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Study of cloud cover in tropical Pacific reveals future climate changes
Nov 06, 2015 (SPX)
A new analysis using changes in cloud cover over the tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean showed that a weakening of a major atmospheric circulation system over the last...
Austria's largest state goes 100% renewable
Nov 05, 2015 (AFP)
Austria's largest state said Thursday that 100 percent of its electricity is now generated using renewable sources of energy. "We have invested heavily to boost...
Los Angeles wants backyard cisterns to collect rain water
Nov 05, 2015 (AFP)
Officials in drought-stricken Los Angeles want locals to consider installing special cisterns to collect rainwater that would otherwise run off and go to waste....
Warming waters contributed to the collapse of New England's cod fishery
Nov 04, 2015 (SPX)
For centuries, cod were the backbone of New England's fisheries and a key species in the Gulf of Maine ecosystem. Today, cod stocks are on the verge of collapse...
Some South China Sea fish 'close to extinction'
Nov 04, 2015 (AFP)
Experts said Tuesday that some fish species are close to extinction in the South China Sea due to over-fishing fuelled by a growing appetite for seafood. Lack o...
Researchers advance understanding of mountain watersheds
Nov 02, 2015 (SPX)
University of Wyoming geoscientists have discovered that the underground water-holding capacity of mountain watersheds may be controlled by stresses in the eart...
Beverly Hills nailed for not cutting back on water use
Oct 30, 2015 (AFP)
Four California cities, including upscale Beverly Hills, got slapped with fines on Friday for failing to cut back on water use as the west coast US state strugg...
Fiji leader says Pacific 'doomed' if climate talks fail
Oct 29, 2015 (AFP)
Fiji's prime minister says he fears Pacific island nations are "doomed" because industrialised countries appear set to reject a global climate pact at crunch ta...
Marine reserves need stepping stones to help fishes disperse
Oct 29, 2015 (SPX)
A massive field effort on the Belizean Barrier Reef has revealed for the first time that the offspring of at least one coral reef fish, a neon goby, do not disp...
'Toilet to tap' gains appeal in drought-parched California
Oct 29, 2015 (AFP)
The idea, for many, may be too hard to swallow. But as California's historic drought drags on, experts and politicians are taking a serious look at "toilet to t...
Seals not competing with Irish fishing stocks
Oct 29, 2015 (SPX)
Seals are not threatening commercial fishing stocks in Irish waters, with the possible exception of wild Atlantic salmon, according to new research led by Queen...
The great northern cod comeback
Oct 29, 2015 (SPX)
Once an icon of overfishing, mismanagement, and stock decline, the northern Atlantic cod is showing signs of recovery according to new research published in the...
Response to environmental change depends on variation in corals and algae partnerships
Oct 28, 2015 (SPX)
New research reveals that some corals are more protective than others of their partner algae in harsh environmental conditions. This individual variation among ...
Only 4 percent of the ocean is protected
Oct 28, 2015 (SPX)
Despite global efforts to increase the area of the ocean that is protected, only four per cent of it lies within marine protected areas (MPAs), according to a U...
Plant more trees to save Britain's rivers from climate change
Oct 28, 2015 (SPX)
New research has prompted scientists to call on policymakers to plant more trees alongside upland rivers and streams, in an effort to save their habitats from t...
Harmful algal blooms and climate change
Oct 28, 2015 (SPX)
Marine scientists attending an international workshop warned that the future may bring more harmful algal blooms (HABs) that threaten wildlife and the economy, ...
Exploring the seas, thanks to space
Oct 27, 2015 (ESA)
An underwater robot initially built to help astronauts train for life in weightlessness is now being tested in the Mediterranean Sea. One day, robots like this ...
Fish farming gobbles up phosphorus
Oct 26, 2015 (SPX)
The projected growth in aquaculture production in Norway could drastically increase phosphorus losses and emissions to water bodies and also make the country mo...
Beavers take a chunk out of nitrogen in Northeast rivers
Oct 23, 2015 (SPX)
Beavers, once valued for their fur, may soon have more appreciation in the Northeastern United States. There they are helping prevent harmful levels of nitrogen...
Ocean heat content reveals secrets of fish migration behaviors
Oct 23, 2015 (SPX)
Researchers at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science developed a new method to estimate fish movements using ocean he...
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