antarctica can, at times, resemble a garden. Large-scale experiments where scientists spray iron into the waters, literally fertilizing phytoplankton, have created huge human-made algal blooms. Such geoengineering experiments produce diatoms, which pull carbon dioxide out of the air. Experts argue that this Continue Reading →
If U.S. does not arm Syria’s rebels, Arabs, Europeans may Earth to warm 3.8C as nations fail on climate goals: report Source: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 05:00 PM Author: Michael Szabo, Reuters Point Carbon North and South Tarawa are seen from the air in the central Pacific Island nation of Kiribati. Kiribati consists of a Continue Reading →
Under pressure: Arctic trends sparking extreme weather at large Posted by frontierscientists Posted: June 12, 2013 – 6:21 am The Polar jet stream is pictured in this screencap of NASA video “Aerial Superhighway”. This image portrays a zonal jet stream, with winds moving swiftly west-to-east. The fastest winds are colored red; slower winds are blue. : Continue Reading →