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Vast ice island stuck in Arctic
(Aug 31, 2007)
An island of ice the size of Manhattan has drifted into a remote
channel and is now jammed by pack ice. The Ayles Ice Island changed
the Arctic map by breaking free from the Canadian coast two years
ago. Scientists have been tracking the progress of this monster
iceberg amid fears that it could edge west towards oil and gas
installations off Alaska.
Read
more. Source: BBC |
Missing DR Congo gorillas 'dead'
(Aug 18, 2007)
A female gorilla and its infant that were part of a 12-strong
group attacked by gunmen last month are dead, say conservationists
in the DR Congo. Rangers patrolling the area of the Virunga National
Park where four of the great apes were killed discovered the remains
of the female, called Macibiri.
Read
more. Source: BBC |
Brazil Amazon destruction slows
(Aug 13, 2007)
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has welcomed new
figures showing that the destruction of the Amazon rainforest
has decreased by 25%. President Lula said this had prevented the
release of millions of tonnes of CO2 gas into the atmosphere.
The government says environmental policies, including measures
against illegal logging, have had an effect.
Read
more. Source: BBC |
Ozone has 'strong climate effect'
(Jul 26, 2007)
Ozone could be a much more important driver of climate change
than scientists had previously predicted, according to a study
in Nature journal. The authors say the effects of this greenhouse
gas – known by the formula O3 – have been largely
overlooked. Ozone near the ground damages plants, reducing their
ability to mop up carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere.
Read
more. Source: BBC |
Humans 'affect global rainfall'
(Jul 23, 2007)
Human-induced climate change has affected global rainfall patterns
over the 20th century, a study suggests. Researchers said changes
to the climate had led to an increase in annual average rainfall
in the mid-latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere. But while countries
such as Canada, Russia and northern Europe had become wetter,
areas including India and parts of Africa had become drier, they
added.
Read
more. Source: BBC |
Melting glaciers will dominate sea-level
rise
(Jul 20, 2007)
Ice melt from small glaciers and ice caps will be the dominant
cause of sea-level rise this century, according to new research.
Scientists have previously suggested that the ice sheets of Antarctica
and Greenland would be most responsible for rises as the Earth
warms, as they hold the overwhelming majority of the world's frozen
water.
Read
more. Source: New Scientist |
Climate change 'is ravaging Everest'
(Jul 6, 2007)
The sons of the first men to scale Mount Everest warned today
that climate change was ravaging the mountain. Speaking prior
to the LiveEarth concerts this weekend, Sir Edmund Hillary's son,
Edmund, and Tenzing Norgay's son, Jamling, said the lives of millions
of people who rely on Everest's glaciers for drinking water were
being put at risk.
Read
more. Source: Guardian |
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