Month: March 2011

Antarctic Ice Forms From Bottom

Some of Antarctica's ice sheet is formed by water re-freezing from below not just by snow falling on top

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Ocean Acidification Picks Up Pace

As politicians debate the merits of a carbon tax scheme, antarctic waters are being used to create an early

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On-Going Drought Cripples China

Yu Ruicheng's weathered face creases with worry as she stands on her dry wheat field in eastern China, where

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Maersk Shuts Leaking North Sea Rig

Danish Maersk Oil on Wednesday shut down a North Sea rig after oil was observed on the surrounding water. Production

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Global Warming Means More Snow

Climate Change is not only making the planet warmer, it is also making snowstorms stronger and more frequent, US

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Climate Scientists Enlist Public

Meteorologists launched a new campaign Wednesday to get people in England involved in measuring climate change by using a

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Disease Threatens Food Security

Scientists believe stem rust, which looks like red dust on wheat, could threaten global food security. A new strain of

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Iceland: 400 Quakes in 24 Hours

After four days of continues earthquake activity it appears that Krísuvík volcano has stepped up it’s activity by a

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Pollution Curbs China Development

Beijing. China faces acute environmental and resource strains that threaten to choke growth unless the world’s second-biggest economy cleans

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4.5 Quake Tremor Hits Wellington

A fresh tremor has rocked Wellington, New Zealand's capital, just hours after the country observed two minutes of silence

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