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The ENSO Signal and The Noise
Jul 01, 2014 (SPX)
The Signal and the Noise is often mentioned in reference to ENSO forecasting and not just in reference to Nate Silver's bestselling book. In fact, understanding...
A breakthrough for organic reactions in water
Jul 01, 2014 (SPX)
Green-chemistry researchers at McGill University have discovered a way to use water as a solvent in one of the reactions most widely used to synthesize chemical...
Are Fish Near Extinction?
Jun 30, 2014 (SPX)
"An end to seafood by 2050?" "Fish to disappear by 2050?" These sensational media Are Fish Near Extinction?s were the result of a 2010 report by the United Nati...
Can Coral Save Our Oceans?
Jun 30, 2014 (SPX)
Coral reefs are home to a rich and diverse ecosystem, providing a habitat for a wide range of marine animals. But the increasing acidification of ocean water is...
Spanish activists remove part of fake reef from Gibraltan waters
Jun 30, 2014 (AFP)
Spanish activists on Monday removed part of a controversial artificial reef which was built in disputed waters near Gibraltar despite objections from Madrid. Th...
Detroit violating human rights by closing water taps: UN
Jun 25, 2014 (AFP)
UN rights experts on Wednesday slammed struggling US city Detroit for violating the basic human rights of its citizens by disconnecting thousands of people from...
Familiar yet strange: Water's 'split personality' revealed by computer model
Jun 25, 2014 (SPX)
Seemingly ordinary, water has quite puzzling behavior. Why, for example, does ice float when most liquids crystallize into dense solids that sink? Using a compu...
Scientists take first dip into water's mysterious 'no-man's land'
Jun 20, 2014 (SPX)
Scientists at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have made the first structural observations of liquid water at temperatures down t...
Stanford breakthrough provides picture of underground water
Jun 20, 2014 (SPX)
Superman isn't the only one who can see through solid surfaces. In a development that could revolutionize the management of precious groundwater around the worl...
Australia says UNESCO reef deferral 'a win for logic'
Jun 19, 2014 (AFP)
Australia Thursday called a decision by UNESCO to defer listing the Great Barrier Reef as in danger "a win for logic", but environmentalists said it was a final...
Fiji leader blasts global inaction on climate change
Jun 19, 2014 (AFP)
Fijian leader Voreqe Bainimarama accused the global community Thursday of abandoning Pacific island nations to "sink below the waves" instead of tackling climat...
Fighting hits water supply in east Ukraine city
Jun 19, 2014 (AFP)
Up to one million people face water shortages in eastern Ukraine as workers battle to repair pipes damaged by fighting in rebel-held Donetsk, a city spokesman s...
UNESCO warns Australia over Great Barrier Reef
Jun 18, 2014 (AFP)
UN cultural agency UNESCO on Wednesday warned Australia that the Great Barrier Reef could be put on a list of endangered World Heritage Sites if more is not don...
China blamed as fishing case postponed in Philippines
Jun 18, 2014 (AFP)
A court case against a group of Chinese fishermen facing jail in the Philippines for poaching was postponed for a third time on Wednesday, after the government ...
US joins bid to create vast Pacific marine reserve; Kiribati bans fishing
Jun 17, 2014 (AFP)
The United States joined forces with other nations Tuesday to declare a vast swath of the Pacific Ocean a marine sanctuary and take "historic" steps to combat i...
Kerry issues urgent call to save oceans
Jun 16, 2014 (AFP)
US Secretary of State John Kerry sounded the alarm Monday on the perils facing the world's oceans, calling for a global strategy to save the planet's life-givin...
Water found to provide blueprints for root architecture
Jun 16, 2014 (SPX)
Soil is a microscopic maze of nooks and crannies that hosts a wide array of life. Plants explore this environment by developing a complex branched network of ro...
How ENSO leads to a cascade of global impacts
Jun 16, 2014 (SPX)
ENSO arises from changes across the tropical Pacific Ocean. So why does ENSO affect the climate over sizable portions of the globe, including some regions far r...
How red tide knocks out its competition
Jun 16, 2014 (SPX)
New research reveals how the algae behind red tide thoroughly disables - but doesn't kill - other species of algae. The study shows how chemical signaling betwe...
Tracking the Impact of El Nino Across the US
Jun 16, 2014 (SPX)
By this point, most of you have heard that it looks like El Nino is coming, and maybe you're wondering why you should care. After all, why should it matter if t...
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