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New Study Could Help Predict Frequency and Intensity of Hurricanes due to a Warmer Climate

News - 12 Feb 2015

Intense hurricanes possibly more powerful than any storms New England has experienced in recorded history frequently pounded the region during the first millennium, from the peak of the Roman Empire...

Geologists Reveal Icelandic Crust is Rising Due to Melting Glaciers

News - 31 Jan 2015

The Earth's crust under Iceland is rebounding as global warming melts the island's great ice caps, a University of Arizona-led team reports in an upcoming issue of Geophysical Research...

Little-Understood Rivers Flowing on Top of Ice Sheet Also Contribute to Rising Sea Levels

News - 14 Jan 2015

As the largest single chunk of melting snow and ice in the world, the massive ice sheet that covers about 80 percent of Greenland is recognized as the biggest potential contributor to rising sea...

Framework for Assessing Impact of Dams

News - 8 Jan 2015

When dams are built they have an impact not only on the flow of water in the river, but also on the people who live downstream and on the surrounding ecosystems. By placing data from close to 6,500...

Audi e-Gas Project Honored with 2014 European Visionary Innovation Leadership Award

News - 22 Dec 2014

Frost & Sullivan is proud to present the 2014 European Visionary Innovation Leadership Award towards a Future of Sustainable Mobility to Audi AG for the Audi e-gas project. With the e-gas project,...

Trees Can Save Home-Cooling Costs and Cut Carbon Emissions

News - 16 Dec 2014

A big tree next to your house can do more than just save home-cooling costs, it will also cut carbon emissions, University of Florida researchers say. Trees shade houses so that less energy is...

Industrial Civilization May Begin Descent Toward Energy Resource-Limited Future in this Century

News - 21 Nov 2014

Some time this century, the era of cheap and abundant energy will end, and Western industrial civilization will likely begin a long, slow descent toward a resource-limited future characterized by...

Recent Slowdown in Global Warming Could be due to Small Volcanic Eruptions

News - 20 Nov 2014

Small volcanic eruptions might eject more of an atmosphere-cooling gas into Earth's upper atmosphere than previously thought, potentially contributing to the recent slowdown in global warming,...

Remote Sensing Plays a Critical Role in Conserving Earth's Biological Diversity

News - 19 Nov 2014

Scientists from the WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society), NASA, and other organizations have partnered to focus global attention on the contribution of satellites to biodiversity conservation in a...

Solar Radiation Management May Help Offset Warming Effect of Greenhouses Gases

News - 18 Nov 2014

A vast majority of scientists believe that the Earth is warming at an unprecedented rate and that human activity is almost certainly the dominant cause. But on the topics of response and mitigation,...