How to Survive a Hurricane (Video)
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released this handy video on what to do so that you can survive a hurricane.
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Real Live Vertical Farm Built In South Korea, Churning Out Lettuce
Vertical farming, as a concept, has been around for years, but it’s being put into practice and showing results in South Korea…
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Coast Guard Testifies Itβs Totally Unprepared for an Arctic Oil Spill βWe Have Zero to Operate With at Present.β
Oil companies are pushing Congress and regulatory agencies to allow for more offshore drilling in the Artic. The U.S. Coast Guardβs top official has come forward and stated that the organization is not prepared for a major oil spill in the Arctic.
Sen. Joe Manchin Makes Personal Coal Fortune While Acting As Mouthpiece For Coal
Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia has made head lines lately as he fights public health efforts that would raise costs for the coal industry, while financially he is making millions of dollars from a private coal company…
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Sunglint off the Massachusetts Coastline (Photo of the Day)
Captured on June 27 of this year by the crew on the International Space Station, this photo of the Massachusetts coastline was taken at an angle, allowing for the sunglint shown prominently in Cape Cod Bay.
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Climate Change: Obama vs the House GOP
President Obama favors legislation and change to counter climate change and to ask more of big business, oil and gas companies, and the rich. But he is up against a fierce foe, the House GOP.
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Neap to Measure Exact Height of Mount Everest
The Nepalese government has decided to order a new measurement of Mount Everest to determine exactly how tall our planet’s highest point above sea level is.
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Keep Cool & Energy Efficient During this Weekβs Heat Wave
With the country still deep in the middle of a heat wave, some tips to stay cool and energy efficient.
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The Painted Desert From Space {Photo of the Day}
The Painted Desert in northern Arizona, US, lies between the Grand Canyon and northwest of the Petrified Forest National Park, and is captured here in two beautiful images taken by the Thematic Mapper on the Landsat 5 satellite.
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Strong El Nino Might Mean Increased Sea Levels and Storm Surges
A new study conducted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) along East Coast communities in America has found that they may be at risk to higher sea levels accompanied by more destructive storm surges in future El NiΓ±o years.
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Somali Pirates Are Impeding Scientific Observations
Somali pirates operating in the western Indian Ocean have pushed Australian scientists from CSIRO and the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) to ask the navies of Australia and the United States to help plug a gap in the oceanic observation network known as Argo.
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Candidates Should Talk Green To Win Election Votes
A new study which surveyed adult Americans found that by taking a βgreenβ position on climate change, political candidates could take more votes than if they took a βnot-greenβ position.
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Ice Island Reaches Labrador
After 11 months since it calved off the northwestern coast of Greenland, this massive ice island is now wandering around off the coast of Labrador, Canada, caught int he ocean currents.
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The Jewel of the Persian Gulf from Space {Photo of the Day}
This Envisat image provided by the European Space Agency shows Iran’s Qeshm Island, the largest island in the Persian Gulf.
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La Nada to Blame for American Wild Weather
Want an explanation for the record snowfalls, killer tornadoes and devastating floods running wild across America? NASA climatologist Bill Patzert believes that βLa Nadaβ is the problem.
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Shenandoah National Park from Space {Photo of the Day}
The Thematic Mapper on the Landsat satellite captured this view of the heart of Shenandoah National Park on October 10, 2010, at the height of fall.
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Rocky Mountain Snowpack Declines Tremendous in Recent Decades
A study released today by the United States Geological Survey notes that the decline in snowpack in the Rocky Mountains since the 1980s is unusual compared to the historical evidence gathered from the previous centuries.
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The Great Reversal is Under Way in our Forests
New research shows that forests in many regions across the planet are actually becoming larger carbon sinks, thanks to an increase in density, if not in spread. Europe and North America both saw increases in carbon storage despite little to no expansion of the forest areas.
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Tornado Videos from Space
The United States has been suffering through a torrid tornado season, and NASA has captured several videos of the tornadoes as they swept through the country, devastating homes and lives in many towns and states.
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Stanford Climate Scientists Forecast Hotter Years Ahead
According to Stanford University scientists, the tropics and much of the Northern Hemisphere are likely to undergo an irreversible temperature shift during summers over the next 20 to 60 years if greenhouse gas emissions are not curtailed immediately.
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Global Warming Opens up Arctic Seas and Closes Arctic Roads
In an article that seems to have been written with the catchphrase βpoor tasteβ in mind, researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles have shown that over the next 40 years, global warming will open up transport networks through the Arctic waterways but close down Arctic roadways, proclaiming coastal communities as βwinners.β
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U.S. Atlantic Seaboard at Night {Photo of the Day}
Shown below in an image taken by one of the astronauts aboard the International Space Station is the Atlantic Seaboard of America at night.
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Global Warming May Affect Carbon Storing Capacity of Trees
According to a new study, the increase in global temperatures may play a significant role in altering the capacity trees have to store carbon dioxide, by changing the forest nitrogen cycle.
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Valle Caldera from Space {Photo of the Day}
Valles Caldera is the remains of a collapsed magma chamber which spans some 22 kilometres (14 miles) in New Mexico, and is featured below in the image taken by the Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus on Landsat 7 satellite on May 22, 2002.
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Timid Pacific Hurricane Season Predicted
Americaβs National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationβs Climate Prediction Center has predicted a below average pacific hurricane season, with an outlook that calls for a 70% probability of a below average season.
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Wetlands Disappearing to Urban Growth
A new study has created a working model that allows researchers to predict the risk of wetland loss based on featured and characteristics surrounding the wetland.
