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Jul 30, 2010
Measurements indicate ocean stratification will limit sink effect
Global warming is 'undeniable', says NOAA
Jul 29, 2010
Last decade was warmest on record, shows State of the Climate report
Engineers race to design world's biggest offshore wind turbines
Jul 27, 2010 1 comment
British firm to design mammoth offshore wind turbines with 275m wingspan that produce three times power of standard models (from the Guardian)
Climate change fattens up marmots
Jul 26, 2010
Rodent survival rates soar following earlier emergence from hibernation
Climate chairman clarifies his media strategy
Jul 26, 2010
Raj Pachauri sends second letter to scientists
Gamma-ray burst could kill off ocean life
Jul 23, 2010
Destruction would have profound effect on climate
UN in fresh bid to salvage international deal on climate change
Jul 23, 2010
Campaigners welcome plans to amend the way Kyoto protocol resolutions are passed from the Guardian)
Urban planning could cut air-pollution woes
Jul 22, 2010
Air pollution is bad for human health but careful city layouts could help, according to Michael Brauer
Fungal spores give rainforest atmosphere
Jul 21, 2010
First measurements of tropical forest bioaerosols indicate high concentrations
The oil spill is under control – now it's time to count the ecological cost
Jul 21, 2010
The US can count itself ecologically lucky that the Deepwater disaster took place in the Gulf – but the long-term damage will amount to much more than dead birds and soiled beaches (from the Guardian)
X-ray kit reveals poor coral health
Jul 20, 2010
Three-D CT scans show Red Sea reef-builder has suffered as temperatures warm
IPCC warns its scientists to avoid the media
Jul 19, 2010 1 comment
Letter of caution provokes mixed reaction among IPCC working-group scientists
Goby thrives in toxic, low-oxygen mud
Jul 16, 2010
Surprisingly tough fish could help regenerate food web in overexploited seas off Namibia
Google climate map offers a glimpse of a 4C world
Jul 15, 2010
Interactive tool layering climate data over Google Earth maps shows the impact of an average global temperature rise of 4C (from the Guardian)
Tropical butterflies join polar bear on climate threat list
Jul 14, 2010
Species from tropical areas may be less well adapted to coping with temperature variations
Insight: carbon dioxide suppresses increase in rainfall
Jul 13, 2010
Efforts to stabilize atmospheric carbon dioxide levels could actually boost the increase in precipitation per degree of warming
Humans dust up the Sahara
Jul 12, 2010
Rise in agriculture in early 19th century boosted dust production in desert
Air pollution comes under scrutiny
Jul 9, 2010
Gregory Carmichael focuses on black carbon, chemical weather and long-range transport of pollutants
Birds flock with scale invariance
Jul 8, 2010
Scientists ponder the statistical mechanics of the Roman sky