Arctic ice melting faster than feared
Canadian experts in arctic oceanography say their latest research voyage on the Amundsen research vessel shows that the Arctic is heating up much faster than expected. Source: CBC News
Archive for the ‘Natural environment’ Category
Can coal ever really be clean?
The US, which depends on coal for more than half of its electricity production, is looking to so-called “clean coal technologies” to lower coal’s carbon footprint. But environmentalists and people living in the areas where coal is mined say that the fuel’s ecological and environmental impacts are devastating and will continue – regardless of whether the CO2 emitted by coal-fueled power stations is captured and stored. Source: AFP
Global warming hits China’s Yangtze
A report by the World Wide Fund for Nature suggests the future of China’s Yangtze river basin is endangered by increasingly extreme weather patterns. Source: Reuters
Wild honey returns to Polish forests
The age-old tradition in Poland of scavenging the forests for wild honey was progressively abandoned more than a century ago in favour of beekeepers’ hives. But one group is attempting to renew with the taste of honey from the forests. Source: AFP
UN: Pace of climate change quickens
As world leaders meet in New York and Pittsburgh, a new report from the U.N. says the pace of climate change is surpassing predictions. Source: Reuters
“Critter Cam” records wildlife first hand
National Geographic came to MIT for the HEMBI (Human Environment Mobile Based Interactions) workshop and showed off their “Critter Cam”. Source: IDG
Spider-like sensors monitor volcano
Scientists from NASA have placed spider-like sensors inside Mount St. Helens in hopes of detecting seismic activity earlier than has ever been possible.
