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Ten key indicators show global warming "undeniable"
OpenDate : July 29, 2010WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Melting glaciers, more humid air and eight other key indicators show that global warming is undeniable, scientists said on Wednesday, citing a new comprehensive review of the last decade of climate data.
By Deborah Zabarenko, Environment Correspondent
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Plankton, base of ocean food web, in big decline
OpenDate : July 29, 2010WASHINGTON – Despite their tiny size, plant plankton found in the world's oceans are crucial to much of life on Earth. They are the foundation of the bountiful marine food web, produce half the world's oxygen and suck up harmful carbon dioxide.
By Seth Borenstein, AP Science Writer
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US government fails on climate change
OpenDate : July 27, 2010Not even intense international pressure, the BP oil spill, worsening floods, or the fact that the last six months have been the warmest on record globally was enough to push US climate legislation through the Senate.
By Jeremy Hance
mongabay.com
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US announces climate change help for Mekong region
OpenDate : July 23, 2010HANOI (AFP) – The United States on Thursday announced a three-year programme to help countries in the Mekong River basin adapt to the impact of climate change on water resources, food security and livelihoods.
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Scientists sound warning on forest carbon payment scheme
OpenDate : July 22, 2010Scientists convening in Bali expressed a range of concerns over a proposed mechanism for mitigating climate change through forest conservation, but some remained hopeful the idea could deliver long-term protection to forests, ease the transition to a low-carbon economy, and generate benefits to forest-dependent people.
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Trimble Acquires Definiens' Earth Sciences Business
OpenDate : July 21, 2010Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) and Definiens, a Germany-based company specializing in image analysis solutions, today announced Trimble’s acquisition of Definiens’ Earth Sciences business assets and licensing of its software technology platform.
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Climate change to blame for hottest summer ever?
OpenDate : July 21, 2010PARIS (AFP) – The first six months of 2010 brought a string of warmest-ever global temperatures, but connecting these dots to long-term climate change patterns remains frustratingly difficult, experts say.
By Marlowe Hood
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A fifth of the world's mangroves gone in 30 years
OpenDate : July 19, 2010A new report by the United Nation Environment Program (UNEP) and the Nature Conservancy has found that mangrove forests are being lost at staggering rates worldwide: since 1980 one fifth of the world's mangroves have been felled.
By Jeremy Hance
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Red Sea coral growth 'to halt by 2070'
OpenDate : July 16, 2010A species of coral in the Red Sea could stop growing by 2070 if current warming trends continue, say scientists.
A team of US researchers, using 3D technology, said that the rate of growth of Diploasterea heliopara had declined by 30% since 1998.
By Mark Kinver
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Major decline seen in illegal logging
OpenDate : July 15, 2010Illegal logging in the world's forests has fallen by nearly a quarter since 2002, according to what claims to be the most thorough analysis yet.
By Richard Black
Environment correspondent, BBC News