Dec 08
Very large and unexpected burst of methane in the Arctic tundra shows new study out in Nature.
The newly discovered surge of greenhouse gas is brought to you by International Polar Year. Thanks to that research push, a team led by biogeochemist Torben Christensen of Lund University, Sweden, got a two-month extension on the usual field season at a monitoring station in northeast Greenland. Scientists have been measuring methane emissions from far-northern tundra during the growing season for decades, but it had been assumed that once methane levels taper off in late summer, they stay at next to nil over the freezing fall and winter.
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Dec 04
As mongabay reports some researchers have devised a scientific methodology for prioritizing conservation of limestone karsts. These limestone karsts are biologically-rich outcroppings found in Southeast Asia and other parts of the world. Reuben Clements of WWF-Malaysia reported that larger karsts support greater numbers of endemic snails - a proxy for biological uniqueness among other species - making them a priority for protection. This is according data from 43 karsts across Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah.
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Jul 22
As we know the
oceans already absorb megatons of atmospheric carbon, but dash of lime - a new twist that may cut
CO2 levels back to pre-industrial levels say some scientist. Scientists say they have found a workable way of reducing CO2 levels in the atmosphere by adding lime to seawater. And they think it has the potential to dramatically reverse CO2 accumulation in the atmosphere, reports Cath O’Driscoll in SCI’s Chemistry & Industry magazine published today.
The answer sounds like a cocktail recipe but it worth checking out more information about the open source project here
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Jul 03
Curious breaking news from the Bulgarian capital Sofia, where the new day has started earlier for the most citizens today. Few minutes to seven solid explosion has given a start of continuing blasts and tons of turbid curls of smoke rapidly attacks the atmosphere front of the sunrise. Outfit 18 250 at Chelopechene are being located generally 1494 tons of military supplies, munitions and all kind of ammunitions with expired suitability.
It seems that all those ammunitions are blasted with a little help from someone, who expect forthcoming revision at the outfits ” was noted to me at the street from one of the workers at the depot while the evacuation of the local citizens began.
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Jun 27
The European Foundation for Education and Sustainable Development and the Centre for Environmental Education & Research welcome you to CEEE’s 10th Conference.
That 10th Conference on Environmental Education in Europe is going to be at the inland country Malta October, 15–19. The jubilee meeting will range different aspects of the mainline:
“Thinking and acting outside the box- a European contribution to the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development”. The CEEE’s 10th Conference is being organised under the aegis of the European Foundation for Education and Sustainable Development (European ESD-net) in collaboration with the Centre for Environmental Education & Research, University of Malta.
Registration form msut be soon available here.
Outlines of papers (300 words maximum) should be forwarded to Dr Paul Pace, Chairperson of the Scientific Committee by 30th June 2008 and should indicate the author’s preferred audience (i.e. Concurrent Workshop Sessions or Free Market).
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