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Honey Prairie and Pains Bay Fires from Space {Photo of the Day}
Fires currently burning in theastern Georgia and eastern North Carolina were caught by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite on May 9 at 18:35 UTC (2:35 p.m. EDT).
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Honey Prairie Fire From Space {Photo of the Day}
The plumes of smoke visible in this image of the Honey Prairie Fire are probably the only thing to worry about, as the fire scours away the scrub and brush in the Okefenokee Swamp in southern Georgia, clearing the land for fresh prairie grass to grow back.
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Tree Rings Sure Up El Nino Data
An international team of climate scientists from the University of Hawaiβi at MΔnoa have found that tree ring data, specifically from the US Southwest, agree well with the 150-year instrumental sea surface temperature records in the tropical Pacific that we already have of El NiΓ±o events.
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Global Warming Not Going to Affect Wind Energy
A new study by scientists from the Indiana University Bloomington shows that the production of wind energy in the United States of America will not be greatly affected by the climbing temperatures.
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Deadliest Tornado Outbreak Since 1974
April 27 and April 28 saw the deadliest outbreak of tornado’s strike the United States since 1974. By the end, at least 250 had been killed across 6 states, with Alabama being the hardest hit with 162 of the confirmed dead coming from that state.
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Scientists Detect Ecosystem Early Warming Alarm
Researchers who have been manipulating a northern Wisconsin lake have been able to detect a warning signal for the impending collapse of an ecosystem.
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Political Elites in the GOP are Confusing the Public on Climate Change
It will come as no surprise that American Republicans and Democrats disagree on the climate change issue at the moment, and according to a first of its kind study, the gap between Democrats and Republicans who believe global warming is happening increased a total of 30 percent between the years 2001 and 2010.
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The Ocean Sands of the Bahamas {Photo of the Day}
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.
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Several Hurricane Landfalls Expected for US in 2011
Weather Services International (WSI) have released revised predictions for the number and type of storms for the 2011 storm season emanating from the Atlantic Ocean.
WSI predicts 15 named storms, 8 hurricanes and 4 intense hurricanes rated at category 3 or greater.
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Be Green for Your New Baby to Celebrate Motherβs Day.
Being a new mom can be exciting and overwhelming all at the same time, as adding a new addition to the family is also adding a new consumer to earth. If you want to lead an example for your new baby to minimize your familyβs carbon footprint, then itβs time to implement some new ways of living.
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Impact of Climate Change on Western US Water Resources
A report has been delivered to the United States Congress which assesses climate change risks and how these risks could impact water operations, hydropower, flood control, and fish and wildlife in the western United States.
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Mount St. Helens Rebirth {Photo of the Day}
This utterly spectacular image was acquired by Landsat 7 and provided courtesy of NASA, showing Mount St. Helens. The image was actually taken on August 22, 1999, nearly 20 years after Mount St. Helens exploded, killing few but causing billions of property damage.
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Americans Disagree on Why Climate Change Is Occurring
New research from the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire shows that many Americans disagree on why climate change is occurring. Additionally, much of what people believe is unduly influenced by the political party that they attach themselves to.
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Gallup Surveys The World on Climate Change
Gallup surveys conducted in 111 countries throughout 2010 have yielded interesting results that, once again, show America to be behind the times on accepting fault for the current climate change.
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Tree Rings Reveal Mesoamerican Climate Record
A new study has provided a first of its kind year by year look at the climate of Mesoamerica over a thousand-year span of time, thanks to data gathered from the annual growth rings in Montezuma bald cypresses.
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Drought Could Hamper Carbon Sequestration in US
A new study supported by the National Science Foundation and the US Department of Energy has concluded that forests and other terrestrial ecosystems in the contiguous United States of America can sequester up to 40 percent of the nationβs fossil fuel carbon emissions.
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Large Fires in Northern Mexico From Space {Photo of the Day}
Taken using the Landsat-5 satellite on April 9, this image captures the difficulties being faced by firefighters in Mexico who are attempting to put out two large fires in northern Mexico’s Coahuila state.
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Government Shutdown 2011: See How Much Republican Politicians Are Willing to Screw the U.S.?
A potential government shutdown is all the news right now, as it should be. The U.S. government could grind to a screeching halt due to Congress’ inability to agree on a budget. But many of the news agencies covering this possible shutdown are painting the picture much too evenly. (i.e. Is it the Democrats? Is it the Republicans? Who’s causing this potential disaster?…)
Cold Front Sweeps Over US East Coast
NASA’s GOES-13 satellite captured the below image of a very strong cold front moving across the US East Coast on April 5, at approximately 10:31 am, EDT, (1431 UDT).
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Climate Beliefs Shift With The Wind
A new paper which looks at three separate studies shows that humanities understanding of climate change and global warming is at times unduly influenced by something as simple as how cold or warm it is on the day that they are asked.
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Warmer Waters Cause Colder Winters in North East Locales
Average winter temperatures in northern Europe are at least 10 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than similar latitudes on the northeastern coast of the United States and the eastern coast of Canada. The same phenomenon happens over the Pacific Ocean, with winters on the northeastern coast of Asia being regularly colder than in the same latitude in the Pacific Northwest.
And the culprit for these cooler winters, is warm waters.
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Americans More Self-Centered than Ever
More and more Americans are turning their focus inward and ignoring the plight of that which does not directly concern them, as seen in the most recent statistics released by Gallup from their polling in early March of this year.
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