Greenland ice most vulnerable to global warming
March 12th, 2012 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, March 12 (IANS) The Greenland ice sheet seems to be the most vulnerable to global warming at this stage than previously estimated.The temperature threshold for melting the ice sheet ... Read more...
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Is El Nino causing ice to melt at the South Pole?
October 30th, 2010 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 30 (ANI): Scientists at the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences believe that the climate phenomenon El Nino may be causing ice at the South Pole to melt.The year-by-year change ... Read more...
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Wildfires ‘aided’ early flowering plants
September 19th, 2010 - 12:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 19 (ANI): Scientists have said that the spread of early flowering plants 145-65 million years ago was boosted by wildfires.Higher temperatures and atmospheric oxygen levels established "angiosperm fire cycles", which ... Read more...
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Sea levels to rise upto 70 cm by 2100
August 25th, 2010 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 25 (IANS) Sea levels are likely to rise by 30 to 70 centimetres by 2100, even if the most aggressive geo-engineering schemes are undertaken to curb global warming and greenhouse ... Read more...
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What NASA’s airborne missions will do in the next five years
May 28th, 2010 - 3:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 28 (ANI): NASA's new airborne science missions will investigate issues such as hurricanes, air quality, and Arctic ecosystems during the next five years.The Earth Venture missions are part of NASA's ... Read more...
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NASA announces airborne science missions for the next five years
May 28th, 2010 - 4:45 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON D.C. (BNO NEWS) — The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced on Thursday the new airborne science missions for the next five years, the first investigations in the Earth Venture ... Read more...
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Launch of CryoSat-2 ice satellite successful
April 9th, 2010 - 4:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 9 (ANI): CryoSat-2 ice satellite, Europe's first mission aimed at studying the Earth's ice, has been successfully launched from Kazakhstan.From its polar orbit, CryoSat-2 will send back data leading to ... Read more...
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Springtime ozone increases above western US linked to emissions from abroad
January 24th, 2010 - 4:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 24 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have determined that springtime ozone levels above western North America are rising primarily due to air flowing eastward from the Pacific Ocean, a ... Read more...
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Spike in carbon dioxide emissions can cause mercury to rise
December 21st, 2009 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 21 (IANS) Increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide could have a significantly larger effect on global temperatures than previously thought, says a new study.
A team of researchers demonstrated that only a ... Read more...
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Global temperatures could rise more than expected
December 21st, 2009 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 21 (ANI): A new study led by Yale University geologists has suggested that the kinds of increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) taking place today could have a significantly larger ... Read more...
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Humans may have pushed Earth’s system beyond 3 of its biophysical thresholds
September 24th, 2009 - 3:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 24 (ANI): In a new international research, scientists have determined that human activities have already pushed the Earth system beyond three of the planet's biophysical thresholds, with consequences that are ... Read more...
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‘Laughing gas’ leaves ozone layer in splits
August 28th, 2009 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 28 (ANI): A new study has determined that nitrous dioxide, popularly known as 'laughing gas', has now become the largest ozone-depleting substance emitted through human activities, and is expected to ... Read more...
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Ozone hole responsible for saturation in Southern Ocean’s CO2 absorption
June 27th, 2009 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 27 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have found that the ozone hole is responsible for the drop in carbon dioxide (CO2) absorption in the Southern Ocean, which is considered ... Read more...
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Ozone protecting HFCs may increase global warming
June 23rd, 2009 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 23 (ANI): A new research has suggested that hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which are good for protecting the ozone layer from destruction, could increasingly contribute to global warming.The research was conducted by ... Read more...
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Ocean acidification likely to cause job cuts, huge revenue losses
June 1st, 2009 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 1 (IANS) Ocean acidification, activated by increased carbon dioxide emission, is not only on the verge of changing our marine ecosystems forever, but is also likely to cause huge revenue ... Read more...
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Monsoon drives long-term carbon cycles in the global ocean
May 9th, 2009 - 12:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 9 (ANI): In a new research, it has been determined that monsoon drives long-term cyclicity of the carbon reservoir in the global ocean.For over 300 years, monsoon has been ... Read more...
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NASA twin spacecraft may reveal how our moon was born
April 10th, 2009 - 12:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 10 (ANI): Two identical NASA spacecraft are preparing to enter a point in the universe that may eventually answer the question of how our moon originated.The spacecraft duet, called Solar ... Read more...
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Atmospheric sunshade could reduce solar power generation
March 12th, 2009 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 12 (ANI): A new study has suggested that the concept of delaying global warming by adding particles into the upper atmosphere to cool the climate could unintentionally reduce peak ... Read more...
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Commercial ships spew half as much pollution as world’s cars
February 27th, 2009 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 27 (IANS) Commercial ships account for almost half as much particulate pollution as the total amount released by cars, according to a new study.
The study estimate that worldwide, ships ... Read more...
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South Africa prepares for second satellite launch in March
February 4th, 2009 - 11:52 am ICT by IANS
Pretoria, Feb 4 (IANS) South Africa will launch its second satellite from Kazakhstan's Baikonur space station March 25 to monitor disasters like floods, oil spills and wild fires in the country. The ... Read more...
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NASA mission to help unravel climate mysteries
January 31st, 2009 - 10:33 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 31 (Xinhua) NASA's first spacecraft dedicated to studying atmospheric carbon dioxide is in final preparation for a Feb 23 launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Carbon dioxide is ... Read more...
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NASA’’s first spacecraft to study atmospheric CO2 to launch on Feb 23
January 30th, 2009 - 12:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 30 (ANI): NASA is all set to launch its first spacecraft that will study atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) on February 23rd.
Known as the Orbiting Carbon Observatory, the spacecraft ... Read more...
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Polar regions key to understanding climate change: Experts
December 4th, 2008 - 12:14 pm ICT by IANS
Geneva, Dec 4 (DPA) Changes taking place in the Arctic and the Antarctica, as well as the unique conditions existing at those ends of the planet, make the polar regions key to ... Read more...
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Bangladesh’s Meghna to be model basin for flood forecasting
August 11th, 2008 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Aug 11 (IANS) Bangladesh is set to evolve a model for forecasting floods and rainfall starting with the Meghna river after which the other river basins of the country would also ... Read more...
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Nanominerals drive Earths physical, chemical, and biological processes
March 21st, 2008 - 4:44 pm ICT by admin
Washington , Mar 21 (ANI): A new study states that tiny particles of minerals i.e. mineral nanoparticles, influence earth systems from ocean to atmosphere to biosphere.And this knowledge may soon enable ... Read more...
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Astronomers discover first near-Earth triple asteroid
February 14th, 2008 - 3:58 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Feb 14 (ANI): Astronomers have discovered the first near-Earth triple asteroid, which is hardly 7 million miles from our planet.Known as 2001 SN263, the asteroid, with three bodies orbiting each ... Read more...
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Study outlines three methods to fight third stage of environmental degradation
December 24th, 2007 - 2:07 pm ICT by admin
Stockholm, Dec 24 (ANI): A new study has tried to find out how humankind would react to environmental change in the third stage of the Anthropocene Epoch, a tough period for the ... Read more...
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Satellite to study Sun’s influence on Earth’s warming climate
November 15th, 2007 - 2:52 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Nov 15 (ANI): Scientists would be able to make predictions about the next solar cycle peak in 2012 and its influence on the Earth's warming climate by a NASA satellite known ... Read more...
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