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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
Storing carbon: motivating landowners is key
Jul 7, 2010
Technical feasibility and economics are not the only factors in boosting take-up of climate-friendly land management
'Climategate' review clears scientists of dishonesty over data
Jul 7, 2010
'Rigour and honesty' of scientists not in doubt but Sir Muir Russell says UEA's Climatic Research Unit was not sufficiently open (from the Guardian)
Change in plant species mix may limit carbon dioxide take-up
Jul 7, 2010
Ecosystem feedback could cut effectiveness of carbon dioxide fertilization in lowering greenhouse-gas levels
Review of questioned IPCC report says conclusions 'well-founded'
Jul 6, 2010
Dutch government finds minor inaccuracies in contested paper, but reasserts that "climate change poses 'substantial risks' to most parts of the world" (from the Guardian)
Carbon scrubbing: in it for the long haul?
Jul 5, 2010
Removal of atmospheric carbon dioxide leads to increased emissions from ocean and land
Biologists find 'dead zones' around BP oil spill in Gulf
Jul 2, 2010
Methane at 100,000 times normal levels have been creating oxygen-depleted areas devoid of life near BP's Deepwater Horizon spill, according to two independent scientists (from the Guardian)
Even low levels of air pollution can stress out hearts
Jul 1, 2010
Study using real-world mixtures of air pollutants reveals worrying news for older people