Above average rainfall has been falling in many parts of the sub-Saharan African region since 2010, including countries like Angola, Namibia, Tanzania, Cameroon, Congo, and Madagascar.
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A new study has found that during the time of Pangaea the supercontinent, animals tended to congregate where there was rain, this, despite the fact that there was many times more space for them to spread out and no landmarks to prevent them from travelling.
Species Live Where There is Rain Read More 👉
A new study shows that the region east of the Andean Mountains in Bolivia is capable of much larger earthquakes than had previously been known.
Central Andean Region Could See Massive Earthquake Read More 👉
Researchers have for the first time conducted an observatory experiment to peek underneath the seafloor and study the ecosystem that exists there.
First Research to Explore Beneath the Seafloor Read More 👉
Much has been made in the news of the shift in the Earth’s axis by half a foot as a result of the Japanese earthquake. The Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University’s Earth Institute has answered that question in a press release. The simply answer, is no.
Could the Japanese Earthquake Affect World Weather? Read More 👉
This image depicts actual landforms on Earth, rather than what it might look like at first glance, a new-age painting on a sidewalk somewhere. Taken by the Enhanced Thematic Mapper plus (ETM+) instrument aboard the Landsat 7 satellite on January 17, 2001, and depicts the sands and seaweed in the Bahamas.
The Ocean Sands of the Bahamas {Photo of the Day} Read More 👉
A new research paper published in the journal Nature Geoscience has drawn attention to the possibility that the Earth may be able to recover quicker than anticipated from rising carbon dioxide emissions.
Prehistoric Warming Mysteries Read More 👉
Here’s a beautiful video of our wondrous Earth that my brother recently shared with me (I turned the volume off — would have chosen a different soundtrack)
Our Amazing Earth {BEAUTIFUL VIDEO} Read More 👉
The intensification of Indian monsoons has, according to new research, the ability to spin the Earth’s tectonic plates.
Tectonic Plates Moved by Monsoons Read More 👉
New research out of The Australian National University has recorded for the first time what was once thought to be only theoretical; yo-yo subduction in the Earth’s crust.
Planetary Crust Acts Like A Yo-Yo Read More 👉
There is nothing quite as staggering as a full disc image of our planet. Taken on April 9, 2011, 0245 UTC, is provided by the NOAA/NASA GOES Project.
Full Disc Image of Earth [Photo of the Day] Read More 👉
I received this in an email from a friend recently. Great & worth a read.
American Indian, Chief Seattle, wrote to President Franklin Pierce in 1854…
Chief Seattle Writing to President Franklin Pierce in 1854 Read More 👉
“Many people said it would never get off the ground; some said it wouldn’t last a year,” notes NASA ocean scientist Gene Carl Feldman. “The mission was planned for five years. We got 13 years of incredible data out of this amazing little satellite.”
13 Years of How Green Is The Earth Read More 👉
“Lots of people think of the Arctic as just a flat expanse of white. This couldn’t be further from the truth. There are all sorts of cracks (leads) and mountains (ridges), similar to tectonic plates. The ice below is constantly moving via the winds and currents, and those forces acting on each piece of ice makes for a very dramatic seascape”
The Arctic Sea Ice Read More 👉
Earth Hour will be this Saturday, March 26th at 8:30 (local time). At this time everyone will switch off their lights around the globe for Earth Hour and people will commit to actions that go beyond the hour. So grab some candles and help in the biggest grass roots movement on the planet.
Earth Hour 2011: Join The World, Turn Off Your Lights! Read More 👉
Following in the steps of Japan’s Meteorological Agency, the U.S. Geological Survey have agreed in upgrading the shattering earthquake that hit Japan on March 11 to a magnitude 9. This means that the earthquake was approximately 1.5 times stronger than originally thought.
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The catastrophic earthquake that rocked Japan on March 11, 2011, has taken a devastating toll on human life in the country. The strength of the quake though has also had massive geological consequences for the region, and planet Earth as a whole.
