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Saturday 7 November 2015
How to Stop Cow Burps From Warming Earth
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So far this year, Brizard says she has cut methane emissions from her herd of 40 Normandy cows that are equivalent to 32 tons of climate-changing carbon dioxide.
We hear the two terms used all the time, often interchangeably. What's
the meaning of these words and how do people perceive them?
Snow Mounts in Antarctica but Ice Loss Continues
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Annual snowfall has mounted 30 percent in West Antarctica over the
past century, but the extra powder has not spelled good news for the
melting ice sheet, researchers said Wednesday.Instead, the snow is likely a result of heightened storm activity over warmer ocean waters, which are in turn leading to the ice loss, said the study in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.
New York Probes Whether Exxon Lied on Climate Change
A California freeway in the early 1970s, a few years before
an Exxon scientist reportedly gave a presentation about the dangers of
climate change from burning fossil fuels.
New York state Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman reportedly is investigating whether
Exxon Mobil lied to the public — and investors — about what it knew
about fossil fuels causing climate change, and some think the probe
could expand to include other energy companies as well.
Snow Mounts in Antarctica but Ice Loss Continues
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Instead, the snow is likely a result of heightened storm activity over warmer ocean waters, which are in turn leading to the ice loss, said the study in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.
Could Europe Be Powered by African Solar Energy?
Morocco is building what eventually will be the world’s biggest concentrated solar plant.
World Bank.
For a long time, people looking for big fixes to climate change
have been talking about building huge solar installations in North
Africa, which gets a lot more sun than most of the places where solar
power is big — Germany, for example. But now, it looks as if someone
finally is doing it.
Next month in Ouarzazate, Morocco, the first portion of what eventually will be the world’s biggest concentrated solar power plant -- called Noor I -- is set to go online, according to the Guardian, a British newspaper.
Next month in Ouarzazate, Morocco, the first portion of what eventually will be the world’s biggest concentrated solar power plant -- called Noor I -- is set to go online, according to the Guardian, a British newspaper.
Ingenious Plans to Cope With Warming: Photos
It's becoming increasingly apparent that we're not going
to be able to avoid climate change and its potentially catastrophic
effects, such as rising sea levels, more violent storms and droughts. So
across the world, people are trying to rebuild to be more resilient in
the face of what's to come. Here are some of the most ingenious designs
for climate-proofing.
After Hurricane Sandy battered New York City and surrounding communities in 2012, the U.S. government launched the Rebuild By Design competition to help make the region more resilient. One winning proposal, the BIG U plan, would build an elevated berm around 10 miles of low-lying lower Manhattan that would not only block floodwaters, but serve as a green space recreation area.
After Hurricane Sandy battered New York City and surrounding communities in 2012, the U.S. government launched the Rebuild By Design competition to help make the region more resilient. One winning proposal, the BIG U plan, would build an elevated berm around 10 miles of low-lying lower Manhattan that would not only block floodwaters, but serve as a green space recreation area.
Will Killing Keystone Help the Planet?
Oil storage tanks inside the TransCanada Hardisty Terminal 1,
in Hardisty, Alberta, Canada, Dec. 7, 2013. The Hardisty Terminal 1 is
the starting point of the Keystone Pipeline.
President Obama’s decision to reject the Keystone XL pipeline won big
cheers from environmental advocates, as well as some international
green cred for his upcoming visit to the Paris climate talks in
December. But will the decision have much of an impact on actual climate
emissions?
Experts point out that the even though the source of the Canadian crude oil was from a “dirty” source, the tar sands of Alberta, the amount of carbon emissions would have been less than 1 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.
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Experts point out that the even though the source of the Canadian crude oil was from a “dirty” source, the tar sands of Alberta, the amount of carbon emissions would have been less than 1 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.
Spacewalkers Safe After Toxic Ammonia Leak Encounter
One of the astronauts at work outside the International Space Station during Friday's spacewalk.
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Titanic Telegram Reveals Owners Knew of Accident
He newly discovered Titanic distress telegram.
A newly discovered distress telegram sent from the Titanic has shed new light on the luxury liner’s last hours, revealing the ship owners knew of the disaster unfolding – something they vehemently refuted at that time.
The world’s biggest passenger liner left Southampton, England,
for New York on its maiden voyage on April 10, 1912. The RMS
“unsinkable” Titanic struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic four days
later, on the night of April 14. It sank within hours on April 15 with
the loss of more than 1,500 lives.
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