pollution
Ozone pollution in India kills enough crops to feed 94 million people in poverty
Posted in Science on 6th Sep, 2014
by Alex Muller
In one year, Indias ozone pollution damaged millions of tons of the countrys major crops, causing losses of more than a billion dollars.
Global warming slowdown 'could last another decade'
Posted in Science on 23rd Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller
Scientists have struggled to explain the so-called pause that began in 1999, despite ever increasing levels of CO2 in the atmosphere.
Ozone-Depleting Compound Persists, NASA Research Shows
Posted in Science on 21st Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller
Earth's atmosphere contains an unexpectedly large amount of an ozone-depleting compound from an unknown source decades after the compound was banned worldwide.
Extreme Rainfall Is The New Normal, And We're Not Ready For It
Posted in Science on 16th Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller
Heavy rains are flooding cities and towns from Nebraska to Michigan to Maine. Is the problem failing infrastructure, global warming...or both?
Recent Glacial Melt Mostly Caused By Man-Made Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Study Finds
Posted in Science on 16th Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller
Scientists looking at glacier melt since 1851 didn't see a human fingerprint until about the middle of the 20th century.