Earthquake Caused Japan to Move and Earth Day to Shorten Read More 👉
The changing face of Earth’s climate is more and more being attributed to humans and our effect on the planet and its atmosphere. The latest set of observations which back up our dominant role in changing the climate comes not from any of the normal sources – land, sea, air – but rather from deep
Planetary Core Does Affect Climate, Just Not Much Read More 👉
Scientific debate often rings immediately boring in many minds, with assumptions suggesting that the topic at hand is simply an academic one, and nothing important or impacting. Such is not the case for the debate over whether plate tectonics apply on the continental scale as well as on the fault scale, as more knowledge in
Plate Tectonics Apply to Continents Too Read More 👉
Coming up later this month (March 19 to be exact) the moon will make its closest approach to Earth (called lunar perigee) in 18 years. A new or full moon at 90% or greater of its closest perigee to Earth has been named a “SuperMoon” by astrologer Richard Nolle. This term has recently been picked
Extreme Super Moon To Cause Major Earthquakes? Read More 👉
Over the past 540 million years, Earth has suffered only five mass extinctions. In ultra-simplistic terms, that’s one every 108 million years, though it doesn’t really pan out like that. Past mass extinctions have been the result of catastrophic environmental calamities (a large number of them linked to CO2 emissions and climate change). Scientists from
Earth on the Brink of Sixth Mass Extinction Read More 👉
Nothing really to say about this one. Just look at that amazing image and realise how very small we really are, and what we’re playing with when we ignore our environment and climate. Source: NASA Goddard Photo and Video
Full Disk Image of Earth Captured March 2 Read More 👉
Here’s a great cartoon from Matt Bors of The Free Press. Funny, but also sad. h/t Climate Progress Related Cartoons: Fox News Serving Up Climate Skepticism Earth is an Oil-Coal-holic The Republican Triple Threat Global Warming — What If It’s a Big Hoax Here Comes Trouble Related Stories: Snow Will Fall Despite Climate Change Why
Global Warming Cartoon, Glimpse of the Future Read More 👉
If you thought all you needed to know about the Earth’s core was found in the movie “The Core,” then I suggest that it is time you hit Wikipedia for some quick study. In the meantime, scientists at the University of Cambridge have determined that, contrary to previous research, the Earth’s core is actually moving
Planetary Core Moves Slower than Previous Thought Read More 👉
This year sees the beginning of a decade-long project called the Deep Carbon Observatory, which will spend the next ten years searching out everything carbon-related in our world. “Twenty years ago, the idea that there was a deep underground biosphere would have been laughed at,” said Robert Hazen, a research scientist at the Carnegie Institution
The Search for Carbon Begins Read More 👉
I love the work of Kristen Farquhar and feature her Environmental Music Films here on Planetsave whenever a new on comes out. Recently, she got invited to have her films screened at the Conscious Life Expo in Los Angeles. So, in honor of that, beyond just featuring one of her films, here is much more
An In-Depth Look at EMFs Read More 👉
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wNzqd-xZS0 From the YouTube page: “Shaw-Chen Liu, director of a research centre on climate change tells us about the effect of increasing temperatures on typhoons in Taiwan.” h/t Climate Denial Crock of the Week
Global Warming and More Severe Typhoons [VIDEO] Read More 👉
An analysis by National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) scientist Jeffrey Kiehl published in the most recent edition of the journal Science in the ‘Perspectives’ section has concluded that the sheer scale of climate change during Earth’s ancient history points to temperatures rising far more than expected in Earth’s immediate future. Kiehl brought together several
Is Our Hot Past Representative of Our Future Read More 👉
Determining the age of Earth’s continental crust has been the primary method of determining conditions on Earth for the past 4.4 billion years. The crust modified the composition of the mantle and the atmosphere, supports all life on Earth that we know of, and is a massive sink for carbon dioxide. Not surprisingly then, we
New Method to Calculate Continent Formation Read More 👉
Sometimes old knowledge makes for “new” news, even viral news. Case in point:sky-watchers have known for more than two millennia that the Earth has a irregular wobble in its orbit — what’s known as precession — which over time makes its orientation to the constellations, and to our sun, change. This precessional change means that,
Good News for Scorpios – Earth's Wobble Now Makes You a Libra Read More 👉
Here’s another leading reason we might be seeing some of the mass bird and fish deaths we’ve been seeing recently, mentioned briefly in one of my posts on the possible causes of these deaths: magnetic polar shifts. This, of course, would help to explain why birds are dying all over the world (map) in such
Mass Bird Deaths, Fish Deaths from Earth’s Magnetic Polar Shifts? Read More 👉
I recently found out about these great videos via a friend’s blog, NaturalPapa. No use jumbling up what they say so perfectly — check these out:
What Is Nature Worth? Is Earth Past the Tipping Point? [VIDEOS] Read More 👉
The World Wildlife Fund has released its eighth “Living Planet” report based on figures from 2007, the last year for which figures are available. In short, we need a second planet if we continue to grow and act the way we are at the moment. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnrdhNip1ts “Even with modest UN projections for population growth, consumption
WWF Living Planet Report Released [VIDEO & INTERACTIVE MAP] Read More 👉
Recent news of the habitable planet that circles a star called Gliese 581, and the ensuing article in the Huffington Post, by James Napoli inspired this little cartoon. The news is also reminiscent of one of my favorite children’s books Wump World, by Bill Peet. Look out Wumps! Here we come! New Earth-like planet discovered
Here Comes Trouble (cartoon) Read More 👉
For better and worse we live in an in-between time. A trying-to-get-clean time. A turn-our-backs-on-coal-and-oil-and-change-the-scene-to-green time. (sorry) Earth will soon realize (or maybe she already has) that as she fights her addiction, some of the people she thought were friends will try to keep her on the “junk.” They’ll tell her that it’s not bad
Earth is an Oil-Coal-holic (cartoon) Read More 👉
The Earth’s upper atmosphere expands and contracts a bit naturally. But a recent record-breaking collapse has scientists confused.
Earth's Atmosphere Collapses to Surprising Degree, Baffles Scientists Read More 👉
Oceanographer believes that it is time to look at what we know about the ocean and rethink the ocean conveyor belt model. [social_buttons]For decades scientists have believed that Earth’s ocean currents worked like a giant conveyor belt, continuously transporting cold waters towards the equator and warmer waters towards the poles. This generally held model was
Halting the Ocean Conveyor Belt Theory Read More 👉
Unlike the storms swirling around the gas giant of Jupiter, Earth’s storms are affected by the oceans and mountains. [social_buttons]Science will often, in an effort to simplify and provide a reference point, compare findings here on Earth with disparate examples elsewhere, either on the planet or off. A group of scientists looking to understand how
Unlike Jupiter, Earth’s Mountains and Oceans Affect Weather Read More 👉
Scientists believe that the discovery of ice and organic molecules on an asteroid lingering in orbit between Mars and Jupiter hints at the origin of Earth’s oceans and life 4 billion years ago. [social_buttons] “What we’ve found suggests that an asteroid like this one may have hit Earth and brought our planet its water,” said
Did Earth's Water Arrive on a Meteor? Read More 👉
According to a new study the regular shift in Earth’s orbit may have a direct linkage to a change in the climate. [social_buttons]In an analysis that looked at ocean sediment cores from 57 locations, UC Santa Barbara geologist Lorraine Lisiecki has found that over the past 1.2 million years there appears a linkage between a
Earth’s Climate Related to Planet’s Eccentricity Read More 👉
[social_buttons] Gliese 581 d. Such a catchy name eh? You probably have never heard of it. It is 20 light years away, but in late April 2009 new observations by the original discovery team concluded that the planet is within the habitable zone where liquid water, and therefore, life, could exist. Some of you may
ET Text Home? Send your own Texts Into Space Read More 👉
The conductor walks on to the stage and mounts the podium with applause from the crowd. He bows to the audience, then turns to his orchestra and, with one fluid motion pulls music from the vast expanse of silence. Each musician moves, almost mechanically, in perfect time, in perfect concert. The violin section becomes one great body, no longer individual musicians. Together, as one, the orchestra ebbs and flows in crescendo and decrescendo. Melody. Harmony. Symphony.
Earth's Biogeochemical Cycles Slipping Into Disarray Read More 👉
We spend a lot of our time looking at research and studies that focuses on one particular aspect of the planet. Rarely does anyone spend the time to look at a multitude of aspects, to acquire a look at the overall picture. It seems like science is all about proving the big picture by proving
Warming Climate Study Looks at Global Scale Read More 👉
The more we learn about the Earth’s ecosystems, the more we discover how elegantly, beautifully and mind-numbingly complex are the interactions among humans, animals, plants and their environment. Life, it turns out, really does come with myriad butterfly effects. That’s what makes a project just getting under way in the South Pacific so ambitious and
Know Your Ecosystem, Save Your Ecosystem Read More 👉
